Automotive News is reporting that the Saturn Astra will be joining the lineup for the 2008 model year. The homely and slow selling Ion will be put down in March and replaced by a new car in two- and four-door hatchback forms. The new Opel Astra was…
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Four-cylinder Buick LaCrosse arrives Q1 next year, to be priced from $26,995*
2010 Buick LaCrosse – Click above for high-res image gallery
A few months back following the debut of the 2010 LaCrosse, Buick surprised us with the announcement that it would add a third powertrain option to the sedan's lineup. After launching with…
Ford puts light duty diesel truck engine on ice
It looks like small cars aren't the only segment where Ford has no confidence in diesel engines. When Ford announced its redesigned F150 pickup trucks early this year the company indicated that a new light duty diesel engine would join the lineup in…
Honda Stream wagon could be coming to the US market
Given the current market conditions every automaker is looking at how to get more smaller vehicles into the US market quickly. The obvious answer for Japanese brands is to bring over some of the compact models that have always been the mainstream in…
Smart Roadster reborn as new AC Ace
Shortly after launching the original Smart City Car, in the late 1990s, Daimler-Chrysler decided that they needed to expand the product line if they were ever going to make a profit from Smart. They teamed up with Mitsubishi to build the ForFour, a…
Loremo working on high mileage convertible for 2008 Geneva show
We've covered aspiring German automaker Loremo several times here on ABG. Most recently they showed their prototype at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September. They are working on a super-lightweight aerodynamic car powered by a small turbodiesel…
Toyota getting into ethanol in the Brazilian market
Up to this point, Toyota has been far and away the leader in bringing hybrid drive-train technology to the automotive market place. They have also produced many very efficient conventionally powered vehicles to market. They have even produced full…
Chrysler's Jim Press says Phoenix V6 engine still on
One of the many problems with Chrysler's product lineup is the aging powertrains. The six cylinder engines in particular are in desperate need of revamp, a project that the company announced it was working on in early 2007. Unfortunately, last week…
Americans would rather skip a movie than take the bus
In a new survey by Discover Financial Services, ninety percent of Americans indicated they are very aware of rising fuel prices and they are prepared to make lifestyle adjustments to compensate. As might be expected, eighty percent of the respondents…
More pain on the way for motorists as price of oil surges once again
British drivers are likely to feel some serious pain at the pumps this summer as crude oil prices are approaching the peak of $78.65 per barrel that they hit last year. Gasoline prices in Britain are likely to top £ 1 a liter ($7.60 per US gallon)…