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One might think that a classic hot rod made in 1934 and a classic Chevrolet made in 1955 could never go green. However, Ford and General Motors shows that you can teach an old car new tricks. Ford took a classic 1934 three window coupe and exchanged its engine for ...    Read more

Voters may not appreciate General Motors taking taxpayer money from the federal government in order to avoid collapse, but GM’s CEO and board chairman Ed Whitacre said that the company may be able to pay back the loan sooner than once believed.Whitacre recently talked to reporters via an Internet chat. ...    Read more

The new Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe with Start/Stop has been awarded TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk's Green Car of the Year 2009. The Volvo C30 DRIVe stormed ahead in the online poll beating rivals such as the Toyota Prius and BMW 316d to receive the accolade.Emitting only 99g/km of CO2, the new Volvo C30 ...    Read more

Los Angeles, Dec., 2009 – The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was named Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year by Earth, Wind & Power™ (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The award is designed to recognize vehicles driven by a power source that helps to reduce global warming, ...    Read more

Hollywood would have you believe driving can be relaxing experience: the open road, freedom, the American dream of sorts. What they fail to tell you is how it can also be the thing driving force behind you yelling obscenities, flip off complete strangers, or have anger related health problems.There are ...    Read more

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December, 2009… BMW’s groundbreaking 3.0-liter Advanced Diesel engine has again been named one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines. For the 2010 model year and the second year in a row, BMW’s sequential twin-turbo inline-6 diesel engine was elected to the 10 Best Engines list by the ...    Read more

We have been hearing a lot of talk about mergers or partnerships in the global auto industry. Many times that talk has led to actual marriages. Witness Daimler and Chrysler, Fiat and Chrysler, Renault and Nissan. At least one of the three mentioned here turned into a disaster that both ...    Read more

Los Angeles, Dec., 2009 – The hot-selling 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor just got hotter as it has been awarded 4x4 of the Year by Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine. This is the third award for the off-road performance truck, which went on sale in August.Since its initial world debut ...    Read more

Los Angeles, Dec., 2009 – The 2010 Ford Taurus was named International Car of the Year (ICOTY) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The ICOTY award honors new-year model vehicles that foster an emotional connection with consumers. The all-new Ford Taurus was voted the winner of the 14th annual award ...    Read more

If the J.D. Powers and Associates’ 2009 sales Satisfaction Index Study is true, then car dealerships better treat potential customers well. The study found that more than one in five shoppers who leave a car dealership without purchasing a vehicle do so because they were treated poorly or the dealer’s ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 10, 2009 - The editors of Motor Trend today named the all-new 2010 Ram 2500/3500 Heavy Duty pickups the magazine’s “2010 Truck of the Year.” “To have our all-new 2010 Ram Heavy Duty named Truck of the Year by the editors of Motor Trend really defines ...    Read more

Munich . As the first premium vehicle in its segment, the BMW X1 makes a striking impression with its unique driving pleasure, versatility and efficiency. Now the compact BMW X model moves into the lead in the area of safety, too.On the current Euro NCAP crash test the BMW X1achieved ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec, 2009 - Buy Jeep®, and get value. Including resale value. The iconic Jeep brand ranks as the top domestic brand in Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com® 2010 Residual Value Study.According to the annual resale value analysis, new 2010 Jeep brand vehicles will maintain 35.7 percent of their ...    Read more

The Volvo XC60 was named 2010 International Truck of the Year by the International Car of the Year (ICOTY) jury on December 2. The award was given to Doug Speck, President and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC at the Volvo display at the 2009 Los Angeles ...    Read more

TORRANCE, Calif. - 12/2009 Acura announced that for the second consecutive year it received the Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) 2010 Residual Value Award for Best Luxury Brand. According to ALG, Acura's line of luxury performance vehicles is expected to retain the highest percentage of their original price after a three-year ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec, 2009 - Ralph Gilles, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dodge Car Brand and Senior Vice President – Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC, submitted the following letter to the editor to CNNMoney.com in response to an article published Dec. 8, 2009:“We at Dodge are thrilled the Dodge ...    Read more

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced that it has received three Residual Value Awards from ALG. ALG's 11(th) annual Residual Value Awards, for the 2010 model year, honor the vehicles in each industry segment that ALG predicts will retain the highest percentage of their original ...    Read more

Let’s face it! Not many car companies are doing well right now. That includes Honda and especially Chrysler. Thus, reports are coming in that the former is about to pass Chrysler to become the fourth best selling auto maker in the U.S. Many pundits are saying that Chrysler ...    Read more

Sorry about the lag between posts. Sporty was the first thought when stepped into the RDX. Like most within the sports vehicle segment, shades of black and silver colored the dash, steering wheel, and center stack. Brush aluminum insert split the top of the dash especially on the passenger ...    Read more

DETROIT, Mich. – GM’s Ecotec 2.4L I-4 has been awarded Ward’s Auto World magazine’s 2010 “10 Best Engines” for North America. The direct injected engine with variable valve timing helps deliver segment-best highway fuel economy in GM’s popular new crossovers, the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. The engine also ...    Read more

Let’s face it! A great marketing campaign can be the difference between an extremely successful introduction of a new product and a dismal introduction resulting in little if any sales.Ford knows that and that’s why it has done a tremendous job marketing the debut of the new 2011 Ford Fiesta. ...    Read more

Earlier we posted about Chrysler agreeing to arbitration with the federal government over some of its dealership closures. Below is a statement from the automaker on the issue. ...    Read more

Toyota is trying to shake a major controversy concerning an acceleration problem for many of its models. It recently recalled about 4 million vehicles to replace their gas pedals. That is a headache in itself. But Toyota is also suffering due to the strength of the Japanese yen. The ...    Read more

Everyone is looking at what happens to Opel. The German division of General Motors is under restructuring after GM decided not to sell it to Magna International and Sberbank of Russia. During the talks between GM and Magna concerning a sale, the German government provided a bridge loan to Opel ...    Read more

Many analysts and pundits have challenged renewable fuels as not being as environmentally friendly as believed. They say that the production of ethanol, for example, actually causes more greenhouse gas pollution and that research has not been done concerning its emissions when burned as fuel in a car. Well, all ...    Read more