Everyone wants to sell you a new car these days, then make the payments for you.
Hyundai started it. The Korean company’s Assurance Plus Plan promised that, if a buyer should lose their income, Hyundai would make three payments on the buyer’s behalf, then allow the buyer to return the vehicle and walk away from the payment entirely if needed. The program appears to be a success, helping protect Hyundai from the poor Read more…
The Amelia Island Concours dÂ’Elegance in Florida attracted cars from seven countries to fill out a field that was again gorgeous and competitive. But two local folks walked away with top honors.
A 1931 Voisin C20 Demi-Berline owned by Lee Munder won Best in Show, Concours dÂ’Elegance honors, and a 1923 Miller Special 122 Supercharged owned by A. Dano Davis won the Concours de Sport award. The collectors hail from the Sunshine State Read more…
Infiniti celebrated its 20th anniversary with the Essence coupe at the Geneva motor show–a concept so striking that it handily won the nod as the AutoWeek Editors’ Choice for Best in Show.
The other Editors’ Choice award winners from Geneva are:
The most cost-effective car you can buy in 2009, according to Consumer Reports, is the Toyota Prius.
“To determine the best car values,” Consumer Reports explains, “We looked at our overall road-test scores, five-year owner-cost estimates, and predicted reliability Ratings for each of the more than 300 vehicles we’ve recently tested. We divided each vehicle’s five-year owner cost by its overall road-test score to Read more…
In a year that saw gas prices soar to unprecedented highs, an economic collapse force Americans to rethink every purchase, and automotive industry leaders grilled by Congress over their failure to build small, fuel-efficient cars, the best-selling vehicles in the United States were…full-size pickup trucks.
The Ford F-150 was the best seller for the 27th consecutive year, and the only model to sell more than half Read more…
The award for the best car built in 2008 came down to a single vote, as industry journalists were torn between a stunningly refined GM midsize car and a fuel-efficient but exciting small car from Ford. Both were worthy, but GM’s effort came away with the prize.
Is this an alternate universe?
No. It’s Europe.
As the Big Three Detroit automakers beg for a federal government bailout and face predictions Read more…
