Homeowners in areas where used-car sellers rent out driveways to push their products have been clamoring for a change, according to the Arizona Republic, which adds the city's government is preparing to update neighborhood zoning rules to combat the practice.Maryvale resident Dwight Amery said the multiple cars being sold at a given time are a [...]
OnStar, the remote vehicle information company that provides a number of services to car owners, announced this week that it had launched a new website - MyVolt.com - that will allow Chevy Volt owners to remotely control various vehicle functions.The MyVolt.com site will provide for a number of new features, including the ability to monitor [...]
Maine drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking could be in for even more severe legal penalties than they already face if the state adopts a rule based on a recently passed Michigan bill, according to a report from the Capitol News Service.State Senator Bill Diamond, a Democrat, told the agency a measure to [...]
A general downturn in the number of U.S. auto thefts may be behind a drop in car insurance rates, according to a report released Tuesday by website The Auto Insurance.The site asserts that statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau show an 18 percent reduction in the incidence of auto theft in the U.S. over [...]
There are a number of questions potential car buyers must ask themselves before making a decision about whether to go for a new or used vehicle, according to Bankrate.com automotive expert Tara Baukus Mello.Baukus Mello gives the example of a hypothetical buyer with $15,000 to spend on a car. In this price range, there are [...]
The lingering economic malaise that has affected the U.S. since the housing crisis has caused Americans to take many cost-cutting measures in recent years. One of these, according to a study from AutoMD.com, is that motorists are doing their own car maintenance at a higher rate than before. Nearly all of those who responded to [...]
A class-action lawsuit brought by four law firms on behalf of people who bought used Chevrolet Impalas from car rental firm Enterprise has been settled in favor of the plaintiffs, but many of them are still unsatisfied.The terms of the settlement have some saying it favors the lawyers more heavily than their clients. The plaintiffs [...]
Insurers in Missouri who might be in danger of not being able to meet their financial obligations are now under a higher level of scrutiny from regulators, thanks to the passage of Senate Bill 583. The state's Department of Insurance announced last month that the law spells out explicit standards to which insurance companies will [...]
Despite an upswing in the number of methods a prospective car buyer has to protect him or herself from fraud, criminals continue to become more inventive in their pursuit of a fast buck, according to an article at consumer blog WalletPop.Indeed, writer Tom Kraeutler reports that many creative crooks have taken to using informational tools [...]
In the wake of the widespread recalls that caused an uproar in the national media, some Toyota owners who experienced the well-publicized problems with uncontrolled acceleration told a National Academy of Sciences panel about their specific cases, according to the Associated Press.The news organization says that the panel was convened to review the evidence for [...]