Posts Tagged ‘bush administration’

GM cuts Saab powertrain warranty down to four years/50,000 miles

Monday, July 28th, 2008
As if selling a quirky Swedish brand wasn't hard enough, Saab dealers will now have to do it with a smaller powertrain warranty. Effective immediately for 2009 models, all powertrain warranties on Saab vehicles will be reduced to four-years or 50,000 miles. Most media outlets, including Automotive N......

Mercedes runs out of gas by 2015

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Mercedes -- like a lot of other folks -- believes oil is going to run out eventually. But instead of waiting until the "Low on Oil" light comes on, the brand behind the three-pointed-star has set a goal to convert its entire fleet to run on alternative fuels by 2015. That's seven years to get off th......

Reva launches Revai in Delhi

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Reva today extended its footprint in India with the launch of Revai in Delhi. Reva launched its first electric car in Bangalore seven years ago but the absence of any subsidy and the high cost keeps the normal buyer away from Reva. But Reva has made its foot mark in England where the car was launche......

Porsche wireless racing wheel from Fanatec

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
If you love racing games, have a PS3 or PC, and have no problem parting with a hefty $349, Fanatec's wireless steering wheel is right up your alley. Sure you can get a gaming steering wheel for a lot less money, but it won't come fully equipped with a 6+1 shifter, three working pedals, and an offici......

First round of CAFE targets to be announced on Earth Day

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
The Bush camp hasn't exactly been extolled for its green virtue over the past seven years, but the administration is trying to make up for lost time by announcing 2011-2015 CAFE targets on Earth Day. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is scheduled to announce the targets, which are e......

Chrysler names top Derby hat designs

Sunday, March 11th, 2007
Let us preface this by saying most of us here at Autoblog know very little about fashion and even less about fashionable hats. So please forgive any foibles made in the writing of this post. Personally, my favorite hat predates the Bush administration and cost me less than a gallon of premium would ......

Lutz sounds the alarm: GM puts RWD drive vehicles on hold

Monday, February 19th, 2007
Bob Lutz is determined to rattle all the cages he can in order to be heard above roar of the CAFE and CO2 standards debate. First, he said that forcing automakers to raise CAFE standards 4-percent per year would raise the price of a new car by $5,000. That was in response to Bush administration pro......

Lutz says Bush fuel standards will raise car prices by $5k

Thursday, February 15th, 2007
GM Vice Chairman and blogger extraordinaire Bob Lutz used the spotlight of the New York Auto show to talk about the Bush Administration's plan to raise fuel economy standards four-percent per year through 2017. Mr. Lutz placed a tab of $5,000 per vehicle for the fuel economy initiative, which is a h......

Guess who’s coming to Washington? White House to meet with the Big Two Point Five

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
In the never-ending saga between the Bush administration and Detroit's automakers, a tentative date has finally been set for a meeting.During a radio interview, President Bush's political advisor Karl Rove confirmed that a discussion between GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler would take place in mid-Novem......

President set to address automakers, again

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
It's official. We have lost count how many times the Bush administration has setup, canceled, rescheduled, canceled, postponed and told the big two-point-five that they'll call, then never do.Well, the newest round of "Date the leader of the free world" is coming around again and the word is that th......