Start growing a mullet, the Camaro is out of retirement

It's oddly timed considering the global fuel crisis, but GM has unveiled the 2010 Camaro after years of retirement. Aside from the usual suspects--compensating middle-aged men, muscle car enthusiasts etc--I'm not...

Full steam again (comment)

Could the steam engine be on its way back? The romance of the steam train has never gone but is the old technology with a few tweaks possibly the new technology?"In 1946 Paul Kiefer, chief mechanical engineer of the...

Governator to Help Announce New Tesla Sedan Tomorrow

If you haven't heard of Tesla or thier Roadster it is the coolest electric car in the world -- a high performance car that gets great mileage. But then again for $100k+ it better be. The new car is going to be more "affordable", about $85k accourding to some of the comments....

California Court to Rule on Dex-Cool Settlement

" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...

Four Days at the Wheel of a Hydrogen Car

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorTwo days between fill ups for Hydrogen cars, and limited availability of filling stations seem a detriment, requiring one to stick around town.  Perhaps once these GM...

90-year-old accepts high school diploma in Mich.

Five thumbs up for this old man....it's one in a million i guess..." DETROIT - John Lawrence Locher has accomplished many things in his 90 years, including living through the Great Depression, fighting in the Pacific during World War II and a long career with General...

GM Canada workers step up protests at Oshawa plant

Hundreds of factory Workers have stopped work at GM's plant in Canada. The workers are protesting against the decision of clossure of the plant by next year. " Canadian autoworkers on Saturday stepped up protests...

GM Selling North America's Birthright to Mexico

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOutsourcing North America's Manufacturing Birthright, has taken another turn for the worse, 2,600 General Motors jobs (not 1,000 as previously reported) are heading south...

Buy a Car Get A Handgun Free

Looking in from outside the USA it is difficult for many to understand how this can possibly happen."A car dealership in the United States is offering a free handgun with every vehicle sold.Max Motors in Butler,...

Buy a car, get a free gun at Missouri car dealer

" sold more than 30 cars and trucks in the last three days, far more than its normal volume. And owner Mark Muller credits his decision to start offering buyers their choice of a $250 gas card or a $250 credit at a gun shop. "

Renault-Nissan Creates Even Cheaper Car

Renault-Nissan has announced a joint venture with Indian firm Bajaj to produce a $2,500 (£1,276) car.Does the world's poor really need cheap personal automobiles?  Nevermind the environmental cost,...

Corvette, Former Champ Fittipaldi Chosen for 2008 Indy 500 Pace Car :: The EDJE

"The Indy 500 has announced two Chevrolet Corvettes will serve as this year's pace car, with former champ Emerson Fittipaldi as the driver.This is Chevrolet's 19th time serving as the race's official pace vehicle and...

GM CEO's 2007 Compensation Worth $15.7 million

As consumers pinch pennies and begin bracing themselves for a much-feared economic downturn in the United States, a select few fat cats are still livin' very large. Mind the gap."DETROIT — General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner received compensation valued at...

Jaguar and Land Rover: From Ford to Tata

"London (ABC Live): India’s Tata Motors and United Kingdom’s Ford are in their final lap to announce Jaguar and Land Rover deal."

GM: We'll Lose Our Shirts on the Volt, But That's OK

The admission by GM that they are probably going to lose money on their version of a hybrid car, the Volt, isn't surprising considering the state of the American car industry - they are losing money on basically...

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