Ford’s U.S. light vehicle sales tumbled 31 percent in November and sales at General Motors, the largest U.S. automaker, dropped 41 percent Toyota’s plunged 34 percent and Honda’s dropped 32 percent, dashing hopes that the industrywide drop in ...
2 Dec 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Chrysler says CEO Robert Nardelli will join his Detroit counterparts in driving to Washington, D.C. , this week to seek federal loans. The company says in a statement that Nardelli will drive a fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle ...
2 Dec 2008
The chairman and CEO of Fortune 500 chemical giant DuPont called on Metro Detroit companies to band together and bail out Michigan by creating a "car of the future" within the next two years. Chad Holliday, chairman and CEO of Fortune 500 chemical ...
2 Dec 2008
THE colour of your car could help you avoid a crash - especially when visibility is poor, according to a new study by NRMA Insurance. Light or brightly coloured cars are about 10 per cent less likely to be involved in crashes at dusk, dawn and other ...
2 Dec 2008
TULSA, Okla. - A man who saw his pickup truck being stolen jumped into the bed of the moving vehicle, kicked out the back window and crawled into the cab to stop the thief. Police said the woman who stole the truck then jumped out and hopped into her ...
2 Dec 2008
Ford Motor Co. will tell Congress that it plans to return to a pretax profit or break even in 2011 when the Detroit Three automakers' CEOs appear before lawmakers this week to request $25 billion in government loans. Ford CEO Alan Mulally said he'll ...
2 Dec 2008
DETROIT -- The chairman and CEO of chemical giant DuPont called on top United States companies to band together to create a "car of the future" within the next two years.
2 Dec 2008
In Silicon Valley, there are now enough fully electric cars to spark a new business: car-charging stations. One company is joining with the city of San Jose to offer car-charging outlets on streetlight poles, in parking lots and even on parking meters.
2 Dec 2008
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office will not file charges against two teens who were inside a stolen car when it was involved in a head-on collision Saturday night on Interstate 70. The two teens, ages 17 and 18, were among four people seriously hurt when two carjacking suspects fleeing police in another stolen car slammed into their car.
2 Dec 2008
A 23-year-old man is being held over a car crash which killed one man and left two others seriously injured.
2 Dec 2008
Negotiators from European Union governments and the European Parliament tentatively have agreed on new standards for cutting global-warming gases. The new rules would apply to only new-car fleets in six years. The EU Commission had wanted a three-year deadline. The deal still needs approval by the European Parliament and all 27 EU nations before becoming law.
2 Dec 2008
The used car dealer and financer saw a 12% rise in profit as more consumers turn to used cars.
2 Dec 2008
The credit tightening trend among other used auto lenders makes Car-Mart a great alternative for even more folks who need a quality vehicle and readily accessible financing." Tags: Americas Car-Mart, AmericasCar-mart, CRMT, inthenews, ...
2 Dec 2008
Thanks to a Danish Engineer, you can turn pretty much any car into a hybrid. The addition is made in the form of a bolt on motor. As you can see in the picture, there is a motor that attaches to the rear wheels adding an additional 7 ...
2 Dec 2008
The ScanGauge II is just like an energy-monitoring device for cars, which can be mounted on the dashboard of most car models. The device shows how efficiently you’re driving, in a way helping you to improve your car’s mileage with good ...
2 Dec 2008
Car makers go to great strides to offer the latest in useful gadgetry and customization options in their cars. For whatever reason, some people out there feel like those manufacturers just didn’t take it far enough.
2 Dec 2008
A local car dealer is formally protesting the city of Indianapolis' decision to purchase 85 hybrid vehicles from a Japanese automaker. In an e-mail sent.
2 Dec 2008
Ben Smith's Politico.com blog on the 2008 presidential race, with a focus on the Democratic candidates. Includes political new coverage of primary and election races, and in-depth blog posts and stories on Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, ...
1 Dec 2008