(June 9, 2013) While General Motors introduces the new Chevrolet Cruze diesel in an attempt to take a bite out of Volkswagen’s dominance of the U.S. mainstream clean-diesel market, luxury competitors are having to take a second look at the Audi command of diesel power in America’s premium segment.

(June 8, 2013) "Best of" lists are everywhere these days and AutoTrader.com has come up with a rather unusual contribution to the myriad of lists — best interiors in vehicles under $30,000.

AutoTrader has come up with five interesting choices. They are — in no particular order — the Buick Encore, Dodge Dart, Nisan Pathfinder, Volkswagen Beetle, and Volvo C30.

(June 6, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Jake Shelton, the award-winning Hot Rod artist whose stunning car sculptures and functional automobile art have been snapped up by serious collectors on six continents, has now impacted a larger public with the life-sized kinetic statue featured in Ironman 3.

(June 4, 2013) STEVENSVILLE, Md. — Many car owners and enthusiasts are finding that late and popular Dodge/Chrysler models, such as the Durango, Dakota, Ram, Charger, Chrysler 300, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty are having premature (3.7-liter V6,  4.7-liter V8 and 5.7-liter V-8) engine troubles.

(June 3, 2013) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar, Inc. estimated today that the average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States was $30,978 in May, up $618 (2.0 percent) over May 2012; and up $174 (0.6 percent) from April 2013.

(May 30, 2013) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com forecasts that 1,420,937 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in May for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) this month of 15.1 million light vehicles. The projected sales will be a 10.6 percent increase from April 2013 and a 6.5 percent increase from May 2012.

(May 29, 2013) ORLANDO, Fla. — More than 31 million Americans kicked off the summer travel season with a road trip Memorial Day weekend, but plans were damped for approximately a quarter of a million motorists that AAA  needed to rescue at the roadside.  AAA expects between the major summer holidays of Memorial Day and Labor Day to aid over eight million motorists, and cautions drivers that auto maintenance is key to avoiding summertime travel breakdowns.

(May 24, 2013) LOS ANGELES — RedLightCameraTicket.net, a new website for drivers victimized by automated traffic enforcement cameras, is providing motorists with the information required to fight and beat red light and speed camera tickets.

As municipalities the world over search for new ways to increase revenues, one method has raised the motoring public's ire like no other: automated traffic law enforcement camera citations.

(May 24, 2013) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Robust new-vehicle retail sales in May are the driving factor of returning total sales above the 15-million unit selling level for the month, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power & Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive.

(May 23, 2013) ORLANDO, Fla. — AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year.