Crossover

DEARBORN, Mich., June 28, 2007 -- Ford Edge is the industry's top performing vehicle, according to today's J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout StudyTM (APEAL). Ford's newest five-passenger crossover vehicle outperformed its segment average by 68 index points, making Edge the highest performing all-new or redesigned ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., June 25, 2007 -- The 2008 Ford Taurus X crossover will arrive in showrooms this summer bearing both a Top Safety Pick rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the government's highest five-star rash test ratings. The IIHS Top Safety Pick rating can only ...    Read more

06/20/2007 - Torrance, Calif. - The 2008 Honda Pilot goes on sale today, introducing two new variations to the lineup, American Honda Motor *** Inc, announced today. (Pictured is the 2007 model.)The all-new Pilot Value Package and Special Edition trims debut, building on accomplished trims with popular feature content. As ...    Read more

June 20, 2007 -- Torrance, CA - Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV). The 2008 Highlander is significantly larger, roomier and more powerful than the vehicle it replaces. Yet its fuel efficiency will ...    Read more

When Money magazine did a writeup recently of 13 fuel-efficient cars and trucks, they received more than their share of heated comments, not to mention some furrowed brows, from people who wondered why the magazine would tout such "great" mileage figures such as 16 mpg city, 24 mpg ...    Read more

WASHINGTON , D.C., June 13 - After months of rigorous testing, Ford Motor Company's demonstration fleet of ethanol-fueled hybrids is ready to conquer the streets.The first three of Ford's E85 Escape Hybrids were delivered today to the Department of Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition ...    Read more

All eyes were on Subaru a couple of years ago, as the Japanese automaker unveiled its new minivan, the B9 Tribeca. After years of marketing small cars and wagons, the company was finally going to graduate to producing a larger vehicle -- its first minivan (or CUV, depending on how ...    Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2007) -- Infiniti announced pricing on the 2008 Infiniti FX premium crossover sport utility vehicle, which goes on sale today at Infiniti retailers nationwide. (Pictured is the 2007 model.) For 2008, all FX models now include standard XM satellite radio and body-colored satellite radio antenna. Sheer ...    Read more

Sure to be a big boost in the sales ledger, Chrysler will be selling its Dodge Caliber crossover and Caravan minivan in China, reported the China Car Times (via Autoblog ).Trends are working in Chrysler's favor. General Motors recently released the Buick sedan in China and it is selling ...    Read more

TORRANCE, Calif. - 06/01/2007 Record sales of light trucks drove Acura May sales to 15,920 units, off 5.3 percent* from May 2006 based on the daily selling rate that included one additional selling day, the division announced today. Acura year-to-date sales reached 74,774 units. Strong sales of the MDX luxury ...    Read more

In recent months we've been getting inundated from friends, family, and even strangers, about a new category of vehicle -- the crossover. What is a "crossover", anyway?A "crossover", for lack of a better term, is the combination of a pickup truck, SUV and smaller, more fun to drive sports sedan. ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. (May 23, 2007) - Can't wait another minute for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World' End? Craving the chance to get in on some real pirate action? Check out volvocars.us/thehunt, Volvo Car Corporation's global online hunt to find real-life treasure --a sunken chest filled with $50,000 in ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif. May 7, 2007) -- Avast, scallywags! Just days after launching its online treasure hunt to find a sunken chest containing $50,000 in gold doubloons and a key to a brand new Volvo XC90 "Somewhere in the World," Volvo Car Corporation is leaking valuable clues for treasure hunters around ...    Read more

May 3, 2007 -- Torrance, CA - Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., recently unveiled the all-new 2008 xB urban utility vehicle at a press conference at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. The xB was first introduced in early 2003 for the 2004 model year and its boxy shape ...    Read more

May 3, 2007 : Torrance, CA - Scion, from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., recently revealed the all-new 2008 xD five-door subcompact at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. "The xD is a clever new take on the five-door urban subcompact, with style and flair to match its efficiency and ...    Read more

(IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2007) - Volvo Car Corporation calls all pirates, rogues and scallywags to join The Hunt ! It's time to stop speculating and start searching as Volvo launches its worldwide hunt for real-life sunken treasure, May 4 at volvocars.us/thehunt.Volvo literally has gone overboard in the second ...    Read more

Fashion colors for a "sub" subcompact. We wonder if those exotic colors are the result of the type of people who are driving sales for this car."This car" is the Mini Clubman, a wagon from the MINI Cooper stable that has been rumored since 2006. Well, now the world will ...    Read more

Summer is almost here and Americans will be occupying the roadways destined for summer vacation spots. Speculation is that a lot of the modes of transportation will be owned pickups, SUVs, and convertibles instead of summer rentals. So when you and your kids are playing "I spot", you will be ...    Read more

Looks like union workers with Ford see the hand writing on the wall and have decided to blink. According to the Courier-Journal , union workers at Ford's Fern Valley Road plant in Kentucky have agreed to cost cutting measures to try and keep the plant open. These so-called "concessions" ...    Read more

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 03/28/2007 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave five-star crash test ratings, the highest government rating under the agency's New Car Assessment Program, to the all-new 2007 Hyundai Veracruz and Santa Fe for both frontal and side-impact crash tests.The 2007 Elantra also scored five stars for ...    Read more

The Associated Press (via Fox News ) reports that a Amy Berner of Troy, Michigan, drove into Suburban Imports to get an oil change for her car and was taken advantage by the dealership.According to Berner, she suffers bipolar disorder, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, for her ...    Read more

A spy shot of what could be the next generation Chrysler PT Cruiser has the autosphere buzzing with speculation.According to the Australian Drive , the once compact crossover has grown, expanding pass the also now-large Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV-4 to compete against Mazda’s new CX-7 and the Nissan ...    Read more

CAMPBELL, CA (March, 2007) – PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" for March 2007. For the first time, IntelliChoice.com's monthly list makes room for the increasingly popular category of crossover vehicles, with the ...    Read more

Intellichoice and U.S. News & World Report teamed up to determined the traditional minivans' replacement: SUVs and, increasingly, crossovers. Intellichoice wrote an excellent article on what is a crossover. The article moves on and discussed the quintessential feature of ...    Read more

"We Are Professional Grade" GMC wants to pull up to a new segment, the upscale family, with the all-new GMC Acadia. To do so, GMC has teamed up with AdverTickets, GM Planworks, and Starcom Worldwide to offer free parking in select sites across the U.S.: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San ...    Read more