We’ll be on location in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show and will be bringing you updates every day.

It seems with Alan Mulally in charge, there are no sacred cows at Ford Motor Co. any longer. Or should I say sacred bulls, as in the Taurus. In an article in Business Week , author David Kiley hints that the bread-and-butter nameplate that was staple of Ford??

So, most automotive executives believe that fuel efficiency is becoming the most important consumer concern. If so, how well will this issue be addressed at the upcoming North American International Auto Show?
All of the pre-show hype regarding hybrid cars, for example, has thus far focused on the FT-HS hybrid sports concept and a couple of […]

To bolster its reputation for unbiased coverage, The Detroit News recently enlisted J.D. Power and Associates to help explain Detroit's pressure drop, and figure out how Ford and the other 1.5 can stop the rot. After gathering data from 500 surfers lurking around a survey-for-cash website called Opinion Outpost, The Power That Is concluded that […]

While going through our inbox this early Friday afternoon I ran across an email from our good friend Jinx, directing us to a recent Mercedes CL550 review published by The Detroit News. There’s not a whole lot new for those of you who’ve stayed up to date on the numerous past articles which analyzed […]

“We’re going to fight to keep the position, and if one day we lose it, we’ll fight to get it back” GM’s Rick Wagoner told some reporters yesterday at GM headquarters when asked about Toyota surpassing GM as the world’s largest automaker.
Interestingly, Toyota has claimed that holding the number one spot doesn’t mean very much. […]

I’m heading to NAIAS this weekend and I’ll be back in LA on Monday night. I wish I could spend a little more time at the show, but I can’t complain. Still, I’ve heard about some very interesting concept cars, such as the FT-HS hybrid concept, that I can’t wait to see. Other concepts, from […]

Those of you eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next smart fortwo won’t have much longer to wait - production of the lovable smart is already well underway, getting off to a success start at the brand’s production plant in Hambach, France. As for the first smart fortwo to roll off the French assembly […]

GM has awarded contracts to Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC and Cobasys to develop batteries for hybrid cars. In particular, according to the DetroitNews, the contracts are focused on developing batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles. “Their challenge will be to create a battery that can recharge quickly, last long stretches of time and […]

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