Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Ford Mustang GT
It's a new day and we all know what that means! Yet another post about the Mustang. Most of us here at Autoblog are unabashed Mustang fans. So when the call comes from Dearborn to…
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Chrysler officially done building engines with Hyundai, Mitsubishi
In a terse statement issued last night, Chrysler made official what had been expected for at least a couple of weeks: The Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance is no more. Chrysler Group LLC has bought out its former partners Hyundai and Mitsubishi,…
Officially Official: Renault-Nissan and Daimler announce alliance
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Daimler AG chairman Dieter Zetsche sign the agreement
At a news conference in Brussels, Belgium this morning, Daimler AG and the Renault- Nissan alliance officially announced that the three automakers would…
Editorial: Henderson's fuel cell 10X cost comments are out of context
The other day we reported on an interview with General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson published in the Washington Post. While most of the discussion focused on the bailout and bankruptcy, from the perspective of this site, the main items of interest were…
Denise McCluggage: Ford's “Mark Fields is a wuss” on diesels
Denise McCluggage has been writing about the auto industry for a long time. She's known most of the people in the business over the last several decades and she has earned a lot of respect for her opinions. In her latest column in AutoWeek,…
Alfa Romeo's new mini is anything but a “Me Too” small car
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If there is one thing most Italian cars have, it's style. The latest small car from Alfa Romeo is no exception. Thankfully, it appears that as more of us start to make the migration to smaller cars in the next…
Maker Faire Detroit 2010: Power Racing Series, as grassroots as it gets [w/Video]
Power Racing Series – Click above for high-res image gallery
One of the highlights of this weekend's Detroit Maker Faire was the Michigan premiere of a new grassroots racing event: the Power Racing Series. The brainchild of Jim Burke, the Power…
U.S. taxpayer-funded battery technology licensed to Japanese company for Canadian production
My friend Lou Ann Hammond sat down with Don Hillebrand of the Argonne National Lab following last week's unveiling of the Chevy Volt. Argonne has developed some very promising lithium ion battery chemistry. The work done at Argonne is funded in large…
2011 Chevrolet Volt to be priced at $41,000, $350/month lease for 36 months
Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
General Motors' recently hired vice-president for sales and marketing Joel Ewanick took the stage at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, CA today and finally revealed that the 2011…
New Chinese-market Hyundai Sonata revealed
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Apparently the looks of the Hyundai Sonata were deemed not bold enough for the Chinese market, so Beijing Hyundai has made some adaptations for the local market. What is being called the…