Category: Autoblog

To say that the Saturn Astra has not been a roaring success would be an understatement of the highest order. It's not that the Astra is an awful car, in fact it's actually quite a nice ride. The problem is that GM literally invested almost nothing to…

Automotive interiors typically contain about 30 to 40 pounds of foam and most of that is made from petro-chemicals. That makes it a prime candidate for alternative materials for both weight and cost reduction. The cost reduction is particularly…

Nissan's European product boss Pierre Loing has told BusinessCar that the company plans to introduce a production electric car in Japan by the end of the decade. The car will use some of the technology at the heart of the Mixim concept that was…

2010 Dodge Caliber interior – Click above for high-res image gallery
Chrysler doesn't really have anything in the way of all-new vehicles for the 2010 model year as it works out how to get Fiat derived cars onto American roads as soon as possible.…

At press conference ahead of the Beijing Motor Show, Steve Schneider, CEO of Zap introduced his company's latest effort, an electric taxi. Like previous Zap products, the taxi is to be produced in China. This one will built by a joint venture between…

The next iteration of General Motors Global Compact Car or Delta platform will provide the basis of a variety of models sold everywhere. Among those are the Chevy Cobalt and Saturn/Opel Astra as well as the Opel Zafira MPV and, of course, the…

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
Porsche's new 911 GT3 R Hybrid is making rapid progress in the Nurburgring Endurance Series. After finishing sixth in its debut outing two weeks ago, it moved up to third place this…

All you folks out there who plunked down $99 for a diminutive Smart ForTwo over the past year, might just want to keep a close eye on your mailbox in the coming days and weeks. We just got word from reader Randy in Oklahoma City the he got a notice…

Click on the photo for a huge high-res gallery of the 2008 Escape Hybrid
When Sen. Barak Obama (D-Il) came to Detroit In May to speak to the Detroit Economic Club he was very critical of he local automakers for the poor fuel economy of their vehicles…

With European carmakers in particular seeming to favor blue (BlueTec, BluePerformance, AdBlue) over green lately, it appears that BMW will be showing off a new “blue” concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March. No details are available yet, but it…