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Buying a new car? Looking for car price quotes, blue book price lists and car reviews? Listed below are the top ten very best car resource web sites. It always pays to shop around, and so it's a good idea to check out resources like Edmunds and CarsDirect to research new vehicles, read car reviews and get new car price quotes.

Top Ten New Car Resources:

#1 Edmunds.com
Edmunds.com is the Internet’s pioneer and a trusted leader in providing unbiased automotive information, tools and services to consumers. If you're a planning to buy a new car, this is the place to get up to date information, car review and new car price quotes. Go to their web site, fill out a FREE price quote form and you're well on your way to making a better informed new or used car purchase.


#2 Autobytel.com
One of the most popular car buying and auto resource web sites on the internet. Autobytel allows you to research the newest car models and manufacturers, and offers up to the minute dealer specials and car price quotes. Truly an informative car resource if you are shopping for a new or used vehicle. You can also sell your car through Autobytel.


#3 Consumer Guide
Consumer Guide has a 35-year tradition of delivering world-class automotive reviews and research tools to the consumer. This is another excellent new car and truck resource that is a good stop if you are planning on buying a new car. Sign up for a free new car price quote on their web site.


#4 Carcost Canada
Canada's exclusive online sources for new vehicle dealer invoice cost prices, road tests, reviews, auto-builder etc and lease take-over services. If you live in Canada or the United States, this is a very good automotive information resource.


#5 Find the new or used car you want on Cars.com
Cars.com is an automotive marketplace for car buyers, car dealers and private-party sellers. Vehicle listings from thousands of car dealers are available alongside nationwide classified advertising and private-party new and used car listings. Lots of supplemental automotive content, car buying advice and site tools support the shopping experience.


#6 AutoWeb.com
This is another comprehensive, easy to use car resource. Research new vehicles, get a price quote on a new or used car, vehicle comparisons, car ratings and reviews, automotive photo gallery and more. Another good choice if you are shopping for a car in Canada or the United States.


#7 CarsDirect.com
CarsDirect.com is another popular spot to buy new cars online, and they can also help with good rates on car loans. No-haggle prices with a huge selection of new and used cars. Options to buy new cars online through CarsDirect, or from the car dealer network available through the web site. You can also search for, and sell your own used car at CarsDirect. This is a well known automotive web site that should definitly be bookmarked.


#8 Yahoo! Autos
Yahoo usually knows how to do things well, and the Yahoo! Autos resource is no exception. Car buyers are able to get a price quote from car dealerships in their area. Also, you can build a car according to your specifications and read reviews on the newest models. Quick and simple to use car resource.


#9 BargainMotors.com
A bargain search service, offering valuable discounted auto information online. Buy new and used cars where dealers buy. Deals from police impounds, repo's, public auctions, internet specials can be searched here. Sometimes it takes a little digging, but there are often some fantastic deals to be found here.


#10 CarToys.com
Ok, it's not a new car resource, but once you have your new car, wouldn't it be nice to accessorize it? CarToys.com is one the largest specialty retailer of mobile electronics and wireless Products in the U.S. with 57 stores

 


Major current US automakers

DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler has it's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. They are a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer, formed in 1998 by the buyout of the Chrysler Corporation (USA) by Daimler-Benz (Germany). At that time it was presented with marketing portraying as a "merger of equals" - The company produces cars and trucks under Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler brands. Other car brands offered are: Smart and Maybach on the Daimler-Benz side, Dodge and Jeep on the Chrysler side. The company also had shares in the Japanese car company Mitsubishi and the car operations of Korean manufacturer Hyundai. As of 2002, the merged company appeared to run two independent product lines, with few signs of corporate integration. In 2003 however, it was revealed by the Detroit News that the "merger of equals" was, in fact, a buyout. This news came forth as new products such as the Chrysler Crossfire (using extensive Mercedes parts) and the Dodge Sprinter/Freightliner Sprinter (a rebadged Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van) came to market. Future cars are to share platforms across all of DaimlerChrysler's brands.
- American Motors (no longer sold)
- Nash (no longer sold)
- Hudson (no longer sold}
- Eagle (no longer sold)
- Jeep
- Chrysler
- Imperial (no longer sold)
- Willys-Overland (no longer sold)
- Maxwell (no longer sold)
- Dodge
- Plymouth (no longer sold)
- De Soto (no longer sold)

General Motors
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Daewoo, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, and Vauxhall. Chevrolet and GMC divisions produce trucks, as well as passenger vehicles, while Oldsmobile were being phased out during 2004. Other brands include ACDelco, Allison Transmission, and General Motors Electro-Motive Division that produces diesel-electric locomotives. GM also has stakes in Isuzu, Subaru, and Suzuki in Japan, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia in Italy and also has a joint venture with Auto Vaz (Lada) in Russia. In December 2003, it acquired Delta in South Africa, which is now a fully-owned subsidiary, General Motors South Africa. GM's headquarters are in Detroit, Michigan. General Motors is the world's largest vehicle manufacturer and employs over 340,000 people. In 2001 GM through all its branches sold 8.5 million vehicles. In 2002 GM sold 15% of all cars and trucks in the world.
- AM General (not sold to private individuals; similar vehicles are sold to ordinary consumers as HUMMERs)
- Buick
- Cadillac
- Chevrolet
- Fiat (interest)
- Daewoo (sold as Suzuki and Chevrolet in the United States)
- Geo (no longer sold)
- GMC
- Holden (Australia)
- Hummer
- Isuzu (interest)
- LaSalle (no longer sold)
- Oldsmobile (no longer sold)
- Opel (Germany)
- Pontiac
- Saturn
- Saab
- Subaru (interest)
- Suzuki (interest)
- Vauxhall (UK)

Ford
The Ford Motor Company is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Highland Park, Michigan, and incorporated in 1903. Ford radically reformed the methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars, and large-scale management of an industrial workforce. Ford implemented the first assembly line using interchangeable parts, which made it possible to put the cars together at a much lower cost and with greater reliability and repeatability. The headquarters of Ford Motor Company is located in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Aston Martin
- Edsel (no longer sold)
- Jaguar
- Land Rover
- Continental
- Lincoln
- Mazda (controlling interest)
- Mercury
- Merkur (no longer sold)
- Volvo Cars
 


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