Video: Special Care Required For Hybrid Auto Service, 2007-10-29 15:01:02 As popularity and sales of hybrid vehicles increase each year they become less novelty and more reality. Where theycan be serviced and who can service them are becoming important questions and following the manufacturer's recommendations is important. ...Bookmark tags: technology, video, cars, safety, gm, hybrid, general-motors, vehicles, dealership, mechanic Video: Chevy Volt Chief Engineer Talks Electric Cars, 2008-01-14 12:01:03 Andrew Farah, Chevy Volt Chief Engineer, General Motors, helped to developed General Motors' early EV1 electric vehicle. He's now chief engineer of the Chevy Volt electric vehicle project. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, cars, gm, general-motors, vehicles, electric-cars, Chevy, chevy-volt, ev1 Video -- From Trash to Gas: Breakthrough Fuel Technology, 2008-01-15 15:00:48 At this year's NAIAS, General Motors is announcing their partnership with Coskata, as they believe in taking the first step toward producing a new biofuel. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, fuel, energy, gm, general-motors, vinod-khosla, biofuels, ethanol, coskata First Lithium-ion Prototype Chevy Volt Running - 2 Years to Showroom Debut?, 2008-04-24 23:00:33 The Detroit News today reported an interview with GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz. Lutz verified for the first time publicly that a Chevy Volt prototype with an actual full-sized lithium ion battery is actually running. ...Bookmark tags: technology, global-warming, climate-change, energy, cars, inflation, independence, general-motors, electric, Chevrolet GM Considers Dropping Hummer, 2008-06-03 16:30:21 General Motors Corp., struggling to return to profit amid record gasoline prices, said it will close four truck plants, make more small cars, and may drop its Hummer brand of large sport-utility vehicles. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gm, automobiles, manufacturing, general-motors, hummer When pickup sales dived, automakers changed plans - Yahoo! News, 2008-06-29 23:00:37 DEARBORN, Mich. - Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U.S. auto sales figures.
ADVERTISEMENT ...Bookmark tags: business, economy, cars, ford, fuel, chrysler, general-motors Smart's tiny proportions defy expectations, 2008-07-10 16:30:33 While the smart fortwo is inexpensive, flexible and fuel efficient, surprisingly it's not the most frugal choice available to those that want to save on gas. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers Green Highlander blazes the hybrid trail, 2008-07-10 23:30:27 Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is roomy, fuel-efficient and comfortable, but the green SUV is certainly no Prius. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers Dodge makes its own luck with the Journey, 2008-08-19 09:30:22 The affordable, fuel-efficient Journey looks tailor-made for this period of pricey gas and consumer wariness about the state of the economy. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: msnbci, motorhead, autos, business, ford, general-motors, chrysler, cars, detroit-automakers, automakers GM Asks for Government Support on Battery Development, 2008-09-15 04:01:00 General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, appearing on Capitol Hill, called on Congress to support advanced-battery development in the U.S., which he said lags far behind the government-supported development efforts in Japan and South Korea. ...Bookmark tags: technology, environment, cars, green, autos, general-motors, batteries Ford's Flex brings high style to the masses, 2008-09-18 14:01:10 The Flex is a new direction in terms of styling for Ford, but the price of gas could stall the public's embrace of the daring new crossover. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, autos, ford, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers Obama's Car Puzzle, 2008-11-15 00:00:26 The media have been terrible in explaining how the homegrown car companies landed in their present fix, when other U.S. manufacturers (Boeing, GE, Caterpillar) manage to survive and thrive in global competition. ...Bookmark tags: business, obama, congress, cars, bailout, ford, general-motors, auto-industry, detriot, financial-rescue Health deal for Detroit could spark more, 2008-11-15 00:00:31 As the labor contract negotiations between the major U.S. automakers and the United Auto Workers reach a critical stage, a historic restructuring of the auto industry's benefit costs is now at the center of the complex talks. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, the-drivers-seat, detroit-automakers Where GM went wrong: Let me count the ways, 2008-12-07 11:00:03 In many ways the story of General Motors since the 1960s is a tale of accelerating irrelevance. Customer preferences changed, competition tightened, technology made big leaps, and GM was always driving a lap behind. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, economics, jobs, recession, gm, general-motors, bail-out, auto-industry, caw Levin says deal within 24 hours; Dodd wants Wagoner to 'move on' | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press, 2008-12-07 17:00:03 us-news, cars, auto, levin, auto-makers00 <img src="http://www.newsvine.com/_vine/images/_/../ico/56.gif" style="border: none" alt="" width="16" height="16"Where GM went wrong: Let me count the ways6 hours ago - Seeded by BlitzenSource: CNNIn many ways the story of General Motors since the 1960s is a tale of accelerating irrelevance. Customer preferences changed, competition tightened, technology made big leaps, and GM was always driving a lap behind. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, economics, jobs, recession, gm, general-motors, bail-out, auto-industry, caw ABC News: Bailout Dead, Automakers in Search of a Lifeline, 2008-12-12 06:00:02 us-news, money, finance, cars, auto, bail-out, auto-makers00 Corker's Plan: Trickle Down Economics For The Big Three9 hours ago - By Scott IsaacsSenator Bob Corker has, according to numerous stories, leaped to prominence in the Senate despite being one of the most junior senators because of his "innovative" plan to "save" the Big Three. ...Bookmark tags: politics, cars, auto, ford, gm, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, big-three Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers, 2008-12-19 14:00:03 President Bush announced $13.4 billion in emergency loans on Friday to prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, and said another $4 billion would be available for the hobbled automakers in February. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, general-motors, chrysler, ford, gm, auto-bailout, bailout, recession, auto-industry, us-treasury |