Posts Tagged ‘CX-7’

GM launches Facts and Fiction site to correct what’s written on the bathroom wall

Friday, September 5th, 2008
There's a lot of smack talk about Detroit automakers these days, and while some of it is spot on, other myths are no more credible than what's written in the men's john. General Motors is apparently tired of fielding questions surrounding this bathroom fodder and the embattled automaker is busting o......

Canada giving Ford C$80 million for new facilities

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
The Canadian government and Ford have agreed on a deal to provide the Blue Oval $80 million worth of incentives over five years towards new and upgraded facilities. The deal specifically applies to Ford's Essex engine plant, which currently produces V8 engines for SUVs and trucks. Upgrades will be m......

Kuwait orders 150 Dodge Charger police cars

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Kuwaiti cop-issue ChargersChoosing them for their portrayed image of "strength and power," officials in Kuwait have ordered 150 Dodge Chargers to be modified as police vehicles. As the Charger is the leading volume vehicle for Chrysler LLC in the Middle East, ......

400 owners can be wrong: NHTSA closes Tacoma unintended acceleration investigation

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
As is usually the case when complaints of unintended acceleration are levied against a vehicle, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded that no specific vehicular defects have been found in 2004-2008 Toyota Tacomas. The mid-sized truck had been under fire from over 400 owner......

Lutz agrees with McElroy, calls for moratorium on U.S. crash test standards

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above to view video of the 2008 Smart fortwo crash testAnybody who watches Autoline on Detroit or reads our Autoline on Autoblog posts will know that John McElroy is a certifiably nice guy. Bob Lutz is known more as a brash talker who isn't afraid to make his views known, regardless of what o......

GM claims $450k lost to improper employee discounts

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
When the land was flowing with milk and honey, GM didn't get medieval on folks who took just a little more than their fair share. Now that GM's diet has been pared back to a few nuts and the occasional berry... well, every nut counts. So when The General performed a random audit and found that emplo......

In New York City, garage is spelled with a $

Monday, September 1st, 2008
We're sure there are plenty of reasons some people would want to live in New York, but it's hard to see why a car guy would want to. Forget the traffic, the kamikaze cab drivers and astronomic insurance rates. Even if you can put up with all that, where the heck are you gonna park a car?The New York......

WSJ: Big 3 seeking $25 billion from Feds

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
No matter how you slice it, a proposed $25 billion loan from the Feds is a bailout, and that's exactly what Detroit's Big Three automakers are after, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.Lobbyists for General Motors, Chrysler and Ford have met with White House officials, Rep. John Dingel......

Police and protestors clash at future site of Tata Nano plant

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano Raze 1,000-acres of farmland to build an automobile factory, and somebody is going to protest. Even in India. The automaker is Tata, and the protesters numbered at least 1,000 strong as they went head-to-head against police in eastern India yesterd......

Traffic deaths down, U.S. roads reach record level of safety

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Safer vehicles and increased law enforcement has resulted in the lowest driving fatality rate ever last year. There were 41,059 traffic deaths in 2007, down 1,600 from 2006. Fatalities are now at 1.37 per 100 million miles traveled, which is the lowest number since the National Highway Traffic Safet......