(December 11, 2018) ATLANTA — Car buyers can expect the deals to continue this month as dealerships look to clear inventory and close the year strong. December typically has a high monthly volume of new car sales with many car shoppers looking to buy luxury vehicles, which also can translate into attractive used car options from trade-ins.

"Dealerships are highly motivated in December to close sales across their entire inventory, both new and used," said Brian Moody, executive editor for Autotrader.

(December 10, 2018) HERNDON, Va. — The Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak, one of the world’s fastest electric race cars, is on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles until Feb. 1. The vehicle will be outside the Mullin Design Studio prior to the upcoming future-of-mobility exhibit “Driving Toward Tomorrow”. The exhibit showcases the automobile industry’s work in transportation design, engineering and infrastructure.

(December 10, 2018) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson is rounding up some of the best examples of classic and late-model Ford Mustangs to cross the auction block during its 48th Annual Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 12-20 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.

Included in the impressive herd of Pony cars stampeding into Scottsdale is the Mustang that started it all, the first ʼ65 pre-production hardtop to receive a VIN. Also included in the docket is a ’93 SVT Cobra R, which is an incredibly hard-to-find, low-mileage Fox Body model.

(December 9, 2018) YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan has confirmed the production design of the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign — the ultimate expression of the GT-R — and has opened the official order books for the 50-vehicle limited run. The car's exterior is virtually unchanged from the prototype first shown in July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. Pricing of the NISMO-tuned 720PS GT-R by Italdesign will start at 990,000 euros ($1.128 million) before taxes and options.