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They're green! All green! Well, almost - Mini, Peugeot, Ford, Pininfarina and more - Paris Car Show's green cars and concepts, part two

Steve Parker | Posted 10.04.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Here's the green wrap on the Paris Car Show, 2008 version. As in yesterday's posting, we're taking a look at some concepts which might have a chance t...

Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

Car Industry Group to Public: It's Not All Our Fault, It's Yours Too

Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

It's the same story we've been hearing from car-makers, especially those in Detroit, for the past 30 years: "Just wait a little longer and we'll have those new cars and trucks you've been hoping for."

BMW Recalling 200,000 Vehicles

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.13.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — BMW AG said Wednesday it was recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash. ...

Clean Diesels- The Line-Up So Far

Steve Parker | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Sometimes, it's the incongruities, not the new models, which make the auto industry so interesting.

Is Your Car's Interior Killing You?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.11.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Ever wondered about that dreary film which builds-up inside the windshield of your car or truck? Not outside, which can be taken care of easily enough; inside.

First US-Built Chinese Vehicle Now On-Sale

Steve Parker | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

It should make headlines, but it won't. The news: the first major captive import vehicle-maker from China has opened its Oklahoma doors and started-up its assembly line.

Hydrogen Is The Answer ... Uh, Isn't It?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

If Obama is sworn in, how can he best get us on the road to using hydrogen, along with wind and sea power, as a critical element in producing electricity for this country ... and for our cars?

Can GM Survive?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

John McCain visited a GM factory and said if cars like the Volt, a plug-in gas/electric hybrid GM is developing, really do make it to market (still a question mark), "hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created." He's wrong.

The Detroit Three --- Making Any Relevant Cars or Trucks?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

That the Detroit Three have to build cars and trucks which make sense now and in the future, and which Americans want to buy.

Solar Cells, Turbo-Diesels Spell Future For Cars

Steve Parker | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Many news reports the past two days have been about Toyota's intention to build the next-generation gas/electric hybrid Prius at a factory now under c...

BMW Plans 5,600 More Job Cuts

AP | ROLAND LOSCH | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business


MUNICH, Germany — Luxury automaker BMW AG said Wednesday it will cut another 5,600 jobs by the end of 2008, on top of 2,500 other positions that...

Best Luxury Cars Under $50K

Forbes | Jacqueline Mitchell | Posted 02.20.2008 | Business


Those that believe you have to spend big for a luxury car may turn up their noses at the autos on this list. That's their loss. Pay $37,175 for the ...

DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Bloomberg Via NYT | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business


DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards, according to th...

What's in a B-210, Anyway?

Steven Denlinger | Posted 12.30.2007 | Living


Steven Denlinger

I made the executive decision to begin rebuilding it. Surely, the process would produce a blonde girl with a dusting of freckles on her nose.

BMW To Cut Thousands of Jobs

AP | Michael Pohl | Posted 12.21.2007 | Business


BMW AG said Friday it will cut thousands of jobs next year, three months after incoming CEO Norbert Reithofer said he would focus on increasing the ra...