According to a joint study recently conducted by Toyota Motor Sales and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, a parent's bad driving habits could be transferred to their teenagers when they begin driving.

According to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network and LMC Automotive, the new-vehicle retail selling rate rebounded to a healthy level following the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, which ripped across the East Coast in October.

Kelley Blue Book, one of the leading providers of new and used car information, recently released its annual Residual Analysis Report for 2013, recognizing Toyota with the top brand position for the second consecutive year.

Chrysler announced this month that it is recalling more than 900,000 Jeep vehicles worldwide, 744,822 of which are located in the United States, for faulty airbags that could inadvertently deploy while the vehicle is in operation.

During this time of the year, many motorists are forced to watch over their belongings that they leave in their cars while they're out shopping for the holiday season.