Automotive News

Lincoln takes a bit from Ford with its Lincoln MKR luxury four-door coupe concept which will display at the Detroit Auto Show this month. Many within Ford say that this is the shape of things to come for Lincoln. One feature from this concept that ...    Read more

According to the NPD Group, year-to-date sales of single CD players through September 2006 have dropped 16.4 percent in dollars and 15.3 percent in unit sales to consumers compared with the same period in 2005. Thus, major car audio suppliers Alpine, Panasonic, and Kenwood will be cutting back on the ...    Read more

Young Iranian designer Amin Dahreh-Sobb must be feeling very special. A concept car that he designed will be part of Peugeot's top 30 models of future automobiles. Car companies normally hold design contests every year to find new talented designers to come up with innovative ideas. Peugeot plans to ...    Read more

Watch it! Consumer Report recently tested the upcoming smart car and found it short (besides its size) on IQ points. First, the good news. Probably because of its small size, the Smart for Two has been found to have an EPA rating of 43 miles per gallon. If ...    Read more

It may sound far fetched, but the European Union (EU) is actually considering the introduction of airbags for pedestrians in the event the vehicle makes contact. The reason is that, according to traffic experts, more than 80 percent of the pedestrians who lose their lives in traffic accidents every year ...    Read more

What are some of your new year resolutions? We plan to:

• Report on more car shows.
• More car reviews.
• Editiorials.
• And write even more posts!

From Nissan’s possibly stolen customer databases to Toyota’s FT-HS concept to a review of the new Pontiac G5, here’s a sample of this (short) week’s news: ...    Read more

Hyundai Motor Co. announced it will be supplying hybrid vehicles to the South Korean government under the hybrid car supply plan which goes into effect in '07. The hybrid car supply plan has three stages. The first, which is near completion,calls for government officials to drive hybrids on a trial ...    Read more

Consumer Reports rated the BMW X3 best over all in tests against the Acura RXD and Mazda CX7 for its January, 2007 issue, unusual for a German entry in the popular magazine.Criteria in the ratings concentrates on a comfortable ride; well appointed interior; and quickness, agility, and responsiveness on the ...    Read more

Be prepared when you see the new Pontiac G5 for the first time. Or actually not as you experience a sense of deja vu. Why? Pontiac's entry level sedan looks like the Chevrolet Cobalt. It simply is a continuation of the GM concept of "Badge Engineering" but what others may ...    Read more