for Automotive Junkies
Gasoline prices leveled last week, but the same couldn’t be said for oil prices.
Crude oil prices climbed to another record of more than $142 Friday (June 27th), signaling a likely return to rising prices at the pump.
The price of crude oil reached $142.26 in pre-market electronic trading before falling to $140.65, up $1.01 as of […]
That’s the $64,000 question. Will it go away, or is the shift in consumer preferences permanent?
There are many who see this as a watershed; something that is real and has stunned the North American continent permanently. It has never happened before.
Well, that part’s simply wrong. When we had the first oil crisis in the early […]
General Motors is sending a “Dear John” letter to big oil.
Katherine Benoit, GM corporate marketing director, told attendees at the American Advertising Federation meeting this week that the automaker is launching a corporate campaign this month that addresses the oil-price issue head-on, albeit with a tongue-in-cheek twist.
“Dear Oil,” a new TV commercial begins. “We’ve had […]
We look at the Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less Campaign.
81% of Americans Support Greater Use of Domestic Energy Resources
73% of the American people agree that with appropriate safeguards to protect the environment, we should drill for oil off America’s coasts to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
The Volt and another new small Chevy are in–and Hummer may be out–of General Motors’ dramatically revamped product lineup. The automaker on Tuesday announced sweeping product changes as its sales continue to be battered by high gasoline prices.
June 7th, 2008 | On The Road | 1 comment | Continued
Does filling the gas tank leave your wallet empty and spirit sputtering? Get used to both because almost everything car-related is costing more.
From oil changes to parking lot fees, sticker shock will make this summer even stickier.
“Everything is more expensive,” said Raj Amber, a partner at AAA Limousine in Alexandria, Va., bemoaning the recent oil […]
Consider the game of chicken that plays out every day across Pennsylvania State Highway 441. In Marietta, where the road hugs the Susquehanna River, a Rutter’s Farm Store gas station stands on one side, a Sheetz gas station on the other.
Kelly Bosley, who manages Rutter’s, doesn’t even have to look across the highway to know […]
Regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.79 a gallon across the country, up 39 cents from a month ago. Midgrade rose 41 cents to $4.02 a gallon. Prices for premium soared to $4.17 a gallon, up 43 cents from a month ago.
May 18th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued