By Peter Hubbard
(March 31, 2017) LONDON — Fully driverless technology will spark a transformation of personal mobility, enabling consumers to abandon costly vehicle ownership and summon shared vehicles when needed. ABI Research predicts that this will transform the vehicle interior, which car manufacturers will design to be reconfigurable per the individual needs and preferences of whoever is using the vehicle at the time.
(March 30, 2017) WABAN, Mass. — Lexus and Kia deliver the best customer experience across auto dealers, according to the 2017 Temkin Experience Ratings, an annual customer experience ranking of companies based on a survey of 10,000 U.S. consumers. Lexus took the top spot out of the 21 auto dealers included in this year's ratings, earning a score of 77% and coming in 38th place overall out of 331 companies across 20 industries. 
(March 29, 2017) HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — New research released today by CDK Global, a global provider of integrated information technology and digital marketing solutions to the automotive retail and adjacent industries, reveals that all potential car buyers are not alike when it comes to language that entices them. In fact, according to the fourth edition of the company's Language of Closers series, different buyers respond better or worse to completely different words when deciding which car to buy.
(March 29, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new AAA survey reveals that nearly a quarter of consumers believe the price at the pump is already too high. AAA projects the national average for a gallon of gasoline to increase 40 cents this summer, peaking near $2.70. To offset the increase in gas prices (about a 70 cent increase from last year at this time), more than 70 percent of consumers say they would make everyday lifestyle or driving habit changes. 
(March 28, 2017) ITASCA, Ill. — A new survey from the National Safety Council found 39 percent of drivers with new safety technologies in their vehicles say sometimes their vehicles act in ways that scare or surprise them. To help educate drivers and understand new vehicle safety technologies, the Council and the University of Iowa have developed the first-of-its-kind virtual reality mobile phone app, CarTech VR360, which gives drivers a 360-degree tour of some of the safety systems so drivers have a better understanding how the technologies work.
(March 27, 2017) BOSTON — GasBuddy has announced it has named Frank Beard to the new position of analyst/evangelist of convenience store and retail trends. Beard made waves in the convenience store industry when he documented himself eating every meal at a gas station for 30 consecutive days. Not only did he avoid gaining weight, he lost six pounds and proved that the industry has evolved and expanded its offerings to include healthier food options.
(March 25, 2017) IRVINE, Calif. — New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 3 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.63 million units in March 2017, resulting in an estimated 17.4 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book kbb.com. At 1.63 million units this month, the first quarter total comes in at 4.1 million units, up 3 percent year-over-year. 
By Paul Borden
(March 24, 2017) ATLANTA — With more than 300 new car models to choose from, shopping for a new ride can be overwhelming. And since the average age of existing vehicles on the road today is more than 11 years, current in-market new-car shoppers may be surprised to find just how much the automotive landscape has changed in the last decade. Syndicate
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