Does ethanol measure up?
Charles Kigar doesn’t think twice when he has a choice of buying a gallon of conventional gasoline or a gallon of gas that contains ethanol at the same price. He … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Charles Kigar doesn’t think twice when he has a choice of buying a gallon of conventional gasoline or a gallon of gas that contains ethanol at the same price. He … Read More
General Motors Corp. boosted CEO Rick Wagoner's total compensation by 40 percent to $14.4 million in 2007, a year in which the automaker lost money for a third straight year … Read More
Honda's net profit in the January-March quarter plunged 86 percent compared with the same period a year ago because of a one-time corporate tax levied on its Chinese joint venture, … Read More
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co . swung to a profit in the first quarter by focusing on higher-priced tires and international markets. The results from the biggest U.S.-based tiremaker beat … Read More
The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's supercharged V-8 officially produces 638-horsepower, General Motors Corp. executives announced today. GM completed SAE certification of the ZR1's 6.2-liter LS9 engine and released the results … Read More
Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street on Thursday with a $100 million profit in the first quarter as strong results from Europe and South America helped offset the impact of … Read More
Brazil's discoveries of what may be two of the world's three biggest oil finds in the past 30 years could help end the Western Hemisphere's reliance on Middle East crude, … Read More
High, wide and fuel-hungry, the gleaming black Cadillac Escalade on display at the Beijing auto show is an unlikely car for an era of record oil prices. But while sport … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. has taken the global automotive sales lead from General Motors Corp., selling 2.41 million vehicles to GM’s 2.25 million over the first three months of the year. … Read More
General Motors sold 2.25 million cars and trucks around the world in the first quarter of 2008, according to preliminary sales figures released today, with a record 64 percent of … Read More
"GM intends to meet the tough, new national CAFE standards of 35 mpg for cars and trucks combined by 2020, a dramatic increase of 40 percent. NHTSA’s proposed rule lays … Read More
Rick Wagoner, General Motors’ chairman and chief executive, has dismissed United Nations research that links biofuel production to rising food prices as “shockingly misinformed". The blunt assessment by the head … Read More
Buick Invicta BEIJING – The sleek Buick Invicta show car revealed here in conjunction with Auto China 2008 is Buick’s strongest statement yet of its deliberately international plans. The four-door … Read More
Over the last few years, huge numbers of union workers have accepted buyout packages to leave their high-paying jobs at automotive factories and office buildings. Many of those retired workers … Read More
Hyundai Motor Co. said today it was recalling 393,714 Sonata passenger cars in the United States to fix a problem with the air bag system in the front passenger seat. … Read More
The EU Commission on Monday rejected claims that producing biofuels is a "crime against humanity" that threatens food supplies, and vowed to stick to its goals as part of a … Read More
Have you ever hit the throttle when a traffic light turns yellow, and then it turns red faster than you thought? We know it's happened to us, and for the … Read More
General Motors Brazil, along with officials from the Santa Catarina State and Joinville City, announced today the company's decision to build a new engine and automotive components plant in that … Read More
Mercedes-Benz is planning to build a top-of-the-market gull-winged sports car to compete with the most expensive Porsches, German business newspaper Handelsblatt was set to report on Monday. The 2010 model … Read More
Mention "Autobahn" to an automotive enthusiast, and his or her eyes instantly light up. That single word represents miles upon miles of traditionally unrestricted high-speed roadways throughout the German countryside … Read More
The recall involves nearly 540,000 Toyota Matrixes and Corollas and nearly 123,000 Pontiac Vibes, the companies said on Wednesday, April 9. Dealers are to replace bolts that hold driver and … Read More
On, Monday, May 19, 2008, OnCars.com will begin providing its broadcast-quality automotive content to Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC), a leading digital media company that owns and operates the Mail.com portal … Read More
Chrysler LLC says it set a first-quarter record for sales outside North America. The automaker said Tuesday its international sales rose 9% to 57,346 vehicles. Chrysler saw the biggest jump … Read More
Buick will increase its 2008 Lucerne lineup with two new models available at dealerships beginning in April. The Lucerne Super and Lucerne CXL Special Edition reflect Buick’s commitment to bringing … Read More
Only in America would a CEO get rewarded for such huge losses that his company had in 2007. Ford Motor Co. today reported that CEO Alan Mulally earned total compensation … Read More