2012 - Best of the Last 5 Years for US Car Sales
11 May 2012, 08:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The year 2008 was the worst year for car sales since 1982, with sales steadily rising through 2010 and 2011 to 12.8 million vehicles sold. With a 10.3% increase in sales during the first four months...
Auto Bailout Ads Used by Obama Campaign for Reelection
11 May 2012, 08:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Barack Obama is trying really hard to get reelected for his second term. In an effort to win popular support, his campaign have released two ads regarding the bailout of the US auto industry. The...
New Generation US Midsize Sedans to Phase Out Manual Transmissions
10 May 2012, 17:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were expecting this (sad) day to come eventually. Manual transmissions are gradually being phased out from midsize sedans from the US market. They used to be offered as a cheaper alternative to t...
Definitely the World's Wildest Police Chase
10 May 2012, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’re sure you’ve seen many ‘American-style’ police chases where the action is shot from a helicopter, but you’ve never seen anything quite like this, especially at the...
Cadillac Considering New RWD Flagship Above XTS
10 May 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Buick’s sales in China are more than three times more substantial than they were in the US last year. GM’s other luxury contender there, Cadillac, seems to be focusing a lot more on what...
US Youths Still Text While Driving Despite Knowing the Risks
10 May 2012, 12:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the general consensus being that doing, really, anything other than holding the wheel, while driving is bad, especially actions involving taking one’s eyes off the road. As a recent su...
Dodge Dart Production Starts
9 May 2012, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first Dodge Dart rolled off the production line in the Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois, the same factory which has been making the Jeep Patriot since 2006. If it weren’t for the Fi...
Couple Achieve Extreme Economy in a VW Passat TDI
8 May 2012, 16:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volkswagen TDIs are the most highly appreciated diesels in the States, and with good reason. John and Helen Taylor, about whom you may have heard back in 2009 when they achieved a record of 67.9 US ...
Fiat 500 - Selling Very Well in Texas
8 May 2012, 15:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / American city-dwellers have fallen in love with the Fiat 500. It's almost the hit that Fiat expected it to be when they launched it in the US in late 2010. The numbers are not bad, with 3,849 c...
BMW Recalls 24,000 Cars in the US
7 May 2012, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After the massive recall of 1.3-million vehicles earlier this year, of which 368,000 were in the US, BMW has done it again. Now, they’re recalling 24,340 vehicles sold in the US between 2009 a...
Average Efficiency of US-Bought Cars Declines in April
6 May 2012, 22:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / According to a recent study by the Transportation Research Center of the University of Michigan, the fuel economy of new vehicles has slightly dropped in April, to a number similar to the average of...
Morgan 3 Wheeler Coming to Three US Dealers This Year
30 Apr 2012, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Americans who enjoy three-wheeling will be able to get their hands on one of the creations that British carmaker Morgan has designed for this purpose starting from later this year. The Morgan 3 W...
Is Wearing Headphones while Driving Legal in the US?
30 Apr 2012, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / One tends to see many people driving around while wearing headphones, yet very few people ask themselves whether or not it is legal. The short answer is ‘it depends’ on which state you&r...
Alfa Romeo Set for US Return
25 Apr 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Alfa Romeo have trademarked the 4C brand in the US. This is a definite step towards a US market return. It may not give us a clear date when this is taking place but, from what we gather, it’s...
2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Launched in US
3 Apr 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / Porsche has deemed the moment to be right for the US introduction of their diesel SUV. The 2013 Cayenne comes with a 3.0-liter oil-burning powerplant with 240 hp, permanent all-wheel drive (AWD) and...
Garmin Will Provide Navigation System for 2013 Suzuki Models
3 Apr 2012, 13:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Ungureanu / It’s not easy for you to manage in a city or country you don’t know, and that’s why we need GPS devices. Garmin is a big company that produces such useful and precise instruments t...
Audi R8 GT Spyder US Pricing Announced
2 Feb 2012, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Audi has recently announced the US pricing for the 2012 R8 GT Spyder, with the vehicle set to arrive on the American market next month. We’ll remind you that the GT version is powere by a 5.2-...
The Bling-Bling Generation: How Spinners Work
29 Jan 2012, 08:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you're a car aficionado, we're pretty sure you have already heard of spinners, or spinning rims, or however you like to call those flashy rims that keep spinning even after the vehicle ...
2013 BMW 3-Series F31 Touring Confirmed for US
19 Jan 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW has come to dismiss previous unofficial reports indicating that the upcoming 3-Series touring (wagon) will not be offered on the North American market. Paul Ferraiolo, BMW product planning and s...
US Vehicle Sales Growth Outpaces China's
12 Jan 2012, 17:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Throughout the beginning of 2011, the Chinese car market looked ready to take over the world, demand there slowed towards the end of the year, and is sales increase is now less than what was achieve...