By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 20, 2019) There’s an ongoing debate and discussion among my automotive journalist colleagues about whether Acura is a premium or luxury brand. Personally, I’ve always come down on the premium side of the argument and along the way included Volvo, Cadillac, Lincoln, Genesis, and Tesla as premium rather than luxury.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 19, 2019) MIAMI — The C-Class has served as a introductory model for Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts since its debut as a “baby Benz” sedan in the early 1990s. It has grown up considerably since then, however, and there is nothing “baby” about the AMG C43 Cabriolet I recently had the pleasure of driving for a week, from the performance, to the luxury, and yes, to the price tag.

(August 16, 2019) BOSTON — Fuel purchases in the United States are among the biggest opportunities for banks and credit card companies to win the battle for the consumer’s wallet, with Americans collectively spending close to $1 billion on gasoline per day. And yet, despite 81% of Americans having at least one credit card, more than half of Americans use debit cards instead as their primary method at the pumps, according to GasBuddy’s Fuel Payments study issued today.

(August 13, 2019) The national gas price average, $2.64, represents a seven-cent drop on the week as domestic gasoline stocks built by a surprising 4.4 million barrels, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest data. Contributing to the build was at least 1.2 million barrels per day of imports at U.S. ports. With the large bump, stocks now sit 235 million barrels — a U.S. stock level not seen in nearly five months since the end of March.