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35 mpg CAFE Claims Its First Victim
By Chris Haak01.04.2008GM announced that it has canceled its program to create a next-generation DOHC V8 engine family for its luxury cars. The engines, known as the "Ultra V8s,"...
Chrysler Undertakes Urgent Vehicle Improvement Steps
They figured out what the rest of us already knew.By Chris Haak12.26.2007There has been a lot of ink spilled over the past week about how things may be worse at Chrysler than...
GM Unveils 2009 Corvette ZR1
The King of the Hill Returns! One of the worst-kept secrets in the auto industry for the past year or two was that GM was working on a super Corvette with 600 plus horsepower,...
Ford Employee Morale Hits a High Point
By Chris Haak11.15.2007Although Ford still isn't out of the woods as far as its chances of remaining a viable concern and staving off bankruptcy - with an uncertain future product...
Ford Decides to Hold Onto Volvo
As part of Ford's continuing review of its brand portfolio (coupled with a relatively urgent need for cash to fund its turnaround efforts), the company had considered selling...
Ford and UAW Agree on Tentative Contract
By Chris Haak11.03.2007Early this morning, Ford and the UAW announced that they had come to a tentative agreement on a new four year collective bargaining agreement. Of course,...
Honda Accord Diesel and New Hybrid Coming for 2009 Model Year
At the Tokyo Auto Show, Honda confirmed that the 2009 US Accord will have an optional 2.2 liter diesel engine. Boost levels, and therefore output, have not yet been finalized, but...
Toyota’s Third Quarter Sales Trail GM’s
Toyota Motor Corp. announced today that it had sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the third quarter (from July to September), as GM sold 2.38 million during the same period....
Nissan GT-R Photos and Specs Released
By Chris Haak10.17.2007Another embargo bit the dust yesterday, when images of the December 2007 Motor Trend cover were leaked online containing the first undisguised photo of the...
OnStar Announces Stolen Vehicle Cutoff Device
By Chris Haak10.09.2007In a move that can be construed as either very comforting or very disturbing, depending on one's perspective, GM and OnStar announced today that they will...