Here at lotpro.com, we're amazed by the ways dealers try to increase their profit on a car, even in the age of the informed consumer.

Since 2002, Jeep and FCA's parts division have collaborated on sixty-two concept vehicles expressly for those Jeep fans in attendance. To help commemorate the event, now in its 51st year, Jeep and Mopar have developed seven more concept vehicles. This year, they range from the heritage-celebrating Jeep Grand One to a sand-inspired, Hemi-powered, gasser-styled Wrangler.

2017 will mark the World Car of the Year Awards thirteenth year. It also heralds the last of the award programs that operate in conjunction, but not in affiliation, with the major (and at least one minor) auto shows held here in the United States.

According to VW, the 2017 e-Golf comes with a city driving EPA estimated fuel economy of 126 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe). On the highway, it's rated at 111 MPGe, while its combined city/ highway estimate is 119 MPGe. Those numbers are, for the most part, improved over the 2016 EPA estimates, which were 126/105/116 city/highway/combined. It also makes the 2017 e-Golf's EPA estimates, at least so far, the best in the Compact Class.

The Ioniq comes to market offering buyers a wide spectrum of powertrain choices - gasoline-electric hybrid, gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid and all-electric.Earlier today, Hyundai released pricing information on two of those vehicles - the hybrid and the all-electric model.

Earlier today, the General's bowtie division previewed a pair of concepts that will make their debut on November 1st at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Commonalities between the two vehicles include their Genesis White exterior colors and blue-tinted windows as well as their 18-inch alloy wheels finished in slate blue metallic. Like the vehicles, the production and concept accessories for both models were developed in the brand's design studios.

Earlier today, it was announced that Futurliner #3 will be crossing the block Saturday, August 5 at 2:00 pm Mountain Time as part of Motorsports Auction Group's Hot August Nights collector car auction taking place August 4-6 in Reno, Nevada.

The ad takes place in the open ocean, a forest, the African savannah, and the arctic. In the middle of it all is comedian Melissa McCarthy who is only trying to help. Unfortunately, her assistance is thwarted by a breaching whale, an overzealous lumberjack, a charging rhinoceros, and a disintegrating ice shelf.

Four Honda vehicles, the Civic, Accord, CR-V and Odyssey, are all going to finish as the top retail-selling vehicles in their respective segments in 2016.

Auto manufacturers spend thousands of hours testing pre-production vehicles before the final product reaches the hands of customers. But it's often one thing to wring out any issues on test mules and yet another when the miles start to pile up on those vehicles that were assembled at a rate of one every minute or so - which happens to be the case of the current Toyota Tundra.