A few glitches for electric cars - no problem but opps..

Well such a small problem would not put me off of buying a nice clean and green mean machine. We use electricity that sourced from geaothermal power generation. But of course here we have no worries about a...

Cash for Clunkers plan does little for planet

In fact, I never knew that the program was initially aimed to get more fuel efficient cars on the road. I thought that it was to help tanking American car companies. The report says that some of the clunkers got better gas mileage than the new cars. Only in America. " Study:...

The NEW GM !

     Allll riiiigght!  America's heavyweight automaker has reentered the fray, "leaner and meaner", we hope!  At least, that's what's been reported by the Associated Press.  So,...

‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your New S__t Bag’

The kind of bag Americans might soon need is different than the song-inspiring bag into which they packed all their troubles nearly a century ago — and it’s not a “kit” bag. In 1915, when George Asef and Felix Powell came up with the lyrics for the song, “Pack Up...

GM Goes Bust - American Icon Collapses

American Icon General Motors Corp.(GM) has gone bust.Yesterday,the motor giant,once hailed by Time as a symbol of American success, collapsed in landmark Chapter 11 bankruptcy with 88,000 employees.Amid the worst...

Job Doesn’t Require GM CEO to Earn a Profit?

One year after I offered to save Ford Motor Company $27.5 million by accepting an annual salary of $2 million in exchange for serving as the company's CEO, I realized I should have made the offer to serve as the...

Detroit Goes for Electric Cars, but Will Drivers?

The electric car has to happen butwide spread acceptance of themwill not happen at once. As they get cheaper and achieve better performance they will become big sellers."The competition over electrics is picking...

Are SUV's Dead or in a Coma?

Another plant dedicated to making SUV's closed this week leaving each of the Big Three with one plant each for making the once popular type of car.  As recently as a few years ago, the SUV was the profit...

HISTORY: 100 Years GM, General motors

1908 GM16th September 1908, a certain William Crapo Durant from the U.S. state of Michigan founded a company, that in a breathtaking speed developed to the  largest automotive group in the world : General...

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...

1st billboard of pennies: stripped clean in 30 minutes

Take a penny, leave a penny. There isn't anything more annoying than the jingle of pennies - a couple here, a couple there and never amounting to anything substantial. Funnily enough this opinion isn't shared...

GM brings minicar on board

Following the factory closures and cutting of SUV lines, GM is now making a foray into the mini-car market. This comes as no surprise as many are ditching their large trucks for something more fuel-efficient. "GM...

Will Americans have to slim down to fit into their cars?

When I read this the first thing I thought was that there's got to be some money to be made here. Buy a Prius and get a a 50% discount at Fitness Bootcamp!   "When my wife and I were in Europe a few years...

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...

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