Month: April 2014

There are two schools of thought on automotive-related gifts for Mother’s Day. No. 1, don’t do it. Or, No. 2 if you’re going to do it, make it something other than floor mats, an oil change, new windshield wiper blades…

The Chinese may be snapping up cars in larger numbers than U.S. consumers, but this country is expected to remain the world’s No. 1 road warrior nation into the future, driving more miles than any other. That was the assessment…

The Audi A3 was named World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, beating out two other finalists. The other cars nominated for the award were the Mazda3 and the BMW 4 Series. The nominations for World…

Honda Motors Co. has been named Best Overall Brand (non-luxury) for the second consecutive year in the Kelley Blue Book 2014 Brand Image Awards, which are based on preferences of new-car shoppers visiting the KBB website. Mercedes-Benz was named the…

How often have you Googled a company in hopes of learning something about it? Not just the facts and figures, but the culture – the feel of the place – career opportunities? Like most large companies, Santander Consumer USA (SCUSA) wrestles…

More than 40,000 consumer complaints were filed within the first two months of 2014, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), record numbers for any one or two-month period during the bureau’s almost three-year lifespan. But if last year’s…

The cost of driving a car, SUV or minivan can be high, with gas, maintenance, insurance and other expenses. That’s not a big surprise. But it’s something we often don’t think about in detail. And knowing the annual cost of…

Average Americans can no longer afford to purchase the average new car or truck, according to a new study by Interest.com. “That’s the sobering result of Interest.com’s 2014 Car Affordability Study, which determined how much the typical household in the…

General Motors has recalled nearly five million vehicles since the beginning of 2014, involving many of the automaker’s most popular and best-known models, and nearly as many vehicles as last year’s leader Toyota recalled in 12 months. That’s also about…

TrueCar.com and AARP have reached an agreement that may ease AARP members’ worries about whether they are getting the best possible prices on their vehicle purchases. It’s a big deal because AARP’s 37 million members fall in a demographic –…