The NHTSA has announced a "Click It or Ticket" safety campaign geared to enforcing seat-belt laws and is using checkpoints, patrols, and ads to spread the message. Approximately 48 million people don't regularly put on seat belts when they are on the road.
Although consumer spending has yet to reflect the impact of rising gas prices, used vehicle dealers are exercising caution
Winding down from tax season, certified sales post strong April as domestic brands increase market share
For many years the Big-3 automakers have sold excess vehicles to car rental companies at discount prices. GM has announced plans to increase prices to rental companies for its 2007 model vehicles; Ford and Chrysler Group have not revealed their pricing plans but are expected to implement policies that could also result in higher prices to rental firms.