Luxury marques gain ground while volume brands suffer Just like any spending spree, there are consequences. And for the second straight month, the automakers that benefited most from Cash For Clunkers have seen their sales figures fall through the floor compared to August of last year. The program officially ended August 24, 2009, and if you take a look at the chart below, the brands with inexpens   ...read more

The Japanese “Big Three” automakers all saw significant sales drops in August, thanks to similarly large increases in August 2009 sales spurred by Cash For Clunkers. Toyota/Lexus/Scion sales fell 34 percent, as Camry and Corolla crashed down from insane C4C volumes of 54,936 and 43,061 respectively. Only Avalon, Sienna, 4Runner/FJ Cruiser and Sequoia gained year-over-year [...]   ...read more

This is 20-year-old Floridian Kristin Ashley Butcher. She allegedly crashed her Nissan into the front of a house, backed out, drove home, called the cops and claimed the car had been stolen, then returned damaged. They didn't believe her either. More »   ...read more

California commuters will either celebrate or curse SB 535, a new law that extends hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles' usage of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes in the Golden State. Introduced by Sen. Leland Yee and signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the new law expands the ability for hybrid, electric and natural-gas powered vehicles fitted with the ubiquitous yellow bumper sticke   ...read more

Despite what appears to be an overwhelming amount of pent-up demand, Nissan says it will only release 200 vehicles to dealers this December. Nissan - Nissan Motors - Nissan Leaf - Makes and Models - Recreation   ...read more

Infiniti is set to expand its hybrid efforts onto US soil, and has just announced that it will debut the 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid at the 2010 LA Auto Show at the end of the year. The M35 Hybrid is basically just a rebadged Nissan Fuga hybrid, which is set to be launched in the [...] Post published on Rpmgo.com 2012 Infiniti M35 hybrid to debut at the LA Auto Show   ...read more

After the launch of the refreshed 2011 Nissan Murano, the Japanese company decided that the crossover needed something a bit more strange added to the lineup. As such, it has now confirmed that the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet convertible will be added to the crossover range. The new model is billed as the world’s first four-seat, [...] Post published on Rpmgo.com Nissan Murano CrossCabriole   ...read more