Entry Level Premium Sedan: 2013 Acura ILX
February 9, 2012 – 5:35 am | No Comment

A hybrid option comes to Acura.
Up until now, Honda’s Acura brand has not had a hybrid model. That may seem strange given that Honda and Toyota both got started with hybrids at about the same …

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Safety Regulators: Stop Fooling Around With Backup Cameras and Start Working on Eye Tracking
September 22, 2011 – 5:01 am | No Comment
Safety Regulators: Stop Fooling Around With Backup Cameras and Start Working on Eye Tracking

By Jason Lancaster

Drivers are faced with a growing number of distractions…from smartphones to portable GPS units to high tech stereos to smart vehicle systems like Ford’s MyFord Connect or Toyota’s Entune. Thus, keeping one’s eye …

Trends Indicate Compact Pickups Will Die
March 16, 2011 – 12:13 am | One Comment
Trends Indicate Compact Pickups Will Die

By Jason Lancaster

Small trucks have never really found lasting success in the American market. It certainly hasn’t been from lack of trying – major automakers as diverse as Volkswagen, Toyota and even domestic players like …

OnStar Expands Beyond GM Vehicles
January 7, 2011 – 6:58 am | 3 Comments
OnStar Expands Beyond GM Vehicles

GM’s OnStar connectivity service is the Grand Daddy of all such systems, founded in 1995 and available on many GM models. Likely, OnStar is the most recognized name in vehicle navigation and communication, but it …

Hyundia Kia Automotive Group: Can’t Stop This?
January 3, 2011 – 5:12 am | One Comment
Hyundia Kia Automotive Group: Can’t Stop This?

Though the two Korean automakers run most of their operations separately, Hyundai and Kia are joined at the hip in what is known as the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Hyundai owns 38 percent of Kia, …

Fiat 500 Sales Are 2011′s Mission Impossible
November 22, 2010 – 12:05 am | 7 Comments
Fiat 500 Sales Are 2011′s Mission Impossible

By Jason Lancaster
The new Fiat 500 is critical to the ultimate survival of Chrysler – or at least that’s what the analysts at Deutsche Bank seem to believe. As has oft been reported, Chrysler doesn’t …

Cars and iPods Are Different – Tesla’s Retail Strategy Is Flawed…and Arrogant
July 31, 2010 – 2:37 pm | 2 Comments
Cars and iPods Are Different – Tesla’s Retail Strategy Is Flawed…and Arrogant

By Jason Lancaster
Based on an article from the July 26th edition of Automotive News, it seems that start-up automaker Tesla plans is to sell cars the same way that Apple sells iPods. Tesla won’t have …