(October 2, 2012) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Influenced by the phenomenal growth of mobile devices to access the Internet, tablets and smartphones are being used by one in five new-vehicle buyers who use the Internet in the automotive shopping process, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 New Autoshopper Study released today.

(September 27, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — Taking a road trip with your significant other? Chances are good the time together will improve your relationship. In fact, 91 percent of couples have taken road trips together, and 84 percent agree the experience has strengthened their relationship, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 couples released by YourTango.com collaborating with Ford Motor Company.

(September 27, 2012) ORLANDO, Fla. — There are many different ways to buy and sell a vehicle. With approximately 33 million used vehicles sold annually, people planning to upgrade their vehicle have many options for getting rid of the old one — trade in, sell it to a dealer, give it to a family member, donate it to a charity or sell it directly.

(September 26, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com today released its September 2012 sales and incentives forecast. The forecast shows the following:

    • For September 2012, new light vehicle sales in the U.S. (including fleet) is expected to be 1,163,000 units, up 10.5 percent from September 2011 and down 9.5 percent from August 2012 (on an unadjusted basis)



(September 24, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — About 15 million new cars will be sold in 2013, according to a new forecast released by Edmunds.com. The projected sales figures would be a 4 percent increase over the 14.4 million new car sales expected by Edmunds in calendar 2012.

(September 23, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — At least 43 new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, diesel and fuel-cell electric vehicles will be introduced to the U.S. market by the 2015 model year, according to Edmunds.com, and as a result, Edmunds projects that the market share of alternative fuel vehicles will climb to almost 5 percent in that year, compared to nearly 3 percent today.

(September 20, 2012) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The increase in new-vehicle retail sales in September is consistent with the expected 12 percent retail sales annual increase in 2012 from 2011, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive.

(September 19, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Several vehicles will be redesigned or dropped altogether in the 2013 model year, and that means car buyers can get an especially great deal on the outgoing 2012 models, reports Edmunds.com.

"If you're the pragmatic type whose decisions aren't driven by fashion, this is your chance to score a new set of wheels at a low price," says Edmunds.com Senior Consumer Advice Editor Philip Reed.

(September 19, 2012) LOS ANGELES —- Total Car Score has released its list of the Top 5 iPhone Driving Apps in anticipation of the release of the new iPhone 5.



“With the release of the iPhone 5 drivers will have an excellent selection of useful and fun driving aids,” said Karl Brauer, Editor in Chief of Total Car Score. “Beyond the new iPhone 5’s larger display screen and excellent native apps, these are our favorite driving-related apps from the App Store. All of the apps in the list, with the exception of MotionX GPS, are free in the App Store.”