While General Motors is providing a fleet of seventy-five alternative fuel vehicles. including fuel cell Equinoxes, and flex-fuel and hybrid Tahoes to shuttle the special people to the Oscars red carpet, others are finding their own rides. Among them…

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In the months leading up to its 2009 bankruptcy filing, General Motors attempted to shut down about one third of its 6,049 dealers that were operating at the time. However, some…

With MINI Es finally being delivered to the 450 test drivers in New York and California, a problem has cropped up that will limit the ability of many of those people to actually use the car. When MINI USA was taking applications for leases on the new…

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Those who have had a hard look at their needs and still come to the conclusion that a full-size SUV would fit the bill officially have a new option. The Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango…

Ever since Ford's U.S. operations decided to forego the second-generation Focus in favor of a freshened version of the first generation model, Americans have been complaining that we can't get the best Focus. In fact, the essential underpinnings of…

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Did you know that going from a vehicle that's rated at 34/30 mpg to one that gets 21/22 mpg is helping to “fight global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?” That's what Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) deputy chief…

Saab has just tweaked the diesel versions of the 9-3 to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Over in Europe, the Saab is available with a 1.9L turbodiesel four in two power flavors. The milder single turbo 150 hp variant is now rated at…

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Santa Rosa California based Zap has expanded its relationship with Chinese automaker Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. to include manufacturing of the Alias electric trike. The Alias is a…

For the 2008 model year Audi is adding the Volkswagen's 1.4L TFSI engine to the A3 lineup. This is the first application of the smaller TFSI engines in an Audi vehicle. The A3 is getting the 125hp variant with direct injection and turbocharging. The…

Our leader John Neff over on the parent site AutoBlog has the scoop on another broken embargo for a Detroit Auto Show concept. This time it's the Jeep Trailhawk. The technical details on the long wheelbase (116 inches) big wheeled SUV are available…