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With the help of sites such as Cars.com, AutoTrader.com and eBay Motors (EBAY), car buyers have been able to comparison shop across states for several years. Now, LeaseTrader.com wants to offer the same transparency to drivers looking for a good deal on a

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Reading the news reports, it looks like the White House and automakers may be closing in on an agreement to raise corporate average fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg.

Consumers are all in favor of raising gas mileage requirements for new cars, according to a new online poll of 1,100 U.S. drivers from LeaseTrader.com.

Fully 72 percent want to see higher fuel efficiency rules enacted.

But there's a little problem: They don't want it to cost much, if anything.

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During the course of my 40-plus years driving, I’ve been afforded the opportunity to participate in numerous driver education programs, some in classroom settings and many behind the wheel. Unfortunately the average driver can operate a motor vehicle in most states without any requirements for continuing education.

Nearly every state has adopted some form of a strategic highway safety plan. Unfortunately, not one state has included continuing driver education in their initiatives...

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The demand for mid-size truck and SUV leases has rebounded with the drop in fuel prices according to LeaseTrader.com - a site for car shoppers who want to assume the lease of consumers who want to terminate their current lease. All figures are relative to same month of 2010 to the current year. The Energy Department's Energy Information Administration says gas prices have dropped to a national average of about $3.50 per gallon - down more than 40 cents since early May. Fuel prices...

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* TrueCar's industry average at 21.6 miles per gallon

* Lease deals for larger SUVs, trucks rise -- LeaseTrader

DETROIT, July 7 (Reuters) - Americans slowed their drive for fuel efficiency for a third month in June, with the average mileage of new car and trucks falling as gasoline prices receded.

The fuel efficiency in new cars and trucks sold in June in the U.S. market slipped 1.4 percent to 21.6 miles per gallon from 21.9 mpg the previous month, according to online car...

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Toyota, Honda and Nissan are counting on new lease programs to keep customers from straying because of the lack of selection of popular models in the aftermath of the March earthquake.

American Honda Motor Co. told dealers last week to offer to extend customers' leases by up to six months on most models. Honda also will offer $500 cash to lease customers who move into new leases.

Honda's campaign, marketed as the Honda Promise Program, also will give customers a rain check on...

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That three-year-old car sitting in the driveway may not seem so exciting anymore, but to some car dealers it could be gold.

Informed shoppers with well-maintained cars to trade in have an unusual opportunity to take advantage of what industry analysts say is a record peak in used-car prices. Resale and trade-in values for late-model vehicles in good condition have been rising all year as demand has outstripped supply, particularly for fuel-efficient models.

Among the forces...

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Sales of new vehicles in the United States increased 27 percent in February, automakers said Tuesday, even as violence in the Middle East and a surge in gasoline prices threatened to slow the industry’s postrecession recovery.

The automakers said that they were seeing some signs that fuel economy was becoming a higher priority for consumers again, but that gas prices were not affecting car shoppers as much as three years ago, when drivers were scrambling to get out of big trucks...

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Ever considered combining your hunt for a new car with a trip? Surprisingly, an increasing number of Americans are doing just that. Thanks to the ease of online shopping, automotive tourism — in which customers search for vehicles outside their hometown, travel there and then drive their new car back home — is on the rise.
According to the online leasing website LeaseTrader.com, the number of customers taking over existing leases

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Leases make up for more then 20 percent of all new car purchases for the first time in more than a decade, according to Edmunds.com, which also says that more first-time leasers are making rookie mistakes. The top mistake is failing to take into consideration the true cost of ownership, which includes gas, maintenance and repair, insurance, even permits to park in the commuter lot or downtown.

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