CarMax has opened two new stores in the past two months, plans to double its stores in the next five years
Large used SUVs saw a slight rise in prices in May due to lower new-vehicle inventories and incentives.
High-tech cars and roads promise to relieve traffic, lower costs, and improve safety. Cars will soon "talk" to each other, smart traffic lights, and the highway. Smart car technology can keep a driver from making simple mistakes that all too often are fatal. Beginning in 2009, electronic stability control in which a computer controls the braking on each wheel independently to help prevent spinouts and rollovers will be required on vehicles.
The best advice is still to avoid driving in flood waters if possible. UK drivers recently received practical advice on negotiating flooded roadways that can’t be avoided.