Study: Detroit gains some ground in auto quality (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News). There's a message for Detroit's automakers in the new J.D. Power and Associates rankings.

Car companies use Twitter to connect (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). Car companies are increasingly using Twitter to inform and engage potential and existing customers. Volvo recently used Twitter as part of a coordinated media strategy to launch its XC60 crossover, and Land Rover tweeted about its line at this year's New York International Auto Show.

28 -Year- Old In Serious Condition After Car Crashes Into Tree (WCTV Tallahassee). Florida Highway Patrol say the driver of a vehicle involved in a serious car accident was transported to a hospital for serious injuries.

Car Talk | To be plugged in for service, pick hybrid over early electric model (The Columbus Dispatch). Dear Tom and Ray: I'm tired of waiting for the American auto industry to come up with an affordable all-electric car, so I'm looking seriously into buying a Chinese-made Flybo.

Demanding Consumers Push Logistics Improvements in Tough Russian Car Market (ITNews). MOSCOW, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - http://www.automotivelogisticsrussia.com The market may be reeling from its first major decline in vehicle sales for nine years, made worse by government taxes and anti-corruption measures, but logistics executives are still looking to improve their service to consumers, the Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow heard last week.