In 1996, BMW and Acura were the first automotive brands to offer models with navigation systems in North America. Of vehicles sold in 2004, 37 percent had navigation as an option.
Read More →State had over one vehicle for every three employees. Goal is to cut fleet by 15 percent.
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The low cab forward segment is one of the fastest-growing niches in the commercial truck industry, with sales up almost 50 percent in the last decade, according to Ford.
Read More →Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) forecasts that the 2006 Charger will be worth 47 percent of its sticker price, on average, after 36 months.
Read More →A new NHTSA study found that 74 percent of all 15-passenger vans had significantly mis-inflated tires. Prior NHTSA research has shown that 15-passenger vans have a rollover risk that increases dramatically as the number of occupants increases from fewer than five to more than ten.
Read More →The feature will come standard on all trucks ordered with Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi engines. The technology cuts fuel use by five percent to 20 percent.
Read More →In 2004, sales of sport wagons in the U.S. rose 18 percent in a year when car sales dropped 1.5 percent and SUV sales fell 2.6 percent.
Read More →Remind your drivers to buckle up—70 percent of those killed in pickup crashes in 2003 did not wear safety belts.
Read More →For the tenth month in a row, compact cars had the strongest year-over-year price gains (17.8 percent) at auction, and full-size SUVs had the sharpest year-over-year price declines (-4.5 percent).
Read More →Domestic automakers paid 77 percent of April's $3.6 billion incentives bill but captured only 56 percent of April market share.
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