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Automotive News Archive20-May-2006Online Car Sale Scams Roll On Scammers continue to use online automotive and auction sites to cheat would-be car buyers out of thousands of dollars. White House Wants New Fuel Economy Standards Reacting to public uproar over gasoline prices, the Bush administration is working to change passenger car fuel economy standards for the first time in more than 20 years. Consumers Adjusting to Higher Prices at the Pump While consumers have seemed resilient in the face of higher energy costs, a tipping point may soon be in sight. Oil Prices Retreat For Third Day For U.S. consumers, $3 a gallon may be the "ouch" level, the price at which they take steps to reduce their purchases of gasoline. Chrysler to Step Up Flex Fuel Production Chrysler plans to increase production of ethanol-ready models in response to higher gasoline prices. J.D. Power Gets Tough on Gadgets J.D. Power plans to get tough with techno-gadgets and gizmos filling high-tech cars and trucks these days when it does its next quality study, a tool used by millions of consumers when shopping for new vehicles. Public Citizen Wants Higher CAFE Standards Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen and a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging Congress to raise the passenger car Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Politicians Alarmed by Rising Gas Prices Members of the House and Senate are getting an ear full from their constituents about rising gasoline prices and, in response, they are lashing out at big oil companies. Prius Rage Gives Rise to Hybrid Haters Growing numbers of hybrid drivers are becoming victims of road rage and they are calling it the "Prius Backlash" as the poltical debate over the environment seems to be moving to the carpool lanes.
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