(June 27, 2012) SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive today announced that there were 17.3 million more light-duty vehicles seven years and older on the road in the United States than there were three years ago. According to its first quarter 2012 Vehicles in Operation (VIO) market analysis, Experian Automotive also found that there were more than 245 million vehicles on U.S. roads, and that the age of vehicles increased when compared to first quarter 2011, up 1.9 percent to an average age of 11 years.

(June 27, 2012) DETROIT — How would driver behavior change in the self-driving vehicles that could be available by mid-decade?

General Motors and its research partners recently tried to find out by studying how non-driving activities influence driver behavior in self-steering, semi-autonomous vehicles. One key finding is that driver attentiveness can be improved through advanced driver assistance and safety features.

(June 27, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is delivering more fuel-efficient vehicle choices in 2012 than ever before and a fresher new vehicle lineup than any full-line automaker in the U.S.
 
“Customers are starting to see the true benefits of our One Ford plan,” said Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas said at a full-line media event here Tuesday. “With more new vehicle options and an even broader range of fuel-efficient cars, utilities and trucks, Ford is delivering real power of choice for millions of consumers who are paying more attention than ever to what happens at the pump – no matter what the price.”

(June 26, 2012) LONDON — The first UK store dedicated to two of the world’s leading motorsport and motoring brands opened this past weekend in Westfield Stratford City. Called Inside Track the store is the first permanent retail outlet of its kind in the UK and will sell a range of McLaren, Aston Martin and Aston Martin Racing lifestyle merchandise.