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Hydrogen cars have been in the news lately as another alternative to gasoline or diesel vehicles.

Carfax announced Tuesday that Honda and Acura have joined the company's Service Link program, which is designed to help dealerships increase their number of service and maintenance customers by building a solid ...

If GM has any hope of regaining its title of world's biggest carmaker from Toyota its vehicles must not only sell well but they should also regain market share lost to rivals.

I hooked up my accelerator to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.

The inspiration behind Volvo 's newest wagon can be summed up in one word: Outback .

Toyota and Scion dealers are facing record high U.S. vehicle inventories as a result of consumers' unwillingness to buy the abundant stock, which is comprised mostly of SUVs and trucks.

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is adding to his stake in Ford , announcing Monday that his company plans to offer $8.50 a share in cash for up to 20 million additional shares of the carmaker.

Cars, trucks and SUV's weren't the only stars at the Inland Empire Auto Show.

Every 12 minutes someone dies in a motor vehicle crash. Many of these instances occur on the job, or during personal use of company-owned or leased ve ... via Mochila

“Developing the LS9 involved more than simply striving for a great horsepower number. Endurance and reliability testing have shown the engine to be robust and low-maintenance, just like other engines in the small-block family”

Posted Apr 25th 2008 12:01AM by Sam Abuelsamid Filed under: Tech , Supercars , Chevrolet When Chevrolet officially announced the new Corvette ZR1 just before the Detroit Auto Show this year, it hadn't yet ... via Autoblog

Some lucky fool has captured video of the 2011 Lexus LF-A bombing around some track called the Nurburgring and it's making a positively glorious sound. via Jalopnik

Audi has refreshed its European A3 lineup for 2009 with revised exterior styling, the introduction of the new S tronic dual-clutch gearbox, and the addition of an S3 Sportback five-door variant. via Motor Trend

In what seems like an official bookend to the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford to Tata, the European Union, like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission , has given its official seal of approval to the deal. via Autoblog

It's not easy being a stuntman on the set of the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace." If you'll remember, earlier this week we told you about that stunt driver taking Bond's Aston Martin DBS into the ... via Jalopnik

Scarilicious: Edo Competition 599 Fiorano 630 Scuderia Click to view the Edo 630 Scuderia in hi-res Say what you will about Edo and the things it does to supercars, but you've got to hand it to them: it takes a ... via Autoblog

We know this has to be as painful for you to look at as it is for us to write about. via Jalopnik

Categories: Diesel , New Vehicles Volkswagen has at last finished working on its 60 mpg Jetta BlueTDI diesel, and not only does it look great, but it's coming to America later this year. via Wired News

“Fisker Coachbuild has non-exclusive design contracts as shown by the cars we have designed for a variety of manufacturers.”

Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive may be knee-deep in a legal battle with electric car pioneer Tesla Motors, but the fledgling automaker is still committed to producing its ... via Autoblog

While we're not entirely sure of the year nor the designation - we're pretty sure what we've got here is what we've been talking about for quite some time now . via Jalopnik

Diesel engines have a reputation on American highways for being loud, large and dirty. via Mochila

Audi has released an entire lineup of its freshened 2009 A3 lineup - the 2009 Audi A3 , A3 Sportback and the much-more-fun 2009 Audi S3 , and S3 Sportback. via Jalopnik

Posted Apr 23rd 2008 11:28AM by John Neff Filed under: GM , Toyota , Earnings/Financials Both General Motors and Toyota have released their global sales figures for the first quarter of 2008, and for those who ... via Autoblog

Futuristic three-wheeled car speeds down the road while spectators watch. Car drives in circles and parallel parks with ease. via Mochila

Moving forward, GM now holds the top MPG average for both compact and midsize cars.

Just two hours after the Bugatti Veyron debuted in China at the 2008 Beijing auto show, also known as AutoChina 2008, Bugatti has sold its first car in the country -- for 25 million yuan, or just under $3.6 ...

GM's Motorama of 1955 was a traveling showcase of what the General then thought were the "Cars of the Future." Fantastic concepts were created for the cross-country show, but when the spotlights shut off at the ...

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:29AM by Michael Harley Filed under: Trends , Marketing/Advertising , Driving Oil company advertising is apparently much more effective than we had originally thought.

Click to view the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck in high resolution 10,000. That's not a sticker price and it's not a production number.

The U.S. government plans to release a proposal tomorrow to raise fuel efficiency standards for new cars and trucks.

Revealing a big new reason to oppose London Mayor Ken Livingstone's Congestion Charge , Porsche rolled out the brutish Cayenne Turbo S at this week's Beijing Motor Show. via Wired News

“What I really am pleased with is the quid pro quo, the ability to purchase and sell and try to balance manufacturing capacity engineering technology between our two companies”

Chrysler LLC is on target to meet the goals set by its private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management LP, despite a weakening U.S. economy, the company's top executive said on Thursday. via Automotive News

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Workers at a key General Motors plant near Lansing have walked off their jobs in a local contract dispute. via NewsCenter 25

“They actually used the production prototype car for the show car”

James R. Healey, USA TODAY Buick is using the Beijing auto show to unveil the Invicta show car, expected to be the replacement for the LaCrosse midsize sedan in the USA. via USA Today

Tesla Motors has filed suit against Fisker Coachbuild and two of its employees in San Mateo Superior Court, claiming Fisker absconded with some of the electric sportscar company's design ideas and trade ... via Motor Trend

A recent e-mail from a Mod Squad reader got me thinking about the pros and cons of working on older versus newer vehicles.

America's environmental chickens have come home to roost. For nearly two decades, we've blithely bounded from sea to shining sea in ever porkier sport-utility vehicles fueled by cheap gasoline.

Honda Motor Co. is recalling 353,000 Accord sedans over possible corrosion in the windshield wiper motor.

The Chevrolet and Saturn brands will continue to stand alone, but there will be a new premium division containing Cadillac, Hummer and Saab and another division for Buick, Pontiac and GMC.

Following GM's announcement that it sold a record number of cars across the Atlantic in the first quarter of 2008, Ford recently revealed their own sales figures for the old world.

Chrysler LLC [CBS.UL] is in talks with Italian carmaker Fiat on a possible cooperation agreement for the production of Alfa Romeo cars in Chrysler's U.S. factories, a German newspaper reported.

Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's top auto maker, said on Wednesday it plans to recall some 390,000 units of the Sonata sedan in the United States to fix a defect in the cars' air bag systems.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has revealed she would back a government-bailout to protect the Detroit 3 automakers from going bankrupt if the need arose.

“This latest agreement builds on Nissan's proven track record to deliver win-win product exchanges with multiple manufacturers around the world”

Tag Links: Chrysler , Built , Nissan , Truck Chrysler Built Nissan Truck Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced two new agreements for the supply of products between both companies. via AutoSpies

Amidst company-wide changes set to decrease overall expenditures and losses, Chrysler LLC's executive vice president of product development Frank Klegon recently announced at the Society of Automotive Engineers ...

Click above for high-res gallery of the new FPV Falcon F6 Ford is getting ready for a battle in Australia for the hearts and minds of performance enthusiasts.

It's been confirmed numerous times before that the Cadillac CT Coupe Concept we saw at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show will go into production in 2009 .

This '39 Willys pickup features its original four-cylinder engine, a rarity as most Willys of that vintage have been made into rods.

Earlier today we asked all of you in the Detwa area to see if you could grab a photo of the 2009 Honda Pilot , and one of you rose to our Honda Pilot spy photo challenge by snapping photos so quickly that you ... via Jalopnik

Leaving your car off for dealer service is always worrying -- it might get dinged in the crowded parking lot, an inconsiderate employee could scratch the interior or get in a fender-bender . It's even more ... via Motor Trend

I hooked up my accelerator to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone. via AutoSpies.com

Ford has high expectations for its new 2009 Ford Flex crossover vehicle , saying it plans to sell around 100,000 units annually. via Motor Trend

Click above for high-res gallery of Nissan GT-R Spec V spy shots at the 'Ring Those spy shots we showed you yesterday of a higher-performance GT-R have been confirmed by inside sources as the Spec V model, ... via Autoblog

German tuners seem to get their hands on every hot new vehicle and make it a bit better - though as with everything, this is not always true .

“It is important to note ... that even if the national average monthly gasoline price peaks around $3.60 per gallon this summer, it is possible that prices at some point will cross the $4 per gallon threshold”

Retail gas prices could climb as high as $4 a gallon this summer, but prices at such lofty levels will make many Americans think twice about hitting the road this summer, the Energy Department said Tuesday. via NewsCenter 25

Toyota is recalling 539,500 Corolla and Matrix cars from the 2003-04 model years to replace bolts in the power window system that may come loose and eventually cause a window to shatter.

Ford has developed two new technologies set to be offered in 2009 that will aid drivers with visibility in blind-spots and will assist with backing out of difficult parking spaces.

Posted Apr 9th 2008 12:32PM by Chris Tutor Filed under: Garage , Sedans/Saloons , Volkswagen Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 SE "I think we're gonna have to buy a ...

Ever since the CBS 60 Minutes debacle involving the Audi 5000, the terms "sudden acceleration" and "unintended acceleration" have been indelibly beaten into the minds of most Americans.

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Targa Tasmania-ready Mazda3 MPS. Mazda is heading Down Under to compete in the Targa Tasmania for its eighth campaign.

The news with the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG is not simply that AMG planted another of its monster-good 6.3-liter V8s into yet another fine Benz.

Chevrolet unceremoniously dropped a single photo of the sedan version of its upcoming 2009 Cobalt SS sedan recently, which is pictured here.

Posted Apr 7th 2008 12:05PM by Sam Abuelsamid Filed under: Garage , Coupes , Ford Click above for high-res gallery of the Mustang Bullitt My earliest memory of falling in love with a car was a Mustang.

Click above for high-res gallery of Nissan GT-R Spec-V spy shots The Nissan GT-R has already proven it can more than hold its own against competition like the Porsche 911 Turbo and Chevy Corvette Z06, but don't ...

You wouldn't expect this sort of comment from a secretive Cerberus-Chrysler executive any more than you would from a super-secretive Toyota executive. via Motor Trend

The tiny Smart ForTwo, recently introduced in the U.S. car market, gave a less-than-stellar performance in its first crash test by the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. via CNN Money

Close your eyes, and forget. Relax, breathe deeply, and try to forget about every car you've ever thought of as an ultra-high-performance sedan.

Last month Holden celebrated its 60th anniversary with the unveiling of the Coupe60 concept car, a two door version of the VE Commodore sedan that many suspect will eventually spawn a successor to Australia's ...