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

It appears as if Aston Martin has had a change of heart, as the latest report is suggesting the minicar will in fact be coming to a U.S. store near you after all.   ...read more

EPA Fuel Economy Sample Grades - Click above to view entire list Twenty years ago, the federal government made it mandatory for most food products to carry nutrition information based on a 2,000 calorie diet in the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Information Act. In doing so, the feds simultaneously ensured that graphic designers the world over would run into the headac   ...read more

Previous spy shots of the next-gen Yaris were of a cobbled-together prototype, but now we have shots of the actual vehicle in testing. Toyota - Yaris - ToyotaYaris - Games - Video Games   ...read more

Cash for Clunkers continues to cast a long shadow: Big automakers had what looks to be a bad month, but last year the popular government program dramatically boosted the sales of many models, including the Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Honda...   ...read more

Toyota has announced plans to introduce several new models at the Paris Motor Show. Full coverage inside.   ...read more