Friday | PeoriaTimes-Observer
Owners, dealers trade size for efficiency as fuel prices rise
“If you had an '03 sport utility, a good-sized one, it may be $2,000 to $3,000 less than what it normally would be on a trade-in.”
Jim and Chris Tegtmeyer put more than $5,000 in gas into their Dodge Caravan, a minivan with an 18 mpg fuel rating, last year. via PeoriaTimes-Observer
Wednesday May 14 | Autoblog
Saab halts next 9-3 development, may radically downsize next-gen
Click image above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Saab 9-3 Tougher emissions and fuel economy regulations in Europe and the United States have forced Saab to put the brakes on development of the ... via Autoblog
Monday May 12 | IndustryWeek
GM to Close Canadian Assembly Plant in 2010
“We have worked extensively with our labor and government partners but have been led to the unavoidable conclusion that there are no available replacement products in the relevant timeframe for this location”
General Motors of Canada announced on May 12 that its Windsor transmission plant will close in the second quarter of 2010, leaving 1,400 workers without jobs. via IndustryWeek
Sunday May 11 | ImportTuner
Most Popular at Import Tuner 3,510 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 99.0 mm bore, 76.0 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, overhead valve, variable valve timing/camshaft and two valves per cylinder LZ4. via ImportTuner
Friday May 9 | Motor Trend
You're Buying WOT? $28,000 Large Sedans
You've already got a weekend warrior with which to tear up the backroads -- what you need is a large V-6-powered sedan for your long highway commute . via Motor Trend
Wednesday May 7 | Left Lane News
GM moves Malibu fender production from striking Fairfax plant
General Motors' Fairfax assembly plant - one of two U.S. facilities that makes the popular Chevrolet Malibu - may be on strike , but the Detroit-based automaker is taking steps to ensure it can keep up on ... via Left Lane News
Monday May 5 | Thehour.com
The G8 re-establishes performance as a Pontiac priority
By Larry PrintzAssociated PressPontiac, marketed as General Motors' performance division since the Eisenhower administration, hasn't lived up to its own hype over the last 20 years, substituting overwrought ... via Thehour.com
Saturday May 3 | Motor Trend
Maximum Bob: More diversity to come for GM platform mates
GM product honcho Bob Lutz's used his latest GM FastLane to talk about the recently-unveiled Buick Invicta concept and its nature as a "strong hint" at what the next Generation Buick LaCrosse will look like, ... via Motor Trend
Thursday May 1 | Carscoop
GM Slashes Pickup & SUV Production by 138,000 Units
“With rising fuel prices, a softening economy, and a downward trend on current and future market demand for full-size trucks, a significant adjustment was needed to align our production with market realities”
In what is deemed as one of the biggest one-time production cuts in the past few years, GM announced that it is eliminating one shift at its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac, Michicgan; Flint , ... via Carscoop
Tuesday Apr 29 | The Modesto Bee
Good attendance may lead to a car For a second year, many schools in Stanislaus County are participating in the "Every Day Counts" campaign to focus attention on the importance of student attendance and to ... via The Modesto Bee







