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"Cash for Clunkers" vs "The New Normal"
Checks for greener cars are unlikely to overcome consumers' newfound thrift. WHO'S GREENER , my neighbor with his new Smart car or I with my 10-year-old SUV? Based on watching him drive to the railroad station, I would contend it is I. My only carbon emissions from my commute come from my huffing and puffing as I rush the quarter-mile to the train.
City in Store for Different Style With Lowery at Helm
MYRON LOWERY Position: Incoming Interim Memphis Mayor Basics: Lowery, Memphis City Council chairman, next Friday will replace Mayor Willie Herenton.
REPORT: GM could build next-generation Cadillac Escalade in Tennessee
" An internet publication is reporting that General Motors may shift production of the Cadillac Escalade to the soon to be idle Spring Hill plant in Middle Tennessee.
GM's sales fell 33.6% in June to 176,571, as sales of pickup trucks and SUVs continue to fall more sharply than passenger cars and crossover models.
GM chief pleads for quick bankruptcy
During about five hours of questioning today in a hot, crowded Manhattan courthouse, General Motors Corp.
It's official: The U.S. Government is investing in more fuel-efficient cars. Unfortunately, its efforts don't seem to be creating smarter automakers in the process.
NASA Mgr. Pitches Cheaper Moon Plan
Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.
Comparison: 2010 Cadillac SRX vs. 2010 Lexus RX 350Tailfin Attitude Takes on Near-Perfection
Lexus is the best-selling luxury brand in the U.S., and the RX crossover is Lexus' best-selling model.
Top 10 Worst Cars for Planet Earth
The Environmental Transport Association has recently released its list of the 10 worst automobiles for the planet in terms of emissions.
Creditors accuse ex-restaurateur of taking millions
A group of creditors has filed an involuntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the name of a former Loudoun restaurant owner they claim owes them more than $41.6 million.
Konig Wheels Support the Middle East's Largest Modified Car Competition
ABU DHABI, UAE, June 21 UBMi-UAE ABU DHABI , UAE, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Devotees to custom cars are to be handed an exclusive offer from Konig Wheels when they enter their rides into the largest "show car" competition in the Middle East - the Barbican Turbo Top 100.
Susan Tompor: Investment club organization looks for a rebound
Kamie Zaracki, the new CEO at Madison Heights-based BetterInvesting, is running another Michigan outfit that's trying to reinvent itself.
California woman pays $10,000 to get dog back
On a Monday morning, Debby Brown was ecstatic, having been reunited with her tiny dog Lexi two days after the pet was taken from her Cadillac Escalade parked behind a Concord, Calif., restaurant.
Revamped GM updates core brands
American motorists are getting a glimpse this week of a vehicle that General Motors hopes will help convince car buyers that Detroit is mending its ways.
Don't Know Much About Car Story
Why does the "I don't know anything about cars" guy who is now running GM think GM can accelerate out of bankruptcy while still trying to market itself through four different brands? Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer may be gone -- but Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet linger, like leaves in late fall that don't want to acknowledge the imminent winter.
Britain's most polluting car needs an acre of forest to absorb fumes
The most polluting car on Britain's roads has been named as the 8-litre Dodge SRT-10 which emits enough CO2 in a year for an acre of forest to absorb.
Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic
Oh, the tales Thor would tell if he could only talk. His owners, Aimee Desrochers and Ryan Marlowe, would have a clearer picture of how Thor - a chocolate lab - was dognapped and returned to them earlier this week.
Obama should drive a compact if I must
Under the guise of improving gas mileage is a baldfaced attempt by Obama to take another freedom from Americans.
Chevy Cobalt puts the emphasis on economy
Most carmakers don't like building and selling economy cars. All things considered, it's a thankless task.
Classic cars transformed into Cute Carts
Jack and Sandra Howell sell customized golf carts in the style of the Cadillac Escalade, the Hummer H3 and the a 32 Ford California Roadster through their Web site, www.cutecarts.com. Photo by Richard Wisdom Youa ve probably seen Jack Howell driving around Brentwood.