Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Without Warning: Jeep Liberty Airbag Deployment
September 28, 2011 – 5:58 am | No Comment
Without Warning: Jeep Liberty Airbag Deployment

Jeep Liberty airbag safety issue.
Tooling down the highway in your Jeep Liberty and with no cars in sight, the front seat airbags suddenly deploy, forcing you to slam on the brakes. You lose hand control …

Chrysler, Fiat Advance Engine and Model Sharing
June 30, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Chrysler, Fiat Advance Engine and Model Sharing

Automakers forge a common ground to maximize market penetration.
The Chrysler Group, now chiefly owned by the Fiat, is flexing its muscles across the European continent. The Jeep Grand Cherokee is now sold in Europe and …

Walking the Fine Line With Automotive Journalism
March 23, 2011 – 8:47 am | No Comment
Walking the Fine Line With Automotive Journalism

Automotive journalism has changed dramatically down through the years. I grew up reading Motor Trend, Car and Driver and Popular Mechanics, swiping copies of magazines my father subscribed to and consuming every word served up …

GM Announces Compact Cadillac Plans
October 28, 2010 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
GM Announces Compact Cadillac Plans

As expected, GM will be building a compact Cadillac sedan to slot below its midsize CTS line. Called the “ATS,” this model will be similar in size to the compact BLS that is sold in …

Ford Edge Will Get First I4 EcoBoost Engine
February 4, 2010 – 12:06 am | 5 Comments
Ford Edge Will Get First I4 EcoBoost Engine

Ford’s EcoBoost engine technology, introduced last summer in the Lincoln MKS, Ford Taurus, and Lincoln MKT, will soon get expanded to other vehicle lines. That original 3.5L V6 represents the first of a family of …

Ford Still Wants To Retire 4200 Workers
September 12, 2008 – 3:03 am | 2 Comments
Ford Still Wants To Retire 4200 Workers

In the midst of multibillion losses and a historic restructuring of its domestic product line, the Ford Motor Company has made it known that they still need to let 4200 workers go according to a …

Suzuki Plans To Skip 2009 NAIAS
June 26, 2008 – 7:51 am | 3 Comments
Suzuki Plans To Skip 2009 NAIAS

They’re one of the smallest automakers in terms of sales in the US automotive market, but Suzuki has managed to attract some attention of late especially through its zero percent financing and its US sales …