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Automotive News Archive10-Sep-2006Report Blames White House Inaction for High Gas Prices One year after the Administration's energy policy was signed into law, consumers are paying record high prices for gas and the majority of the cost increases have turned into profits for domestic oil companies. 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. Camry, Rav4 Win High Marks in Crash Test There is more good news for Toyota as both the 2007 Camry and the Rav4 earned the top score of "Good" in side and front crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway safety. The Lincoln Zaphyr was judged no better than "acceptable." 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. 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 Beats Ford in July Sales More U.S. consumers bought Toyotas than Fords in July making the Japanese automaker number two in U.S. sales behind General Motors for the first time. Ethanol Benefits Questioned Ethanol would supply only 12 percent of America's motoring fuel, even if every acre of corn were used to produce fuel and not food, suggesting the fuel is no cure-all for U.S. consumers facing high gasoline prices. 2006 Jeep Commander Named Worst "Blind Zone" Offender Children most frequent victims of "backover" accidents.
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