Monthly Archives: July 2012
Mitsubishi To Export 2013 Outlander Sports From Illinois
Finally, here's some good news for the beleaguered three diamond company. Mitsubishi announced that it has commenced production of the 2013 Outlander Sport at the Normal, Ill....
Review: 2012 Buick Regal GS Automatic
Is there a place in the world for a young person's Buick? I mean, a Buick, with a heavily boosted turbo four, adaptive suspension, 20 inch wheels with PZero summer tires, sport...
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen To Close French Auto Plant
For the past decade or two, folks in North America - particularly in the US and Canada - have watched all automobile manufacturing plant after plant being shuttered, particularly...
Falling Lithium Ion Prices Could Spur EV Adoption
Remember when plasma TVs were $10,000? Well, now they're less than $400 - and that's for a Panasonic 42" model at Wal-Mart, not even a Chinese knockoff unknown brand. Well, if...
Right-to-Repair Initiative on the Ballot in Massachusetts
Decades ago, there were millions of "shade tree" mechanics who could tweak, maintain, upgrade, and repair nearly every part of their car, the same way they could work on a small...
Review: 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ
Sometimes, spending some extra time with a car makes you develop a sense of fondness for it. Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder. Sometimes, completely the opposite...
IIHS Reports Mixed Results For Collision-Avoidance Technology
There was a time during some of our readers' lifetimes when vehicle safety meant a padded dashboard (on a car with only drum brakes). But hey, you survived, and so did I. When...