EMC Launches Affordable Electric Vehicle Based on Dacia Logan | Electric Vehicles, 2010-02-07 06:20:07
The world's first electric Pick-up, EMC (Electric Motor Cars), built on a Dacia Logan platform, brought to the U.S. by Envision Motor Co., has been presented by Des Moines Motors, an ex-Chrysler dealer. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, car, truck, trucks, electric-cars, electric-car, pick-up, pick-ups

Sizing up the Dodge Ram and Ford F-150, 2010-02-06 13:20:06
A closer look at two of the latest entrants in the pickup truck muscle fest: The Ford F-150 King Ranch 4 x 4 crew cab and the 2009 Dodge Laramie 4 x 4 crew cab. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, autos, ford, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

A Lawsuit Over Deadly Car Crash Raises More Questions for Toyota, 2010-02-05 02:20:03
FLINT, Mich. — The trip was one that Guadalupe Alberto had made many times before, just a few miles through her neighborhood to the small grocery store her family had owned for years. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, lawsuit, crash, gm, toyota, camry, alberto, acceleration, uncontrollable

7 cars from 80s film and TV that you wanted to own as a kid, 2010-02-04 22:20:05
"The list could go on and on, but here are the 7 cars I think most children of the 80s wouldn't mind cruising around in some 20-30 years later…" Article, photos-- plus some cool videos! ...Bookmark tags: history, nostalgia, cars, autos, tv, adventure, video, ghostbusters, magnum, dukes-of-hazzard

Avoiding "America's Biggest Rip-offs", 2010-02-04 21:20:04
CNNMoney put together a list of "America's Biggest Rip-offs," which include things like text messages (marked up 6500% with some cell plans), college textbooks (which cost the average student $900 a year), and popcorn at the movies (no surprise here, they charge nine times what  … ...Bookmark tags: us-news, movies, food, books, cars, wine, amazon, cell-phones, restaurants, gasoline

The war on Toyota :: Terence Corcoran, 2010-02-04 17:20:07
There can be little doubt that Toyota, the world's greatest automaker in recent years, has become the victim of much more than another typical out-of-control All-American media frenzy. When top-line political gamesman such as U.S. ...Bookmark tags: politics, toyota, waxman, us, cars, lahood, obama, uaw, corporation, nationalists

America's Demand For Gasoline Peaked in 2007 And Will Probably Never Grow Again, 2010-02-03 19:20:07
The United States used more gasoline than ever in 2007 and far more than any other country. It seemed as if America's growing appetite for gas would go on forever. Well, it won't — and things may never be the same. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, oil, energy, cars, gas, alternative-fuels, automobile-industry

More Lawsuits Filed Against Toyota, 2010-02-03 12:20:12
COVINGTON -- A northern Kentucky attorney has filed a lawsuit against Toyota over problems with gas pedals. ...Bookmark tags: business, transportation, automobiles, cars, defects, gas-pedals, toyota

U.S. to investigate Toyota Prius brakes, 2010-02-03 12:20:05
Uh-oh. The crisis is widening. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, japan, cars, safety, autos, toyota, manufacturing, u-s-a

Toyota hit by over 100 Prius brake complaints | detnews.com | The Detroit News, 2010-02-03 04:20:06
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has been hit by over 100 complaints in the U.S. and Japan about brake problems with the popular Prius hybrid, the latest in a spate of quality troubles for the automaker as it grapples with massive global recalls. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, world, cars, u-s-news, top-news, cars-toyota