Analysis

CHICAGO — MotherProof.com, an auto site geared toward women and moms, released its 2010 top cars for families on Thursday, and this year, the site added a "Mother of All Cars" award to honor the top vehicle from the nine segments. Receiving this inaugural award was the 2010 Toyota Venza. "The 2010 Toyota Venza is our Mother […] [Read More]

DETROIT — At the North American International Auto Show this week, the 2010 EyesOn Design Awards were unveiled, and taking home this year's top honors were the GMC Granite Concept and the Audi A8. The Granite Concept won in the concept category, defeating finalists Nissan Mixim, Revenge Verde Supercar and the Audi eTron concept. Meanwhile, the […] [Read More]

LOS ANGELES — The Southern California Honda Dealers Association was inundated again — not only in the amount of nominations but also the quality of community-benefitting work done by individuals in the running for its Honda Helpful Awards. Now in its fourth year, the association received more than 700 nominations for its Honda Helpful Awards in which each […] [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — R.L. Polk & Co, released its 14th Annual Automotive Loyalty Awards Tuesday night, and receiving the program's two biggest honors were Toyota and Honda. Toyota ended General Motors' nine-year run at the top, as it earned the highest scored in Overall Loyalty to Manufacturer. The automaker also took home awards in the Mid/Full-Size […] [Read More]

NEW YORK — About.com recently named its Best New Cars of 2010, the fourth installment of the list that honors the top new and redesigned cars. Audi and Ford both had two of their models make the list — which was chosen by About.com's Aaron Gold — while Buick, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen each […] [Read More]

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com recently unveiled its 2010 New Car Buying Guides, where it named the Top Recommended Vehicles across a wide variety of segments. The guide also features the "What You Should Know before Buying" section that offers segment-specific tips to shoppers. "You're ready to buy a new vehicle, but how do you go about narrowing down […] [Read More]

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Global online auto advertising has been on a steady incline in recent months, and this upswing is likely to surge forward even further in 2010, according to from Advanced Interactive Media Group. After a global survey of 20 auto advertising industry executives, AIM Group discovered that 85 percent are projecting an improvement […] [Read More]

DETROIT — According to a recent Deloitte survey, individuals who are age 18 to 30 and make up what's known as Generation Y will likely be creating plenty of business for used-vehicle dealers. The survey determined that approximately 63 percent of respondents believe used vehicles are a greater value than new units. Furthermore, they're more than […] [Read More]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — With a little bit of momentum building in the market, light-vehicle sales for 2010 could climb to 11.5 million units following a 21.2-percent decline for the auto industry this past year, according to R.L. Polk & Co. This would be a 10.2-percent improvement from 2009, when auto sales were just over 10.4 million, a […] [Read More]

DETROIT — For just the third time in the 17-year history of the program, a single automaker has swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. Taking home top honors in both the car and truck categories was Ford, whose Fusion Hybrid was named the 2010 North American Car of the Year and Transit […] [Read More]