Lawmaker prefers help for auto buyers, not companies
A veteran Republican lawmaker says it would be better for the federal government to give $5,000 to every new-vehicle buyer than to pour more taxpayer money into struggling companies.
Read moreA veteran Republican lawmaker says it would be better for the federal government to give $5,000 to every new-vehicle buyer than to pour more taxpayer money into struggling companies.
Read moreIt was a bit tamer this year at the Detroit auto show, but there was still plenty of alluring sheetmetal for enthusiasts to get fired up about. And in the minds of AutoWeek editors, an Audi, two Fords and a Cadillac rose to the top.
Read moreJaguar Cars Ltd., which stopped reporting sales figures after being purchased by India’s Tata Motors in June, said global sales rose 8 percent last year while U.S. volume fell.
Read moreLamborghini sales in the United States fell in 2008, but the brand still had a record year worldwide, said president Stephan Winkelmann.
Read moreTennessee U.S. Senator Robert Corker came to the Detroit auto show today and said Chrysler LLC needs to find a merger partner and General Motors is carrying too much debt.
Read moreDodge is evoking the spirit of the original 1970 Challenger with a special edition car it will introduce later this month.
Read moreDodge is evoking the spirit of the original 1970 Challenger with a special edition car it will introduce later this month.
Read moreTesla founder and chairman Elon Musk took the occasion of his companys first Detroit show appearance to announce that Tesla will provide components for the Smart Electric.
Read moreThe RX is the best-selling Lexus, and one in five sold is the hybrid version. It’s no surprise, then, that with the new third-generation RX – the second to have a hybrid powertrain – Lexus is treading very carefully.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Lexus RX450h – Fuel Efficient Cars, Hybrids and Reviews – Automobile Magazine
Say what you will of the knife-edge styling that plagued Pontiacs of the late 1990s, but I really liked the styling of the first-generation Vibe – it was sharp, it was (surprisingly) clean, and the result was a five-door hatch that had some sport to it. I can’t say the same for the new car. Designers seemed to keep some of the sharp lines of the original, but they inexplicably added rotund forms for no real reason. It’s not the Aztek, mind you, but it’s not the sharp, sporty little thing I once admired.
Photo Gallery: 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT – Pontiac Hatchback Review – Automobile Magazine
The Engineering Society of Detroit is teaming up with General Motors and Michigan Technological University to provide free “green” training to up to 60 displaced engineers.
Read moreNo shoes were flung when the 2010 Toyota Prius debuted at the recent Detroit auto show. Considering the grim mood in the Motor City – with domestic automakers on death watch and frozen credit paralyzing sales – and the fact that a gallon of gas costs little more than a can of beer, that’s remarkable. Detroit was hardly the opportune place for a fuel-scrimping, technically advanced Asian import to bow. Then again, consider the Latin meaning of the word Prius: to go before. Defying skeptics is this car’s cause. The Prius’s mission has always been venturing ahead of the gas-saving, earth-hugging curve.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Toyota Prius – Fuel Efficient Cars, Hybrids and Reviews – Automobile Magazine
California hybrid automaker Tesla Motors is working with Daimler AG to create an electric version of the Smart car, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today at the Detroit auto show.
Read moreThe first export shipment of Maruti Suzuki’s new A-star (aka Alto) is on its way to Europe.
Read moreA joint venture between U.S. supplier Johnson Controls Inc. and French battery maker Saft SA intends to produce as many as 20,000 lithium ion battery systems over the next five years for Azure Dynamics Inc.
Read moreTesla Motors has begun taking orders today for the Roadster Sport, a higher-performance sports car based on the pioneering, all-electric original Roadster.
Read moreAs people again braved the snow and recession to reach the Detroit motor show on Tuesday, news from the other side of the world suggested October’s Tokyo show might be cancelled.
Read moreLamborghini sales in the United States fell in 2008, but the brand still had a record year worldwide, said president Stephan Winkelmann. “We balanced sales in the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia with the drop in the United States,” he said.
Read moreAccording to Mexico’s auto industry trade association, Mexico’s vehicle production increased by 4% in 2008 to 2.1m units.
Read moreA newly iimposed duty on imported cars has sparked protests from Russian motorists and attracted criticism from the EU.
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