(July 12, 2012) The winners of the 11th annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards were announced today. The awards recognize those vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry. This year, more than two dozen jurors participated in a selection process that involved 34 vehicles, each introduced to North America during this season's auto shows in Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, and New York.

(July 12, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Total Car Score today issued its list of the Top 10 High-Performance Cars for 2012. The top scoring car — perhaps a bit of a surprise — is the Infiniti IPL G Coupe. Surprising because it beat out the BMW M3, Cadillac CTS-V and the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG.

(July 10, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com today provided actual fuel economy numbers from June light vehicle auto sales that indicate TrueMPG increased to 23.0 mpg in June 2012 compared to 21.6 mpg in June 2011, and decreased from May 2012 at 23.2 mpg. Just four years ago, in May 2008, TrueMPG was 21.2 mpg.

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(July 9, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group engineers are investigating a Swedish magazine’s evaluation of the 2012 Grand Cherokee. During the evaluation, the publication was able to capture images of a Grand Cherokee on two wheels as it performed an extreme maneuver in an overloaded condition.

(July 9, 2012) MONTEREY, Calif. — Mercedes-Benz dealerships ranked highest in the newly released 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI U.S. Auto Industry Benchmarking Study, which measured dealership treatment of car-shoppers.  Study rankings by brand were determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process, which ties "mystery shopping" measurement and scoring to industry sales success.

(July 7, 2012) STUDIO CITY, Calif. — It’s an only in L.A. kind of story — a young pop singer being chased by paparazzi  on the freeway is ratted out by a city councilman, who worked as a motor cop for 18 years.

The pop singer is 18-year-old Justin Bieber, who was spotted weaving in and out of traffic in his chrome Fisker Karma (a gift from Ellen DeGeneres) on the Ventura Freeway in Studio City, about 10 a.m. yesterday.

(July 3, 2012) ARLINGTON, Va. — An early crop of advanced crash avoidance technologies includes some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, insurance claim analyses by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Forward collision avoidance systems, particularly those that can brake autonomously, along with adaptive headlights, which shift direction as the driver steers, show the biggest crash reductions.

(July 3, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — TrueCar.com estimated today that the average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $30,508 in June, up $849 (2.9 percent) from June 2011 and up $148 (0.5 percent) from May 2012.

(July 2, 2012) CHICAGO — Cars.com announced today that the Toyota Camry has topped the site's annual American-Made Index. While this is the fourth consecutive year the Camry has held the top spot, the Ford F-150's return to the list resulted in the narrowest gap between first and second in the index's history.

(June 28, 2012) IRVINE, Calif. — On average, consumers are paying $500 less for a new vehicle today compared to just one year ago, according to Kelley Blue Book.  Low inventory levels are no longer suppressing new-vehicle sales as supply is meeting demand.