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October Sales Results Are 2010’s Best to Date
By Chris Haak The auto industry's gradual recovery from the doldrums of 2008 and 2009 - when sales volumes fell nearly 50 percent off of their peak levels - continued in October...
Who Killed the Electric Car? Economics.
Chris Haak In spite of the relentless hype that the electrification of the automobile has generated over the past few years, culminating in the nearly-simultaneous launches of...
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol-Gasoline Blend
By Chris Haak The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has approved the use of E15 (a blend of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol) for...
2011 Chrysler 200, AKA Sebring, Breaks Cover
Few new cars have been as unloved by retail consumers as has Chrysler's Sebring. Showcasing the very worst of what Daimler felt Chrysler stood for: tacky hood strakes,...
smart USA Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Nissan to Develop Larger Car
By Chris Haak Hot off this morning's newswire is news that smart USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan for the collaboration of a new B-segment (subcompact)...
2011 F-150’s EcoBoost V6 Power Ratings Released
By Chris Haak We just got word from Ford PR that the power ratings for the 2011 Ford F-150 pickup's new optional 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 have been published. Actually, the power...
GM Shows New Vauxhall and Chevrolet Models Ahead of Paris Debuts
GM's main brand in Europe, Opel, has really been struggling for the past few years. In spite of critical acclaim for many of its new models, including the awarding of the...
2011 Dodge Durango Revealed
By Chris Haak We've previously seen line drawings from the patent application for the upcoming Dodge Durango's design, and we've seen a few spy photos of Dodge's resurrected SUV...
60-Mile Traffic Jam in China Shows Downside of Mobility
How was your drive into work today? If you're a typical American commuter, you may have spent a little time in traffic, and you might spend a little more time in traffic on your...
Peugeot to Display World’s First Production Diesel-Electric Hybrid
By Chris Haak Today in 2010, the environmentally-conscious crowd has split into two distinct sets of car-buying preferences. In one camp, the hybrid guys point to their...