(April 23, 2012) IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) today reports that rising used-car values are aiding new-vehicle sales.  According to Kelley Blue Book's Blue Book Market Report for April 2012, after a sluggish start to the year, gains in used-car values have accelerated in recent weeks.  Rising used-car values likely have played a role in supporting the increase in new-vehicle sales in recent months, especially sales of fuel-efficient vehicles.

(April 21, 2012) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Honda and Acura took home the top prizes in Edmunds.com's second annual Best Retained Value Awards, which recognize the brands and new car models that have the highest projected residual value after five years, expressed as a percentage of their True Market Value (TMV) when sold new.

(April 20, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Total Car Score today released its ranking of the top 2012 alternative fuel models for each major vehicle segment. "Buying an alternative fuel vehicle has become the equivalent to buying a smartphone," said Karl Brauer, editor-in-chief of Total Car Score.

(April 20, 2012) CHICAGO — Cars.com has compiled a list of U.S. cities with the most and least eco-friendly car shoppers. The site looked at search data from its millions of site visitors and determined that, based on their searches for vehicles that get more than 40 mpg, California shoppers are the greenest in the U.S., and the Southern states are the least green.

(April 20, 2012) IRVINE, Calif. — According to the latest Kelley Blue Book kbb.com Market Intelligence survey on consumer sentiment from the first quarter 2012, 66 percent of new-car shoppers have either changed their minds about which vehicle they are considering, or are thinking about vehicles they normally would not have considered, due to rising gas prices.

(April 19, 2012) LOS ANGELES — Total Car Score has unveiled a greatly expanded offering of auto data that scores all cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers dating back to the year 2000.

TotalCarScore.com provides a new industry-wide standard for ranking every car, truck, van and crossover on the market. Now featuring data for 2000-2014 models, consumers, car shoppers and auto enthusiasts will be able to see how a particular automaker or model has fared over time in terms of overall quality and desirability.

(April 18, 2012) BERLIN — Given a shockingly high figure of half a million car crashes a year caused by women drivers applying makeup — in the UK alone — awareness of this underestimated danger needs to be raised. Based on this insight the aim of a viral video by DDB Berlin and Volkswagen is to address a target audience of young women drivers and educate them about the danger of putting on makeup while driving.

(April 17, 2012) IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com has announced  its all-new Follow This Car feature, allowing car sellers to be among the first to know when the value of their vehicle changes. With the ability to track up to five cars, consumers will be notified via email when a specified vehicle's value changes by more than 2 percent.

(April 13, 2012) ATLANTA — Research conducted by AutoTrader.com and Morpace at the end of 2011 shows that 60 percent of new-car shoppers are now more likely to consider certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles due to the state of the economy. Additionally, 29 percent of new-car shoppers — or half of those considering — are open to CPO for the first time.