Posts Tagged ‘accusation’

Rumormill: Ford reviving Mustang SVO with 300 hp Ecoboost four

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The original Fox body Mustang SVO was an odd-looking chap with an impressive 205 hp turbo four cylinder and more amenities than the standard pony car. While the light little 'Stang had a decent following, it was expensive and somewhat unreliable in comparison to the cheaper V8 model. The demise of t......

Flipside: Is crash safety endangering accident victims?

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Crash safety ratings are a big selling point – who's going to buy a car with just two stars? In pursuit of salable collision performance, automakers have turned to stronger metals and better construction, and consumers can reap the benefit by choosing from a panoply of highly rated vehicles. A pro......

Ford offers to buy back 81 dealerships

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Ford has a dealer development program aimed at helping those who lack up-front capital open a dealership. The dealer pays Ford back with profits from the business, and slowly buys out Ford's stake. There are 81 dealers in the program now, 62 of which are minorities who the program was originally int......

2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: A Step In The Right Direction

Monday, July 2nd, 2007
To view the all-new 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is to view the future of the brand. We all know by now that the vaunted German brand has not been so vaunted over the years. Complex and unreliable electronics have taken some of the luster off of the three-pointed star, as Mercedes loyalists and new pu......

Hyundai Automotive Group scandal heightens

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Recent developments in the Hyundai Automotive Group's homeland bribery scandal are seeing the plot thicket. The prosecution announced Thursday that it has evidence supporting the accusation that company executives bribed politicians and government officials in 2001, as part of an effort to write-off......