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Automotive News Archive19-Jul-2006Must-Have Safety and Convenience Features for New Car Shopping When buying a car, certain safety and convenience features can make a dramatic difference for your safety and overall enjoyment, according to Consumer Reports car experts in the organization's current issue of New Car Ratings and Reviews 2006. 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. Crude Oil Declines but Gas Prices Hold Steady Gasoline prices are holding steady despite a decline in crude-oil prices which have dropped below $70 a barrel. White House Stiffs Automakers Again U.S. automakers are on ice again at the White House, this time until July. Midsize SUV Sales Show Signs of Weakening With gasoline holding steady in the $3 per gallon range, it was bound to happen. Gas Prices Rise Like a 4th of July Rocket The average price for a gallon of gasoline in creeping toward $3 again with drivers now paying an average $2.93 for regular as the Fourth of July holiday comes to an end. 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.
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