IntelliChoice.com: New EPA Ratings Should Not Dim Appeal of Hybrids

PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com, an online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, announced the Environmental Protection Agency's new gas mileage ratings should not be a primary concern for auto buyers considering hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles.

Oregon AG Settles With Two Dealerships Over False Advertising

Incentives Return to Many Dealerships

Despite efforts to stick to value pricing, some manufacturers have resorted to incentives to drive showroom traffic as gas prices and interest rates rise.

Chrysler Gives Customers 'Miles of Freedom'

Chrysler's year-end marketing plan stays away from the incentives promoted by its competitors and instead offers free gas, free scheduled maintenance and longer mechanical warranty coverage.

GM Offering Truck, SUV Buyers $500 Gas Card

In an effort to increase leveled-off sales since the end of its summer pricing incentives, General Motors Corp. is giving car buyers a $500 gas card with the purchase of a 2005 or 2006 mid- or full-size SUV, the Associated Press reported.

Mitsubishi May Extend Free Gas Incentive in U.S.

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. may extend its free gasoline incentive to 2006 model-year vehicles in addition to 2005 models, Automotive News reported.

Fitch Ratings Lowers GM, GMAC

CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded the ratings of GM, GMAC and related subsidiaries to 'BB' from 'BB+' due to a lack of tangible progress in reducing its fixed cost structure (including escalating health care costs and liabilities), the incrementally negative effect on GM's core large vehicles resulting from persistently high gas prices and heightened financial risks to GM associated with resolution of the Delphi restructuring.

PIN: Hurricane Katrina, Rising Gas Prices Hurt New-Vehicle Sales

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, new-vehicle sales in the storm-ravaged area have plummeted 82 percent, according to the Power Information Network (PIN).

Rising Gas Prices Affecting Vehicle Purchases

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Fuel prices are finally having an effect on consumers' buying habits, according to results from a public opinion poll by the Polk Center for Automotive Studies.

Report: Gas Mileage Influences New-Vehicle Purchases

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Concerns about gas mileage continue to influence new-vehicle shopping, particularly among consumers who consider purchasing SUVs, according to the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates Escaped Shopper Study.