(October 21, 2011) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers are playing in the 2011 World Series in a matchup that pits two similar-style power-hitting ball clubs against one another. But their similarities on the field don't carry off the field as TrueCar.com identified distinct differences in car buying preferences between the two cities — St. Louis and Dallas.

(October 20, 2011) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Distracted driving is a bad habit and indications across California reveal that many drivers have room to improve. Last week, students monitoring 62 intersections near high schools across California observed more than 6,700 cases of distracted driving in merely one hour's time, an average of more than 100 instances of distracted driving.

Distractions during this learning-focused Allstate Roadwatch ranged from the ordinary — cellphone use as either texting or not using a hands-free device—to the extraordinary — kissing, writing and feeding children who were riding in the car.

(October 20, 2011) WASHINGTON — According to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen drivers are approximately 50 percent more likely to crash in the first month of driving than they are after a full year of experience driving on their own, and are nearly twice as likely to crash as they are after two full years of experience. 

(October 18, 2011) COSTA MESA, Calif. — It may not even be on your "long" list when considering a new car, but one automotive buying guide has prepared a fall shopping list with vehicles that, while probably not considered by many shoppers, are worthy of consideration.

NADAguides has announced its Must Consider vehicle list for fall 2011, which includes the 2012 Buick Enclave, 2012 Ford Fusion, 2012 Lexus CT 200h, 2012 Lincoln MKX and the 2012 Volvo S60.