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60 percent want hybrids to be superior in every wayAccording to a new Accenture Study taken in the US, Canada, Germany, France and Italy, 6 out 10 consumers will only buy a hybrid when it is “superior to gasoline-only models in every way.” Likewise, just 36 percent of consumers cited higher gas prices as a [...]

Anything connected with the “green'' movement appears to be gaining popularity in Korea but there is a major exception  hybrid cars.

Sales of such vehicles are heading downward due to high prices and Toyota's recalls.

Hybrid cars are powered by both a conventional internal combustion engine and an electric propulsion system.

They are touted as being eco-friendly and [...]

A new day brings new recalls from several automakers – Honda, Mazda and Hyundai. Honda is recalling 21,776 model-year 2005 Odyssey Touring minivans with power-operated rear liftgates. The struts could wear prematurely and result in the liftgate closing unexpectedly. According to NHTSA’s recall notice, “injury may result from a power liftgate closing unexpectedly when a [...]

Ford Motor Company was the best-selling domestic automaker in February, with sales up 43 percent from February 2009. For the first time in over a decade, Ford just barely edged out General Motors – by only a few hundred vehicles — for the most sales. Many other automakers also posted increases. These include GM (up [...]

Congress = Clueless? Reactionary? Complicit?”If you look at the entire market size and fleet size of Toyota, I think they were the largest fleet during that time period as well. If you look at it on a per capita basis, I think our investigators and the data shows that while they had more sudden [...]

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A new Congressional logo?I am not a Toyota apologist. Yes, I own and drive a Toyota hybrid, but that’s only because they’ve provided the best choice in hybrid cars when I’ve hybrid shopped. Nevertheless, I’d dump Toyota as my brand of choice in a heartbeat if I found a more cost-effective hybrid that fulfilled my [...]

Trying to figure out what kind of car you might want to drive in the near future? Depending on the price range you can afford, there are literally thousands of choices. If you’re looking for a high-end luxury vehicle, there are several to choose from, each with makes and models that will give you the [...]