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The Motley Fool
November 5, 2009
Jordan DiPietro |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Cash for Carts One impressively unique way to waste tax dollars is to include golf carts in stimulus spending. I cannot imagine any logical reason why taxpayer money should be used to subsidize the purchases of golf carts   |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2009
Erik Sofge |
Why the Hydrogen Feud Needs to End: Analysis Perhaps it's a sign of progress that the federal government is skirmishing not over whether to pursue alternative fuels, but over how many such technologies are worth investing in. Still, the hydrogen debate is not a healthy one. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2009
David Kiley |
GM Keeps Opel for Scale and Innovation: Analysis Beyond the engineering benefits, GM needs the scale and volume that Opel gives it. The brand may be struggling, but last year Opel sold 1.46 million vehicles. |
Inc.
November 1, 2009
Bernard Avishai |
The Connected Car The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Paul Weissler |
Car Industry Plans Shift to Low-Impact Refrigerant in A/C Systems Automakers are considering a new refrigerant for worldwide use -- R-1234yf. This new refrigerant has a global-warming impact number of just 4. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2009
John Rosevear |
Ford's Profit: For Real This Time? It's starting to look good for the auto maker. But is it sustainable? |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Kris Eddy |
China Inspects U.S. Cars China is investigating sales of GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles, and the inquiry could lead to higher tariffs for American automakers. |
Lucire
October 29, 2009 |
Blown away, but not literally The Netherlands' and Germany's most famous WAG, Sylvie van den Vaart (nee Meis), gives BMW's convertibles a hair test |
BusinessWeek
October 28, 2009
David Welch |
Can Fiat Cars Save Chrysler? New models won't materialize for two years -- and the U.S. automaker could stall out in the meantime. |
Popular Mechanics
October 27, 2009
Larry Webster |
Hybrid Carmaker Fisker Takes Over GM Factory In what could signal the first step of a radically evolving auto industry, startup firm Fisker Automotive announced today that it will build its next-generation hybrid sedan in a now-closed GM factory in Wilmington, Del. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2009
Larry Webster |
Tokyo's 8 Most MPG-Kicking Concept Cars The automotive industry is undergoing a radical change and the cars on display definitely slammed that message home. Here are the most interesting concepts from Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and Honda. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2009
Larry Webster |
Nissan's CEO Makes the Case for EVs at 2009 Tokyo Motor Show Carlos Ghosn predicts that EVs will make up 10 percent of new-car sales by 2020. To meet this anticipated demand, Nissan partnered with NEC to engineer the lithium-ion battery pack. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2009
Welch & Rowley |
Postponing the Pain at Nissan Having over-expanded, the automaker is looking for ways to manage its extra capacity without actually reducing it. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2009 |
Auto Industry a Spam Magnet: Study Panda Security survey finds that only one-tenth of one percent of all e-mail received by auto industry is legitimate. |
IndustryWeek
October 21, 2009
Jill Jusko |
How Nissan's Eporo Robot Car Came to Be Nissan again looks to nature to help solve driving challenges. |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2009
Larry Webster |
Massive Recalls Jolt Toyota and Ford The floor mats on some Toyota and Lexus models can slip under the throttle pedal, and could result in a throttle stuck wide-open. And Ford trucks and SUVs have a faulty cruise-control switch that could start a vehicle fire. |
Fast Company
November 2009
Chris Dannen |
Coda's All-Electric Sedan Revs Up U.S. Auto Market In the fall of 2010, the Coda sedan will become the first mass-produced all-electric sedan to hit the roads in the United States. |
Popular Mechanics
October 14, 2009
Mike Allen |
Why Saturn Owners Will Lose Out on Warranty Repairs Now that the Penske-GM deal for the Saturn brand has gone flat, what lies ahead -- for Saturn workers, as well as owners? |
Popular Mechanics
September 30, 2009
John Pearley Huffman |
What Went Wrong With Saturn?: Analysis With the announcement that General Motors and the Penske Automotive Group have broken off negotiations to transfer ownership of the Saturn brand between them, the Saturn saga sadly ends. |
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