(June 19, 2014) WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — For a second consecutive year, Porsche ranked highest in initial quality among all nameplates with a score of  74 PP100 (problems per 100 vehicles)  in the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) released on June 18.  Following Porsche in the rankings were Jaguar (87 PP100), Lexus (92 PP100) and Hyundai (94 PP100).

(June 18, 2014) McLEAN, Va. — Certified pre-owned (CPO) sales should surpass 2013's all-time high of 2.1 million vehicles this year, says the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Used Car Guide in the May edition of NADA Perspective, a monthly industry trends report.

After growing rapidly at the beginning of the 2000s, CPO sales experienced incremental gains in the years that followed. Hindered by higher costs and limited awareness, CPO sales increased by a marginal 200,000 units from 2003 to 2011, and deliveries consistently fell between 1.5 and 1.7 million units over the period.

(June 13, 2014) NEW YORK — Rear View Safety, Inc. says that its rear view safety systems can save lives. They will be mandatory in all new vehicles beginning in 2018 under regulations passed by the Department of Transportation. The installation of rear view safety systems is expected to save 95 to 112 lives annually while reducing injuries by 8,000, according to the company.

A back up camera system can aid drivers as they back up by allowing them to see the blind zone located behind the vehicle, outside of the view provided by mirrors.

(June 10, 2014) LONDON — Around 68 percent of global automotive industry executives expect self-driving cars to be on the market by 2025, according to a survey by just-auto.com. Just-auto is used by 90,000 auto industry executives every month for automotive news, updates and industry analysis.

Its annual survey asked readers for their views on the global automotive industry outlook for 2014 — including opportunities for growth, challenges, and issues like autonomous vehicles and connected car technology.