Toyota Prius Wagon Sales in 10 Weeks Top GM Volt’s 2011 Total

  By Alan Ohnsman – Jan 18, 2012 Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) scored a victory in 2011 as U.S. deliveries of its Prius v wagon in 10 weeks topped sales of General Motors Co. (GM)’s Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid that was available all year. Toyota sold 8,399 of the hybrid wagon, which didn’t arrive at [...]

Five Auto Trends that will Shake Up 2012

By Mark Phelan, USA TODAY and the Detroit Free Press CAPTION Mazda A host of new features you may never have heard of — and certainly didn’t expect to see in mainstream cars and trucks — will be commonplace by the end of 2012. New technologies and safety and fuel-economy concerns have accelerated automakers’ innovation. [...]

NADA: Top 3 Factors Why New Car Sales Will Increase in 2012

NADA economist predicts more than 13.9 million new car sales in 2012 Paul Taylor McLEAN, Va. (Jan. 5, 2012) – As the U.S. economy continues to improve this year, Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, predicts more than 13.9 million new cars and light trucks will be purchased or leased in [...]