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Ford Pledges to Reduce CO2 Emissions By 30% Between Now and 2020
By Chris Haak04.10.2008Today, Ford Motor Company pledged that it will reduce CO2 (greenhouse gas) emissions by 30% between now and 2020. Shareholder environmental activists who...
The US is Suddenly a Low-Cost Manufacturing Country
By Chris Haak04.09.2008Thanks to two relatively recent developments – the falling value of the US dollar relative to other currencies and the significantly lower cost structure...
Ford-Commissioned Study Shows Quality on Par with Honda and Toyota
By Chris Haak04.08.2008According to a release from Ford, the first quarter 2008 U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS) study conducted on its behalf by RDA Group of Bloomfield...
Consumers Responding Well to Isuzu’s Going Out of Business Sale
It's extremely unlikely that Isuzu's management is reconsidering its decision to withdraw from the US market in early 2009, but a funny thing happened on the way to shutting down...
Smart ForTwo Passes NHTSA Crash Test With Stars and an Asterisk
By Chris Haak04.04.2008The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) just completed its first crash tests of the diminuitive Smart ForTwo minicar. The good news for...
Bob Lutz Says a Realistic Price for the Chevy Volt is $48,000
By Chris Haak04.03.2008Well, so much for the $30,000 price point bandied about when the Volt made its debut in Detroit in January 2007.GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told MSNBC in a...
OnStar Announces Additional Navigation Features
By Chris Haak04.03.2008Yesterday, GM announced that it was adding some enhancements to the navigation capabilities of the OnStar system, both for vehicles equipped with the more...
Scion Lineup Will Expand – But How Much?
By Chris Haak03.27.2008Although Scion's lineup still has only three models (the xB, xD, and tC), sales have been down fairly significantly in recent months (2007 sales were down...
DOJ Approves XM-Sirius Merger
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. The two companies announced their intention to merge in...
Kia KOUP Concept Hints at Future Production Car
Thursday at the New York Auto Show, Kia showed its KOUP (pronounced as if it’s spelled ‘coupe,’ of course) concept and strongly hinted that the car would soon see...