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Ethanol has often been in the news for the past year or two as a much-hyped alternative to gasoline for fueling our motor vehicle fleet. Ethanol's supporters point out that E85...

By Chris Haak09.25.2007GM announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shanghai General Motors, one of its joint venture partners, to sell at least $800 million worth of...

By Chris Haak09.20.2007A breathless, critical report has been issued by CNW Marketing research stating that Toyota dealers are still claiming that the Prius can achieve 60 miles...

By Chris Haak09.20.2007Michael Karesh, an occasional contributor to this site and owner of TrueDelta, an automotive research firm, conducted a survey of his reliability survey...

I've previously complained about Chinese companies making knockoffs of western-designed vehicles and basically stealing intellectual property. Now, it's Toyota's turn! The...

Nardelli and Chrysler catch a big fish.By Chris Haak09.06.2007In an absolutely stunning development, longtime Toyota executive Jim Press, who had been with the company for 37...

Nice name - but is it true?By Chris Haak09.05.2007An early 1990s Corvette ZR-1The future "super Corvette," often referred to as the Blue Devil, Corvette SS, or Z07, has been named...

By Chris Haak08.27.2007Dodge's new midsize crossover, named Journey, was revealed this past weekend. Although the Journey shares its platform with the Sebring and Avenger, it has...

By Chris Haak08.22.2007Yes, I know that nearly everyone who has gone to college in the past half century has shared their car (or borrowed a friend's car) from time to time. I had...

The new midsize sedan benchmark has been set.By Chris Haak08.21.2007Although the 2008 Accord may well be the most-leaked vehicle in recent automotive history (its interior and...