by Ken Zino | Jul 9, 2010
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada have announced the site of a “Solar Demonstration Zone” for emerging solar energy technologies. The Solar Demonstration...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 9, 2010
For the past several years there’s been a booming gray market, in California, for the Toyota Prius. Not just any Prius, but specifically those which have an HOV access sticker pasted onto the bumper, a perk that can save a lucky, long-distance commuter an hour or...
by Ken Zino | Jul 8, 2010
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS) today announced that it is expanding its Product Quality Field Office program to four additional U.S. regional sales areas, following what it calls the success of a pilot program launched in the New York region in late 2009. Toyota is...
by Ken Zino | Jul 8, 2010
More than 500 kids and their families will be in Akron, Ohio for a week of activities leading up to the 73rd All-American Soap Box Derby, which will run at Derby Downs on Saturday, July 24. Children between the ages of eight and 17 earned the trip to Akron by winning...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 8, 2010
With sales taking a sharp tumble, Smart USA is hoping to rebuild demand by giving buyers the ability to extensively customize the brand’s fortwo microcar. The new program, dubbed Smart Expressions, will not only let buyers choose from 93 paint colors, but also bring a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 8, 2010
The program, which echoes ones launched by General Motors and Hyundai, was originally limited to just Chrysler’s two minivan models, the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Caravan. It will now include most Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram products from the 2010...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 8, 2010
General Motors has found a buyer for GM Global Steering Holdings, LLC, commonly known as Nexteer, its steering gear maker to a Chinese industrial group. Nexteer’s proposed new owner is Pacific Century Motors, an entity formed by The Tempo Group and an affiliate...
by Ken Zino | Jul 7, 2010
Ford CEO Alan Mulally will serve on the President’s Export Council (PEC) the White House announced today. “Export growth leads to job growth and economic growth,” Obama said, as he named 18 business, labor and government leaders to a new export advisory...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 7, 2010
One of the nation’s largest rental-car companies has acknowledged in court that it regularly rents vehicles even though it is aware that they are covered by a safety recall and should be first taken in for repair. That news came out in a California court case...
by Ken Zino | Jul 7, 2010
If you want an example of the unhealthy influence of money in “pay to play” Washington, look no further than the past head of the National Transportation Safety Board. In a memo obtained by FairWarning and published on its website, Jim Hall, the former NTSB head (and...
by Bryan Laviolette | Jul 7, 2010
Nissan has taken the wraps off it’s next-generation Quest minivan, showing the automaker plans to take another shot at a segment it has long struggled to find a place in – and which a number of key competitors have already abandoned. The 2011 Nissan Quest...
