(June 2010) Toyota's highly publicized safety recall of 2.2 million cars in February seemed to precipitate a run of recent safety recalls by other automakers including General Motors, Chrysler, Honda and Hyundai. And 2010 overall is on pace for what could be the highest number of total recalled vehicles in this country since 2005.

But new analysis by Edmunds.com also demonstrates that the number of vehicles affected by industry safety recalls these days has declined dramatically compared with the record levels of a decade ago.

(June 2010) SANTA MONICA, Calif.  — Summertime car shopping is always rich with bargains, but Edmunds.com announces that according to its latest update of True Market Value  Predicted Price Trends, some new cars may actually get more expensive later this season.

"During the summer, we typically see great discounting as dealers need to clear their showrooms of old model year vehicles to make room for new inventory," commented Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Jessica Caldwell.

By Nick Kurczewski Edmunds.com

(June 2010) A year after General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the hot topic is no longer whether GM deserved to be bailed out by the government, but how much the "new" GM might be worth on Wall Street — and whether taxpayers, who own 60 percent of the automaker, stand a chance at getting their money back from the federal bailout.

(June 2010) TUSTIN, Calif. — AutoPacific today announced its President’s Award for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata. This first-ever honor is the result of a special analysis of Hyundai’s all-new 2011 Sonata that adds consumer credibility to all of the positive accolades recently bestowed upon Hyundai’s most important vehicle to date.