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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GM to Reopen Shuttered Spring Hill Plant
September 21, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
GM to Reopen Shuttered Spring Hill Plant

New midsize models to be built in Tennessee.
GM is returning to the plant that launched Saturn, a different kind of car company. Its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant has been out of commission for the past …

Product Review: LED Tape Light by 3M
July 14, 2011 – 6:47 am | No Comment
Product Review: LED Tape Light by 3M

Some products defy easy description and categorization. Such is the case with the 3M LED Tape Light, a product developed by the makers of Scotch brand tape.
One glance at this item and you’ll discover something …

Book Review — Ford F-Series: America’s Pickup Truck
September 20, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Book Review — Ford F-Series: America’s Pickup Truck

Built Ford Tough
The most storied name in the world of pickup trucks is the Ford F-Series, a broad line of full-sized trucks introduced by the Ford Motor Company for the 1948 model year. More than …

Auto Trends Marks First Anniversary!
April 4, 2009 – 3:46 am | 3 Comments
Auto Trends Marks First Anniversary!

Happy anniversary, Auto Trends!
Most of all, thank you to all of my readers who have found this site and continue to follow my many updates.
I launched Auto Trends about a year ago, wanting to do …

Dodge Rolls Out Heavy Duty Crew Cabs
February 16, 2009 – 3:05 am | 2 Comments
Dodge Rolls Out Heavy Duty Crew Cabs

If you’re in Chicago this week and have a chance to stop in at the Chicago Auto Show, then check out Dodge’s new fleet of crew sized heavy duty pickup trucks. For the first time …

GM Medium Duty Truck Line Up For Grabs?
February 4, 2009 – 3:39 am | One Comment
GM Medium Duty Truck Line Up For Grabs?

General Motors has only until February 17th to submit a report to the federal government, outlining what sort of progress the automaker has made as it restructures. GM, along with Chrysler LLC, both have to …

Safety Is Dodge’s Recipe With The 2009 Ram Pickup Truck
December 22, 2008 – 3:23 am | 4 Comments
Safety Is Dodge’s Recipe With The 2009 Ram Pickup Truck

You have to hand it to Chrysler when it comes to their full sized pick up truck, the Dodge Ram. Back in 1992, when the truck was modernized and given its contemporary big rig look, …

Auto Coalition Says That Six Million Jobs Disappear If U.S. Automakers Expire
December 15, 2008 – 2:33 am | 2 Comments

If you haven’t heard that executives from America’s major automotive manufacturers are meeting with Congress in a bid to secure tens of billions of dollars in loan cost loans, then you are missing one of …

GM Posts Third Quarter Sales Increase In Two Regions
November 5, 2008 – 3:05 am | 4 Comments
GM Posts Third Quarter Sales Increase In Two Regions

New cars sales for the third quarter were expected to be dismal and for General Motors that prediction has come to pass. However, when taking into consideration the company’s global sales, quarter over quarter sales …

The King Of All Pick Up Trucks: Dodge Ram 1500
October 28, 2008 – 3:01 am | 5 Comments
The King Of All Pick Up Trucks: Dodge Ram 1500

Dodge Beats Out Five Other Competitors For Award

Texans love their pickup trucks so much that for many drivers a quad cab truck is their family car of choice. Who needs a sedan when your burly …

Ford Jacks Up the F-150′s Fuel Economy
September 23, 2008 – 3:03 am | 2 Comments
Ford Jacks Up the F-150′s Fuel Economy

Ford’s industry leading F-150 Series pick up truck has certainly taken it on the chin a lot lately. Over the past three decades the truck has been the best selling vehicle in America, but its …

General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary
September 19, 2008 – 3:03 am | 2 Comments
General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary

General Motors, one of the largest and oldest automakers in the world, celebrated its centennial anniversary on September 16, 2008.
The company was founded by William Durant, the owner of the then five year old Buick …

Will Dodge’s Exit From the Nascar Truck Series Create a Void?
September 16, 2008 – 3:02 am | 3 Comments
Will Dodge’s Exit From the Nascar Truck Series Create a Void?

Recent news that Dodge would no longer support the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is strongly suggesting that America’s number three automaker is seriously reconsidering every single one of its marketing and publicity ventures. The NASCAR …

Separating Fact From Fiction With GM
September 8, 2008 – 3:03 am | 6 Comments
Separating Fact From Fiction With GM

GM has been pushing a major publicity campaign this year in part to keep people informed about where the company is heading, what new products are being planned, and how the company is doing. GM’s …

With Some Help, You Can Change Your Timing Belt
August 4, 2008 – 3:23 am | 4 Comments
With Some Help, You Can Change Your Timing Belt

Changing your car’s timing belt isn’t as difficult of a job as you might think it could be, but it is something that must be done at least once within your car’s lifespan. Most timing …