The Toyota Camry has been the top selling car in the U.S. for the past decade, now Ford and their CEO, Alan Mulally want that distinction for it’s Fusion, but according to researcher IHS Automotive, Ford just can not make enough of them to win the battle. Instead, with Fusion, Mulally is aiming for a balance between commanding top dollar for each car and selling a lot more vehicles.
“Between price and volume, we’ll sort out the right mix,” Jim Farley, Ford’s global marketing chief, said, “I don’t think we’re very …

The future for hybrid’s and EV’s looks bright. We’ve all heard it or read a statement like that in the past years, but now a recent study and some big sales numbers seem to bear this out, at least where companies are concerned.
Truck Sales Predictions
According to a new study by green tech firm, Pike Research, global hybrid and plug-in truck sales will almost double this year as more companies and public entities turn to advanced power trains to cut fuel costs.
Pike’s study shows that in 2012, hybrid and electric-drive truck …

Since 1968, J.D. Power and Associates has been conducting quality and customer satisfaction research based on survey responses from millions of consumers worldwide. The company has developed and maintains one of the largest, most comprehensive historical customer satisfaction databases in existence. In short, they have become a authority in a lot of automotive categories and their reports are taken seriously throughout the industry.
This year’s J.D. Power Customer Retention Study recently ranked Hyundai the highest among brands in retaining buyers. Korea’s number one automaker attained a retention rate of 64 percent …

First editions are rare, if it’s a book it’s worth more each year, if you wanted the first iPhone you had to wait in line, but the first ever Ford Focus EV to roll out of the Wayne, Michigan plant…that’s priceless and Google has it.
The all-new 2012 Focus Electric is Ford’s first all-electric hatchback is their first EV. It will also be the first EV to offer faster charging tech with which Ford claims recharge times of only 3 hours on a 240V charger. This quick charge technology allows the …

If you’ve considered buying a hybrid you’ve no doubt put the Toyota Prius at the top of your list. Perhaps you are unaware, but Toyota is increasing their line of Prius cars and in the case of their new Prius C, they are decreasing the price.
The new Prius C, which by the way stands for City, is being unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this week and the automotive community is all abuzz. Toyota plans to bring this new five-door hatchback to market in March of 2012, and introduce …