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Automotive News Archive28-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. 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. 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. Bush Proposes Lifting Hybrid Tax Credit Limit President Bush says Congress ought to eliminate the limit on the number of hybrid vehicles produced by an automaker that qualify for current tax credits. Vehicle History Reports Becoming Essential for Used Car Buyers As last year's hurricanes cause concern about flood-damaged vehicles potentially appearing on the market, vehicle history reports are becoming an increasingly important tool among used-vehicle buyers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Used Vehicle Sales and Certification (UVSC) Study. 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. California Challenges Bush on Fuel Standards California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has filed a lawsuit challenging the Bush Administration's new fuel economy standards for SUVs and light trucks, alleging the rules fail to address the effects on the environment and global warming. Hybrid Sales Slow, Automakers Worried Slowing sales of several gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have automakers worried. Honda is on the verge of cutting production of its hybrid Accord and perhaps discontinuing the ground breaking Insight, the first hybrid sold in the U.S.
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