With car sales plummeting , manufacturers and dealers alike are pulling out all the stops to drive showroom traffic. Given that credit has been a challenge for many would-be customers, Toyota is smartly applying a zero-percent interest rate offer on eleven models for qualified buyers. (Learn more at...

While the national attention has been focused on the roller coaster ride on Wall Street and bailout debates in Washington, the automotive industry has been reeling from the impact of the economy. The September sales figures are in, and the news is dire. Number watchers, and general domestic pessimists...

It has been a tough market this year for pickups, leading both Dodge and Ford to fine-tune the product strategies for their redesigned trucks. Ford had delayed the F-150 launch to ensure it could make a few adjustments, and now the countdown is on for new version of the best-selling passenger vehicle...

Reversing new-car sales trends , year-end incentives and low-rate financing has driven sales of pickup trucks and SUVs . Current consideration levels for SUVs and trucks are at 32 and 22 percent respectively, significantly higher in both categories when compared to the previous few months since the summer...

Ever wish you had a Dodge Viper? Well, you could buy the whole business. Chrysler has announced it is exploring “options” for Viper. In other words, it is desperately seeking ways to turn around the corporation and Viper is on the table. “While this is a strategic review, our intent would be to offer...

The findings from J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study identifies the models shown to be the most trouble-free based on a survey of 52,000 car owners. (Read New and Used Car Quality Continues to Improve for more details.) The standout models in each category are listed below: Sub...

Long-term vehicle quality has improved by 5 percent across automotive brands in 2008, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study. More than 60 percent of the 38 nameplates included in the study improved in 2008, compared with 2007. In particular, the compact car and midsized...

With elevated gas prices causing freefall depreciation on large passenger vehicles, several manufacturers having announced withdrawal from leasing or significant restrictions, including Ford, General Motors, and now Chrysler. At the core, these automakers, and likely others, will be cutting back on lease...

It can’t be ignored that on the same day J.D. Power and Associates spreads doom about light-vehicle sales being expected to drop to the lowest levels since 1993, Chrysler announces it will cut 1,000 salaried positions by September. Dark days indeed. The JDP memo marks a forecast revision, reducing its...

In just one short week, deliveries of the all-new 2009 Nissan GT-R begin, putting the exotic 480-horsepower supercars in the driveways of seriously fortunate buyers starting July 7th. More than 1,700 (approximately 70 percent) of the of the first-year allocation for the United States market have already...