Toyota Says 2011 Prius Sales Likely to Top 2010

Friday, July 8th, 2011

While Toyota has not announced any revised predictions for 2011 sales, the automaker announced today that it expects to sell more of it’s hybrid Prius cars by the end of the year than it did in 2010, despite setbacks in production after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in early March. In some parts [...]

GM, Chrysler Looking at Natural Gas

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

There’s only one natural gas car available in the United States and made by a mainstream auto company, and that’s the Honda Civic GX, but despite this, General Motors formed an agreement to work with Westport, a manufacturer of natural gas engines, on the joint development of small compressed natural gas (CNG) engines that could [...]

Media Monday: 2011 Chevy Volt

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Ahh, the 4th of July. A day to celebrate Americana, whether it’s with hot dogs and watermelon, apple pie, or Chevrolet. Not just any Chevrolet will do, however – we’re a decade into the twenty-first century so for this Independence Day, we’re celebrating the 2011 Chevy Volt, which represents the perfect blend of environmental consciousness [...]

Nissan Posts Improved Sales Figures for June

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Despite severe shortages in the Infiniti inventory, which resulted in a sales dip of 24% for that brand caused by last March’s earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, Nissan’s sales increased by 17% in June, with the sales for Nissan North America Inc. rising to 71,940 units – an 11 percent increase. All totaled, Nissan Division [...]