Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
Toyota is heading into the summer with sales on the decline. While nearly all automakers reported sales problems this May, Toyota Motor's U.S. sales tumbled 9.6% last month.Almost all of the automaker's models posted sales declines.The automaker's namesake Toyota brand sold 192,657 vehicles, down 9.5% compared to the same period a year earlier. Sales of the luxury Lexus brand declined 10.1% to 26,682. In such a way analysts projecting declines for most major manufacturers in May, compared to the same month a year ago, were right. But Toyota suffered i...
Toyota Motor Corporation has recently declared that the company has recorded sales of 9 million hybrid vehicles. Toyota is currently selling thirty-three hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid model in more than ninety countries and regions. The Japanese car maker has recorded sales of 9.014 million units as it was declared on April 30. As for the the hybrid revolution in particular, it started with the Prius, which was launched in December 1997 in Japan and then subsequently in Europe and America. Prius still remains one of the most popular and spread hybrids on the...
Memorial Day isn't just a holiday people like celebrating with family and friends by going on road trips or barbeques, it's an additional day for getting a new car. There are three major holidays when customers usually go to dealerships and make some car shopping, Memorial Day is one of them, the list also includes Labor Day and July 4th. If this Memorial Day goes well, as dealers and car makers plan than this May could be one of the strongest selling months of the year. If you plan on going to a dealership, or buy a car online you'd better be armed with research on what ...
People like pointing out how dirty the electricity grid mix is after charging electric vehicles. Many love talking about plug-in cars that as they say contribute to pollution. This map from Carnegie Mellon University helps on finding out the cleanest cars based on their location. Researchers have compiled information about the gas emissions of different EVs considering their charge, they compared gasoline-powered vehicles to electric ones. In the research were tested Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Prius Plug-In Hybrid versus Toyota Prius hybrid and Mazda 3. By driving a Nissan Leaf in ...
Honda Motor Co. plans to broaden the Clarity nameplate to two more alternative-fuel vehicles, considering that green cars building is a priority direction in its future activity.The Clarity hydrogen fuel-cell hatchback set to go on sale late this year will be followed by an all-electric Clarity next year. A third model, a Clarity plug-in hybrid, will be launched later in 2017. The three Clarity models will all share the same front-wheel-drive platform and five-seat, hatchback layout. Styling between the versions will vary slightly. Honda expects the Clarity plug-in hyb...
