Auto Alliance Puts the Spotlight on Industry Jobs
February 3, 2012 – 9:55 am | No Comment

New JobsFromAutos.com website launches.
The auto industry’s leading trade association representing car manufacturers has launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Washington Auto Show. That campaign aims to demonstrate to Americans the importance automobile manufacturing …

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2012 Green Car Finalists Named
October 25, 2011 – 6:06 am | No Comment
2012 Green Car Finalists Named

GCOY award now in its seventh year.
An annual rite of passage at the Los Angeles Auto Show is Green Car Journal’s announcement of its annual green car of the year award. These models, representing a …

Decoding Motor Oil Weights
October 13, 2011 – 4:05 am | One Comment
Decoding Motor Oil Weights

If you’re getting ready to change your car’s engine oil yourself, you need to choose the right motor oil weight based on its viscosity. Viscosity represents the internal friction of a fluid or a gas …

Iconic Volkswagen Beetle Returns For 2012
April 18, 2011 – 10:15 am | No Comment
Iconic Volkswagen Beetle Returns For 2012

More than seven decades have passed since the Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, an iconic compact car popularized by the 1960s “generation of love” and immortalized in film, documentaries and and lovingly driven by devotees the …

Sweet Dreams: 80 MPG Ford Focus
April 8, 2011 – 5:54 am | No Comment
Sweet Dreams: 80 MPG Ford Focus

In the world of automobiles, 80 mpg may soon become the new “40″ if the Ford Motor Company has its way. That’s because Ford is ready to introduce an 80 mpg version of its diesel …

2011 Volkswagen Golf Specs & Overview
April 6, 2011 – 12:12 am | No Comment
2011 Volkswagen Golf Specs & Overview

Volkswagen of America doesn’t know what to call its subcompact model. Introduced in America as the Rabbit in 1974, but sold elsewhere as the Golf, this car later became the Golf, but returned to its …

Additional Diesel Models Planned By Daimler
January 25, 2011 – 4:31 pm | One Comment
Additional Diesel Models Planned By Daimler

Daimler hasn’t committed to offering a diesel engine in its Smart line, at least not in North America, but it is planning to give Mercedes more of what it wants: clean, energy efficient diesel engines. …

Dodge Journey Becomes Fiat Freemont In Europe
December 28, 2010 – 6:51 am | One Comment
Dodge Journey Becomes Fiat Freemont In Europe

The Dodge Journey is not exactly a household name across Europe. In fact, no Chrysler products are well known on the continent where the Chrysler Group’s presence is negligible.
So instead of marketing the Dodge Journey …

2011 Ford Super Duty Specs and Overview
November 26, 2010 – 6:05 am | One Comment
2011 Ford Super Duty Specs and Overview

The Ford F-Series has been around since 1948, a line of full size pickup trucks and the most popular truck models in America. The Ford F-250 through F-550 comprise the model’s heavy duty line of …

Updated EPA Fuel Economy Estimates Rolling Out
October 12, 2010 – 6:39 am | One Comment
Updated EPA Fuel Economy Estimates Rolling Out

The fuel economy estimates provided by the Environmental Protection Agency are just that – estimates. However, they also offer consumers a good indication of what sort of fuel mileage they can expect around town, on …

Paris Debut: All New Chevrolet Aveo
September 13, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Paris Debut: All New Chevrolet Aveo

General Motors believes that Chevrolet has what it takes to maintain its position as a top global brand, as it sells some 3.5 million models annually in more than 130 countries. The bow tied brand …

Busy As Ever, The World Of Autos
March 12, 2009 – 3:37 am | 4 Comments
Busy As Ever, The World Of Autos

I’ve been buried in projects lately and have cut back on blogging at least as it pertains to adding fresh content to this site. I’d much rather blog on fewer days then to have to …

Development Of Unique Police Vehicle Continues
January 23, 2009 – 3:34 am | 5 Comments
Development Of Unique Police Vehicle Continues

Ford Crown Victorias, Dodge Chargers and Chevrolet Impalas have been doing police duty, in some cases for many years, American built sedans that are used by law enforcement personnel across the United States. Inasmuch as …

Gas Prices – When Will They Bottom Out?
November 26, 2008 – 3:05 am | 6 Comments
Gas Prices – When Will They Bottom Out?

America is witnessing something they haven’t seen in quite some time: gas prices that have dropped below $2 a gallon in some areas, with the average price of gas down 40% from summer’s record high …