Way back in the early days of mainstream hybrid adoption (about 2004 or 2005), there was some concern among green types that even though the Prius was starting to take off in popularity, competing companies would adopt hybrid engines not as a way of boosting fuel efficiency, but to make for a more powerful driving [...]

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The Congressional Budget Office estimates the “cash for clunkers” legislation that passed the House this week could generate sales of 625,000 new vehicles. There are more optimistic estimates of a million sales.
Really? With national unemployment at 9.4%? Until that goes down, and with it the level of workplace insecurity, I suspect most folks will be [...]

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Stolen recovered salvage yards put up for sale all sorts of cars, trucks and motorcycles. Some are more damaged than others, and some of the vehicles only require minor repairs. Online, one has the opportunity to look at all the cars offered at the auction, estimating how damaged they truly are and what repairs they [...]

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During last year’s Michigan presidential primary, John McCain made the mistake of saying that the hundreds of thousands of lost auto jobs weren’t coming back. Mitt Romney then blathered something about the triumph of the American spirit and promptly pulled off a 9-point win.
A little more than a year later, with Chrysler and GM in [...]

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A city steeped in uncertainty surrounding the bankruptcy of General Motors has something else to worry about: loss of the North American International Auto Show.
Detroit has been the premier international show for vehicle debuts, but if the debate over the ownership and renovation of Cobo Center, where the show is held, is not [...]

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