by Ken Zino | Jul 30, 2010
General Motors today said that thanks to “strong public interest” in the Chevrolet Volt, it will increase production capacity of the four-seat series hybrid car from 30,000 units to 45,000 units in 2012. The announcement came as U.S. President Barack Obama toured the...
by Ken Zino | Jul 30, 2010
More than 1,500 UAW-represented employees at Chrysler Group’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit welcomed U.S. President Obama to the home of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee today. The President visited the plant a little more than a year after Chrysler...
by Ken Zino | Jul 30, 2010
Henry Ford, a key figure in the economic history of the United States and the automobile industry, was born today in 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built his first automobile in 1896, but it was the introduction of the Model T in 1908 that changed the U.S....
by Ken Zino | Jul 30, 2010
President Obama will visit the Jefferson North plant of Chrysler in Detroit where Jeep Grand Cherokee models are made and then stop by a nearby General Motors plant in Hamtramck where the Chevrolet Volt hybrid will be built. At both stops, and another next week at a...
by Ken Zino | Jul 29, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied ten petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real and is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities. This threatens human health and the environment. The...
by Ken Zino | Jul 29, 2010
The recalls just keep coming from Toyota Motor Corporation. The company in Japan announced today that hundreds of thousands of Avalon and Lexus 470 models have steering problems. While apparently unrelated, both defects can make steering wheel inputs from the driver...
by Ken Zino | Jul 28, 2010
The Supervisory Board of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, today approved the development of the Porsche 918 Spyder. The concept version of a Boxster based mid-engine sports car with plug-in hybrid technology made its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and at...
by Ken Zino | Jul 28, 2010
While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is prohibited by the U.S. Congress from promulgating regulations concerning distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been using his “bully pulpit” to oppose the well financed auto, electronics...
by Ken Zino | Jul 27, 2010
In what will be the largest market test for expensive electric vehicles in the U.S. since General Motor’s Impact or EV1 of more than a decade ago, Chevrolet announced today that the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of the Volt starts at $41,000, including a...
by Ken Zino | Jul 27, 2010
Audi has pulled the wraps off its latest full-size model – the A7 Sportback. The sleek five-door is an attempt to see if there is a growing market for a large, luxurious hatchback design. Typically hatchbacks are associated with inexpensive compact cars,...
by Ken Zino | Jul 26, 2010
Porsche AG is about to start testing Boxster models equipped with an all-electric powertrain, which could eventually supplement its hybrid models that are currently starting production. The newly confirmed program is part of the Stuttgart Model Region for...
by Ken Zino | Jul 26, 2010
An independent crash test conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed that Nissan Cube models do not comply with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard that limits the amount of fuel that can leak in a rear crash. Leaking gasoline during...
