Motor vehicle accidents are the main cause of death for teenagers ranging from ages 15 to 21 in the United States. But someone has stepped up to reduce these types of cases and save lives through his ground-breaking driver's education program! Jeff Payne, a Las Vegas native, educates youth how to prevent vehicle collisions and drive carefully. The program is called "Driver's Edge," which effectively kept thousands of young adults unharmed on the streets. Today, Jeff Payne has been recognized as one of the country's top 40 heroes and is a great contender to win "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards

"My goal for Driver's Edge is to continue expanding and teaching teenagers' life-saving driving techniques, but Edge is not about individual achievement. Edge is a team effort; our success simply wouldn't be possible without the help of our dedicated professional instructors, our partners and sponsors, and the willingness of young adults and parents nationwide to take a stand against the number one killer of America's youth. A Volvo for life Award would give the program an incredible boost and opportunity to reach our goal," says Jeff Payne.

Edmunds.com, the high-speed adrenaline-boosting online auto magazine, has announced the top honors for the Inside Line Sport Sedan Comparison Test. The said recognition was given to the 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport! The competition was quite a close fight!

Here are the five evaluated sports sedans tested by www.edmunds.com:

• 2007 BMW 335i (MSRP $46,650 and Edmunds.com True Market Value® (TMV®) of $44,290), equipped with a six-cylinder, 300-horsepower engine and six-speed automatic transmission;
• 2008 Cadillac CTS(MSRP $44,715 and TMV® of $44,159), equipped with a six-cylinder, 304-horsepower engine and six-speed automatic transmission;
• 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport (estimate $36,800 and TMV® of $34,928), equipped with a six-cylinder, 306-horsepower engine and five-speed automatic transmission;
• 2008 Lexus IS350 (MSRP $47,815 and TMV® of $47,651), equipped with a six-cylinder, 306-horsepower engine and six-speed automatic transmission; and
• 2008 Mercedes-Benz C350 Sport (MSRP $41,935 and TMV® of $41,841), equipped with a six-cylinder, 268-horsepower engine and seven-speed automatic transmission.

"All five of these sedans are excellent cars and it's hard to find a reason not to buy any one of them," reports Edmunds' Inside Line Senior Road Test Editor Josh Jacquot. "The Infiniti G35 Sport's engaging driving character, high feature content and low cost were especially appealing."

Oh yeah, the very first American plant of Honda Motor Co. turned 25. The milestone has brought the automaker to a leadership position in the United States.

Aside from that, another milestone is yet to unfold later this month. The plant will also be celebrating the production of its nine-millionth vehicle.

Associates recently introduced the 8th-generation Honda Accord at the plant. The Accord was the first vehicle manufactured at the plant. And it remains the plant's core product. America is the most important market for the Accord by far, with sales of over 300,000 units through September, mostly built in the Marysville Auto Plant. Almost 80% of all Honda and Acura product lines sold in America are manufactured at 1 of Honda's 6 auto plants in North America.

At 25 years, the Marysville plant and its associates continue as a driving force for Honda and the auto industry. Honda brought its unique brand of teamwork and associate involvement to manufacturing when it established Honda of America Mfg., Inc. near Marysville to begin motorcycle manufacturing in 1979, The Auto Channelreported. Success of that startup quickly led that same year to the bold decision to build an auto plant as well. At the time, the company was still a relative newcomer to the automobile business and only a fraction the size of Japan's established automakers.

"People are always asking why Honda has been so successful," said Honda of America President Akio Hamada. "The answer is simple: our associates. Their involvement and teamwork to achieve the highest quality for our customers and improve our operations have continuously driven us forward to higher levels and greater achievements."

Honda's automotive experience in Ohio became the model for Honda globally, Hamada said, in terms of local production, developing a local supplier network and recognizing the importance of working closely with communities. "We have been building cars in Ohio since 1982," he added. "This has been possible because we have grown together with communities like Marysville."

The Accord was a much simpler product then, said Tim Hines, who was among the first associates at the auto plant. "While getting ready for mass production, we were producing maybe six cars per day, really focusing on assuring quality on every part of the vehicles," Hines said. "Those were perfect cars, because we were learning to build quality first, and then the product."

At present, the plant has the capacity to manufacture 440,000 vehicles annually on 2 lines. And the automaker has now added production of light trucks. In addition to the Accord sedan and coupe, they manufacture the Acura TL luxury sedan, and the Acura RDX SUV.

"The Marysville Auto Plant may be 25 years old on the outside, but it is a new plant on the inside," said Plant Manager Sam Harpest. "It has always been changing, and there isn't a more flexible plant in the industry with our level of quality and productivity."

"To the credit of our associates, this team carried out the most complicated model launch in our history," Harpest concluded. "No other plant in America has the flexibility and experienced workforce to build 6 different vehicles at the same time.”

Silver! This one of a kind shade topped the charts as the most popular color for this year's car models all around the planet! Along with the top choice, other colors are gaining popularity as well and they are starting to emerge as constant leaders on the charts. The study was conducted by the PPG Industries, the world's number one manufacturer of vehicle coatings. The results of the PPG's annual automotive color popularity data revealed that silver is losing some firepower while the shade of black is closely trailing the all-time favorite. Brighter hues such as blue, red and niche market colors seem to be in the position for a revival.

According to PPG, silver seized the top place as the most renowned car color at 31.5 percent (down from 33 percent in 2006) worldwide. On the other hand, black hopped to 18 percent (from 15.4 percent in 2006) to earn second place. Trailing black is white with (12.5 percent), blue (12.4 percent), red (8.8 percent), naturals (gold, orange and brown tones, 6.6 percent), other/niche market colors (5.9 percent) and green (3.8 percent).

"Silver is popular with consumers and automakers because it accentuates the styling of a vehicle and looks modern while also having a high resale value. We're looking at new interpretations to emerge in tinted silvers and charcoal shades. In addition, hue-shifting pigments can really make silvers look unique," says Jane E. Harrington, PPG manager, color styling, automotive coatings.

"Today's consumers are aware of trends and design, and they expect to see that reflected in the vehicles they buy." Harrington added.

Harrington added that automakers realize the right color "can get you noticed," and said that a survey PPG conducted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit showed more than 65 percent of consumers surveyed said they would select one vehicle over another if more color choices were available. "Consumers want choices, and that will lead to a more colorful automotive future."

"Our focus for this year's global color show explores effect pigments. To remain a leader in color design, our methods must be outside the normal mode of thinking. PPG continues to create unique ways of using effect pigments that result in innovative looks and add a new dimension to color and technology," says Jerry R. Koenigsmark, PPG manager of color design, North America automotive coatings.

The Web has done a lot of things for us. For auto buyers, it is one good tool to use. It is reported that 90 percent of new car buyers are making their research online first before actually visiting a dealership. Experts recommend this approach as this will save consumers a lot of time and effort.  Indeed, the old fashioned way of visiting dealership after dealership is gone.  But are consumers satisfied with the information that they can find on the Internet?  Apparently not.  That's according to a recent study conducted by Kelton Research commissioned by Autobytel Inc.

The survey found out that 72 percent of consumers using the Web to search for pertinent information that they can use when buying a car are experiencing the so-called "search engine fatigue".  This means that these people becomes impatient or frustrated to the point that they will leave their computer alone without having found the information that they want.  This is the fatigue experienced by person who fails to find right away what they are looking for.

Forty percent of the respondents said that finding "right and relevant" auto information on big search engines such as Google and Yahoo is downright overwhelming and a waste of time. Here's another interesting figure: nearly 25 percent of al the respondents said that they have even put off buying a new vehicle because they found the car-buying process to be overwhelming and frustrating.

Actually, this is not surprising as the amount of information related to the auto industry that one can find on the Web is stagerring.  Consider this:  there are a lot of major automakers out there, European, American, and Asian.  These automakers produce different nameplates and new models of a certain nameplate every year.  They also have luxury divisions like Japanese automakers.  Prices for these vehicles are already a staggering amount of information.  There are also prices for used cars.  Aside from prices, reviews also add to that amount of information available on the Web.  Safety ratings, gas mileage, and whatnot also add to it.

With all that information to be considered, it is not surprising that more and more consumers are finding it hard to find out the information that they really need. Thirty-six percent of the respondents even said that they have to visit different sites just to get the information that they need in order to decide on which car to buy.

This site to site visit has replaced the dealership to dealership visit today. This survey hopefully catches the attention of sitemakers so that they can design a better site which will make it easier for consumers to get the information that they want readily.