Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM It's debatable whether or not now is the right time to make changes in the way our cars are made, with some believing that Detroit should follow the path it's already on and others claiming there couldn't be a better time...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM It's debatable whether or not now is the right time to make changes in the way our cars are made, with some believing that Detroit should follow the path it's already on and others claiming there couldn't be a better time...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Government/Legal , Green , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM Remember the growing movement to caravan a few hundred of Detroit's most fuel efficient vehicles to the automaker's next meeting with Congress? Not happening. Interestingly, it wasn't for lack of support...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM , Earnings/Financials While the U.S. banking industry is still waiting for Congress to give it a $700 billion hand, President Bush signed into law last night the spending bill that gives U.S. automakers $25 billion in loans to get their...

Filed under: Economy , Government/Legal , Green , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM , Earnings/Financials Back in the late seventies and into early eighties, Chrysler had gotten itself into such horrid financial shape that the U.S. government decided to step...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Government/Legal , Green , Chrysler , Ford , GM , Earnings/Financials Click above for more shots of the Ford Escape PHEV In what seems like a convenient answer to Mark Fields' request just yesterday for government assistance for the development of plug-in hybrids...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Government/Legal , Green , Chrysler , Ford , GM , Toyota If you found it slightly strange that automakers went from being ardently opposed to any new EPA legislation to 100-percent behind the new proposal, you're not alone. Now the picture appears clearer, as the...

Filed under: LA Auto Show , Podcasts , SEMA , Coupes , Hybrids/Alternative , Trucks/Pickups , Green , Tokyo Motor Show , Ford , GM , Honda , Pontiac , Toyota Now here's something worth giving thanks over. The podcast makes its return in time for you to load it on your iPod for the drive over the...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Government/Legal , Green , Chrysler , Ford , GM Domestic automakers may be losing market share, but it appears their clout is intact. The Department of Health and Human Services issued an apology for a recent newsletter that suggested only Japanese and South Korean...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Safety September 1 begins the era of the more informative dealer sticker, and every dealer in the nation has to participate. The new sticker on every new car and truck will show the NHTSA crash test rating, and real-world gas mileage. Giving customers on-site crash...