Review: 4-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone
We’ve seen this movie before: Stagnant economy. Soaring gas prices. Government-mandated increases in fuel economy that doom the big vehicles Americans prefer. In the 1970s, automakers responded to those conditions with that they called “downsizing.
Fiat uses Google Street to photo bomb VW
Search for Volkswagen's Swedish headquarters using Google Street View and parked right in front of the main door and you’ll find a little Fiat 500. Punk'd!
Acura recalls over 56,000 sedans in North America
Honda's Acura brand is recalling 56,881 TL sedans from model years 2007 and 2008 in North America to replace a power steering hose that could leak over time and potentially cause a fire.
BMW, Mercedes look to grow by shrinking
Sometimes you have to think small to grow bigger. Hoping to lock down its position as the U.S. luxury market leader, BMW is getting ready to introduce some of the smallest products it has ever sold here.
Low tire pressure triples likelihood of crash
A new government study warns that as many as one in 20 crashes could be linked to tire-related problems, with underinflated tires posing an especially high risk of causing a problem.
Report: GM to drop all Facebook advertising
In what could speak to Facebook’s viability as advertising medium just days before what is shaping up as a possible record initial public offering, General Motors says it will drop all paid advertising on the site, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Former Ford CEO Harold "Red" Poling dies
(Reuters) - Harold "Red" Poling, Ford Motor Co's chief executive in the early 1990s, has died, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday. Poling, who lived in Pacific Grove, California, was 86. No cause of death was given. He retired from Ford on January 1, 1994, after a 43-year career with the company. He was widely credited with imposing a tough restructuring program that turned around Ford's money-losing North American automotive operations in the early 1980s. ...
Feds look into report Hyundai air bag sliced ear
Federal safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a car owner's ear was cut in half when a side air bag inflated in a Hyundai Elantra.
Automakers rein in incentives as sales increase
One unfortunate byproduct of strong sales is automakers’ are able to rein in their incentive spending. According to Edmunds.com, incentives are at their lowest levels in nearly seven years
Shelby leaves behind smokin' legend of sports cars
So death finally overtook cantankerous ol’ Shel. It was a hell of a contest, begun in the 1950s, when Carroll Shelby, who went on to fame and fortune as a sports-car builder, had to take nitroglycerin tablets while driving race cars to keep his iffy heart pumping.
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