AAA announced prior to the Thanksgiving travel weekend that they expect 43.6 million Americans would travel 50 miles or more from their homes during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, representing an increase of 0.7 percent on a year-over-year increase.

The report also indicated there were more than $770 billion in total outstanding auto loan balances through October 2012, up 11 percent from when auto loan balances hit a low in April 2011.

While Americans are expected to be driving to shopping locations in high numbers this upcoming holiday weekend for Black Friday deals, they need to make sure their car is not a target for criminals.

After Hurricane Sandy left areas up and down the East Coast damaged, Ferrari raised $345,000 in response in just two weeks for The American Red Cross, but the automaker didn't stop there.

According to a State Farm July survey of 1,000 motorists, people over the last four years are increasingly using web services while behind the wheel with the growing popularity of smartphones and social media.