Automotive News

Not content to merely keep the Mustang architecture to its own model line (witness the recent news surrounding the Lincoln MKR concept car, also built on a stretched ’Stang body), Ford has introduced the Ford Interceptor at this month’s North American Internataional Auto Show in Detroit. Although at ...    Read more

Hyundai and its subsidiary, Kia Motors Corp., suffered a setback in their bid to reinvent themselves as manufactures of high quality, inexpensive, and safe vehicles.Back in 2005, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas sided with consumers who had launched a class action lawsuit against Kia, charging flaws in the brake ...    Read more

Converting a diesel car to run on vegetable oil is a plus for the environment in many ways, but the conversion costs can take a bite out of your pocketbook.Roughly 5000 North Americans have converted their diesel-powered cars and trucks to run on vegetable oil instead of conventional (petroleum-based) diesel ...    Read more

According to the Bridgeton News, the South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance (SJTSA), a traffic safety group based in the state of New Jersey, has issued a warning to parents and caregivers to reconsider the use of fleece covers on baby car seats.The SJTSA states that the covers, which are used ...    Read more

Not content with just 510 bhp? Of course not—Viper owners crave more. You’d think Dodge Viper owners would already be strutting pretty with over 500 horses at their disposal every time they mash down on the accelerator pedal. But nooooo, it seems, because the engineering wizards at Daimler Chrysler ...    Read more

Is the GMC Acadia a luxury vehicle of the likes of an Acura MDX or a Lexus? Some say yes. Media reviews of the vehicle have been, surprisingly, kind. The Acadia, the first crossover ever sold by the GMC truck brand, is powered by a 3.6 liter V-6 engine that ...    Read more

Is the jury still out on the Lexus brand in Japan? As the nameplate reaches its half way point of its second year in the Japanese market, it appears the answer to that question is yes. Sales were below the target by 25 percent which even Lexus says that its ...    Read more

The money purses and wallets were opened wide by the world's automakers as they go on to spend big at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The hope is that vehicle buyers will be following their lead. Mercedes-Benz, for example, has enhanced its booth with an ice ...    Read more

The debate is on. Some in the car industry believe that minivans are facing the Grim Reaper that compacted the station wagon years ago. Others, more optimistic, argue that the minivan needs simply to go through an image makeover like said station wagons did when the Dodge Magnum first debuted ...    Read more

Should car dealerships fear the IRS? According to Ward's Dealer Business, the answer is yes. Well, at least be more apprehensive. According to motor vehicle technical advisor for the IRS, Terri S. Harris, new car dealerships will go through more audits. The reason is many domestic dealerships have confronted tighter ...    Read more