(July 14, 2017) SANTA MONICA, Calif. —  As the auto industry tries to adjust to selling cars in a declining market, the popularity of SUVs is giving niche luxury brands a boost, according to the latest Luxury Market Report from Edmunds.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus all lost market share during the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of last year, while brands such as Audi, Infiniti and Jaguar gained. Through the end of May, Jaguar's sales were up 115 percent, Infiniti's sales were up 24 percent, and both Audi and Lincoln were up 6 percent.

(July 13, 2017) KIRKLAND, Wash. — INRIX this week published a major new study combining data from the INRIX Parking database of 100,000 locations across 8,700 cities in more than 100 countries, with results from a recent survey of nearly 18,000 drivers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, including close to 6,000 across 10 U.S. cities.

With the goal of analyzing and ranking the economic costs of "parking pain" in these markets, INRIX research found that, on average, U.S. drivers spend 17 hours per year searching for parking at a cost of $345 per driver in wasted time, fuel and emissions.

(July 12, 2017) SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — More than two-thirds of Sport Utility Vehicle and Crossover Utility Vehicle owners in the U.S. who returned to market in the first four months of 2017 acquired another new SUV or CUV, according to new analysis from business information provider IHS Markit.

(July 7, 2017) ARLINGTON, Va. — The Lincoln Continental, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the Toyota Avalon came out at the top of a group of six large cars recently evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The three cars qualify for Top Safety Pick+, the Institute's highest award.

The Tesla Model S, the Chevrolet Impala and the Ford Taurus fell short of any award because they each earned only an acceptable rating in the small overlap front test.