I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love station wagons. A while back, I test-drove a Volkswagen Passat and a Cadillac CTS wagon. As I cruised around in these cars, I felt so smart, so much wiser than everyone. Here I was driving around in a car with as much cargo room as most other SUVs and CUVs all the while consuming much less fuel (OK, not exactly true with the Caddy) but you get the point.
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General Motors will invest more than $494 million and create nearly 550 jobs in three U.S. plants to produce the next generation fuel efficient Ecotec engine.
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Escape was the first domestic SUV or crossover nameplate to offer a hybrid model. And this is a "full" hybrid; it can run solely on electric power (if you're gentle on the throttle and don't exceed 48 km/h).
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To bring premium - or better yet - a true Audi to this class was an exciting challenge for us in Development. We did, of course, make clever use of the very good potential offered by the Group's modular system - that is one of the strengths of our Group.
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Here's a nice, fun and informative video that shows the fans how the Lotus T127-Cosworth Formula 1 car was designed and built in just a few months.
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Escape was the first domestic SUV or crossover nameplate to offer a hybrid model. And this is a "full" hybrid; it can run solely on electric power (if you're gentle on the throttle and don't exceed 48 km/h).
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U.S. highway safety officials will begin a formal investigation into electric power steering complaints in the Toyota Corolla, a person familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.
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Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned 2011 Super Duty pickup will carry a base sticker price higher than its predecessor but will include upgraded content, such as a new six-speed transmission.
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Visteon Corp. should not be allowed to pay up to $5.9 million to 12 corporate insiders as part of its incentive program, the U.S. Trustee said in court documents.
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Colleen McDonald, former owner of three suburban Detroit dealerships shuttered by the bankruptcy reorganizations of Chrysler Group and General Motors Co., announced today she is a candidate for the Michigan state Senate.
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The House Energy Committee moved forward its Feb. 25 hearing on Toyota Motor Corp.'s safety problems to Tuesday, Feb. 23, because of a scheduling conflict. The White House has scheduled a Feb.
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Three employees of Tesla Motors were killed in a small airplane crash in northern California on Wednesday, the electric-car maker's chief executive said.
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Three employees of electric car maker Tesla died Wednesday when the small plane they were in crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Three employees of Tesla Motors were killed in a small airplane crash in northern California today, the electric car maker's chief executive said.
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Three employees of Tesla Motors were killed in a small airplane crash in northern California today, the electric car maker said.
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In today's News Brake: Bentley drops the top on a high-performance convertible, Toyota outlines a plan to tackle quality issues, and Mercedes-Benz feels the need for a Cigarette . . . But Wait, There's More!
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TRW Automotive Holdings on Wednesday said it had secured its first production contract with an unnamed "major Asian auto manufacturer" for an integrated remote keyless entry (RKE) and direct tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) receiver.
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Scrappage deals continued to tempt western European car buyers to showrooms in January - continuing the positive trend from December and pushing the market 14.9% higher than a troubled January 2009, UK analysts Jato Dynamics said.
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The new president of General Motors Asia Pacific (Japan) on Wednesday said he saw the recent spate of massive recalls plaguing Toyota as a cue for his company to do better.
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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) will deliver its first order of 25 hybrid Canter Eco light trucks to Australia by the end of March.
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