Consumer advocates are urging the federal government to crack down on so-called ”yo-yo” automobile financing. That’s when a buyer is allowed to leave the sales lot with a car even though the sale isn’t technically final, only to be called back to the dealership days later and pressured to sign a new financing agreement with [...]

Last month, I wrote about RelayRides, a company that helps you rent your car to strangers. It’s a big enough idea that the company has attracted investments from Google and General Motors. You set and post the price on the company’s Web site, and the company handles the background checks on renters, the reservations and collecting [...]

Following the example of Porsche, which used its Cayenne SUV to create more stable revenue, Lamborghini wants to add an SUV as a third model in its line-up. At the Beijing International auto show, Lamborghini finally revealed what its SUV will look like. Using the sharp edges of its current design language, the Urus concept [...]

  India has a new ultracheap small car. Well, sort of. The company that introduced it on Tuesday, Bajaj Auto, best known for making motorcycles and motorized three-wheeled rickshaws, does not even call its newest product, the RE60, a car. Bajaj (no relation to the reporter) prefers the generic term four wheeler. Executives say they [...]

Jackets with built-in air bags protect a motorcycle rider’s head and shoulders. Now Canadian inventor rejean Neron has created what is thought to be the 1st full-body “air bag” the Safety Sphere is a bodysuit, worn by a rider, with a comfortable inner liniing and tough outer layer. It attaches to the cycle’s seat and [...]

Over the last two decades, researchers have examined the risks faced by young drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and tried to find ways to help them to learn to drive safely, an issue explored in this week’s Science Times. Now those researchers and driving instructors are finding themselves faced with a new challenge: the growing [...]

On Monday, Dodge announced that its recently introduced Dart compact sedan would compete in the Global RallyCross Championship. The race format, which began as an X-Games demonstration and became a full-fledged series last year, combines European-style rallycross with X-Games-inspired stunts. The closed-circuit tracks where the events take place include dirt, asphalt and a 70-foot gap jump. The Dodge [...]

The redesigned 2013 Malibu is Chevrolet‘s first global midsize car, one that will be built in four plants worldwide: two in the United States, one in China and one in Korea. As a result of its becoming an international citizen, the new Malibu has a 4.5-inch shorter wheelbase than the 2012 model but is 2 inches wider. Gone [...]

  LOS ANGELES – Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats’ gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can’t afford to fill the tank. From all corners of the country, Americans are irritated these days by record-high fuel prices that have soared [...]

It normally takes several weeks from the date that you make your appointment to the date of the test. Make sure that you are ready for your road test before the date of your test. Make sure you meet all of the requirements below before you schedule your road test online or by telephone. To make [...]