By Casey Williams
MyCarData

(April 14, 2024) Back in the waning days of the last century when the BMW X5 began production in South Carolina, the vehicle was intended to be an “ultimate driving machine” marinated with American spirit — an SUV that could go flat-out on the Autobahn…or Eisenhower’s Interstate.  Through four generations, the X5 has been a staple of the German automaker.  But what if we crossed an M5 super sedan with the X5 and threw in a hybrid system for extra kicks?  Then, you’d have the 2024 BMW X5 M60i.

(April 12, 2024) Setting the clocks forward to better align the workday with the rising and setting of the sun makes pedestrians and bicyclists safer, though the net effect on overall fatal crashes is minimal, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.

(April 11, 2024) CHICAGO — Across the country, auto insurance premiums are on the rise and many drivers are wondering why their rates have increased. The answer is for the simple reason that the cost of the things auto insurance pays for has been rising faster than premiums. This is exacerbated by inflation trends, legal system abuse, and in some states, regulatory uncertainty, according to the American Property Casualy Insurance Association.

(April 11, 2024) BROSSARD, QC — Since it was delivered in July 2017, Tim German's Hyundai Elantra has been on the move. With now more than 760,000 kilometers (471,960 miles) on the odometer, the Korean sedan has traveled the four corners of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, allowing its owner to help save people’s lives as a medical courier urgently delivering blood products classified as having a short turnaround time (STAT).

(April 9, 2024) Despite the dozens of new electric vehicles automakers plan to roll out over the next few years, the percentage of consumers considering an EV is shrinking, according to two new surveys. Nearly a quarter of car shoppers — 23 percent — said they dislike EVs, according to an Edmunds survey fielded in January. In April 2023, the last time Edmunds asked the question, 19 percent said they disliked EVs.
Automotive research firm J.D. Power also is seeing declining interest,  Automotive News reports. 


By Casey Williams
MyCarData

(April 6, 2024) Back in the waning days of the last century when the BMW X5 began production in South Carolina, the vehicle was intended to be an “ultimate driving machine” marinated with American spirit — an SUV that could go flat-out on the Autobahn…or Eisenhower’s Interstate.  Through four generations, the X5 has been a staple of the German automaker.  But what if we crossed an M5 super sedan with the X5 and threw in a hybrid system for extra kicks?  Then, you’d have the 2024 BMW X5 M60i.

(April 5, 2024) Despite ominous overseas news, a pop in domestic gasoline demand, and oil prices rising to the mid-$80s per barrel, the national average for a gallon of gas climbed just three pennies to $3.56 since last week.  

Analysts say return of incentives not
enough to combat high interest rates

(April 3, 2024) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Affordability challenges highlighted by stubbornly high interest rates are impeding growth in the new and used car markets, according to the car shopping experts at Edmunds. Tied to wider hurdles from the current high inflationary environment (such as the near-extinction of the $20,000 new vehicle), auto financing is hampered even with the return of new-vehicle incentives.

Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety decries TV ad messages

By Chuck Farmer
Vice President
Research and Statistical Services, IIHS

(April 2, 2024) A sleek, silver sedan races through the aisles of a shipping container storage yard, pursued by a menacing motorcycle. The sedan windows are tinted just enough that you can imagine yourself as the driver. The motorcycle is gaining ground, so you turn down an aisle currently being worked by a crane. As you blow past the crane, it lowers a shipping container, blocking the motorcycle. You’re safe. Or are you?