"You must learn to share." I always hated that line.  I had two brothers and a sister so I got my fair share of that parental pronouncement. But I grew up (my wife's opinion not withstanding), and now I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford my own stuff. I LIKE not sharing. Especially my car. So when I first heard about the concept of "car-sharing", I was less than enthused, but decided to learn more. To do that, I recently sat down with Ryan McKen

Hispanics and Native Americans face dramatically higher odds of dying in an automobile accident than do whites, blacks, or Asians, according to a study on the topic recently released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The trend is said to be caused by an increased rate of intoxicated driving, more drivers without a valid operator's license and decreased seatbelt usage among the higher-risk ethnic groups. A NHTSA spokesman stated that the a

What goes around, comes around... at least in the retail auto business. A combination of high fuel prices and aggressive incentive programs on new vehicles has conspired to put used SUV prices into free fall. According to industry analysts, the wholesale value of used large SUVs in April was down 4.1 percent over last year, and 4.7 percent from March.

We reported earlier this week on the Maranello4, a new electric vehicle (EV) for the London urban dweller. Well, it'll find itself in good company.

American Axle Manufacturing (AAM), one of General Motors' main suppliers, isn't bankrupt,but it is feeling financial pain from the 1,100 workers that it is currently paying not to work. A grand total of $75 million is spent by AAM each year to maintain its share of the United Auto Workers "jobs bank", which represents approximately 2 percent of the supplier's gross sales and a substantial dent in the company's $56M of profit last year.

According to the Internet analysis and research firm Hitwise, America's concern over high gas prices has sparked a sharp increase in on-line searches for alternative fuel sources. Searches for 'ethanol' information, for example, rose 212 percent in May over the previous month, while searches on biodiesel information rose 100 percent in the same time frame. Since January, traffic on Toyota's and Honda's websites increased 42 and 19 percent respectively, which Hitwise attributes to possib

An analyst from Merrill Lynch had good things to say about General Motors' future prospects, and the automaker's stock leaped nearly 10 percent on the news, closing at $26.51-- a substantial increase over its recent low of $18.33, but still a long ways away from the Kerkorian-fueled high of $37.70.