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Automotive News Archive03-Aug-2006Jeep Grand Cherokee May Suddenly Accelerate The Connecticut Attorney General is telling federal regulators that they ought to investigate unintended acceleration in the Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee after a 52-year-old man was run over and killed by a Grand Cherokee in a Connecticut car wash. Exxon Mobil Profits, Consumer Gas Prices Near Record Highs Exxon Mobil has made more than $20 billion in profits in just six months. The world's largest publicly traded company reported a near-record quarterly profit of $10.36 billion on top of the record $10.7 billion quarterly profit the oil company reported three months ago. Toyota Builds More Efficient Gasoline Engines Toyota, already the world leader in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, says it has designed a new family of fuel-efficient gasoline-powered engines that will be cleaner and more efficient than their predecessors. Mercedes Smart Car Headed for U.S. Market DaimlerChrysler plans to sell its 60-mile-per-gallon two-seater Smart Car in the U.S. next year. More Trouble for Popular Jeep Grand Cherokee The DaimlerChrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee is facing a second recall in a week. Consumer Reports Gives RAV4 Rave Review The newly-redesigned Toyota RAV4 emerged as Consumer Reports' top-rated small sport-utility vehicle following tests of six SUVs. Gas Prices Drip Down A Penny Good news. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline has dropped a penny to $2.89 a gallon. Hey, it may not be much but at least it's a small move in the right direction. Chrysler Sets Off Summer Car Sales War Chrysler plans to offer an employee-discount program for consumers beginning July 1, marking the first volley of what is almost certain to be another summer long new-car price war. Some SUV Owners Burning More than Gas A growing number of SUV owners unable to cope with rising gas prices are turning to arson to escape high car payments, according to published reports. Graduated Driver Licensing Reduces Fatal Crashes Graduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes among 16-year-old drivers, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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