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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

Read More: Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery, Lithium-Ion Battery, Pininfarina, Peugeot Prologue Concept, Peugeot, Gas/Electric Hybrid, EV, Front-Wheel Drive, Ferrari California, Ford, Rear-Wheel Drive, Super-Capacitors, Paris Car Show, Mini, Mechanical Flywheels, Monte Carlo Rally, Pininfarina B0, Solar Power, Ford Fiesta Econetic, Lithium-Polymer Battery, Diesel/Electric Hybrid, Electric Motors, All-Wheel Drive, Electric Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Mondeo Econetic, Ford Ka, Kinetic Energy, Turbodiesel, Mini Crossover Concept, Mini Clubman, Bmw, Peugeot RC HYmotion4 Concept, Focus Econetic, Solar Cells, Green News
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...

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

Steve Parker | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Automotive News, GMC Truck, Americans, Saturn, Buick, Scion xB, Subprime Car Loans, Honda, Toyota Sales, Bentley, North Dallas Forty, Vw, Maybach, Palin, Original Equipment Manufacturer, General Motors, Bush/McCain, Bailout, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Peter Gent, US Senate, Nissan, Mini, Subprime Loans, Hummer, Hyundai, OEM, Saabs, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Acura, Volvo, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Cars, Pontiac, Cars, Rolls-Royce, Mercury, Bmw, Smart Car, Subprime Mortgages, Lincoln, Infiniti, New York Times, Lexus, Audi, Southeast, Alaska, CNW Research, Cadillac, Business News
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...

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

Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Gas-Electric Hybrid Technology, Gas Prices, Chevrolet, Chevy Volt, Andrew Card, Gm, American Automobile Industry, Mazda, Captive Imports, Detroit Three, Ford, Ecodriving, Cars, American Automobile Manufacturers Association, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Rube Goldberg, Bmw, Chevy, General Motors, Malibu, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Mitsubishi, Plug-in Hybrids, Corvette, Aama, Ecodriver, Aam, Business News
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."

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BMW Recalling 200,000 Vehicles

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Bmw, Bmw Recall, Air Bags, Nhtsa, Bmw 3 Series, Bmw 5 Series, Bmw x3, Business News

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. ...

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Clean Diesels- The Line-Up So Far

Steve Parker | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Cars, Peugeot, Grand Cherokees, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Honda, California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Nissan, Detroit, Americans, Dodge Ram, Gm, Detroit Three, Acura, Pontiac, Chrysler, Bmw, Turbodiesel, Jeep, Audi, Low Sulfur, Tdi, Maxima, Vw, Tsx, Touraeg, Bluetec, Q7, Green News
Steve Parker

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

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Is Your Car's Interior Killing You?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Chevrolet Aveo, Scion xB, Dodge Nitro SUVs, Acura, Cars, Volvo, Representative John Dingell, Bmw, Toxic Substance Control Act, Smart Car, General Motors, Motorhomes, Chevy Cobalt, Nissan, The Ecology Center, Mitsubishi, Senator Barbara Boxer, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Annual Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Cars and Children’s Car Seats, Hyundai, Suzuki, Versa, Odyssey, JD Power, Dave Power, Detroit, Green News
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.

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First US-Built Chinese Vehicle Now On-Sale

Steve Parker | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Uaw, MG Rover, Toyota, Ford Mustang, Tiger Champ, Chinese, Scirocco, Volkswagen, Nissan GTR, Nissan, Saic, Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Corvette, Roush, Bmw, British Aerospace Systems, Subaru, Shanghai Automotive Corporation, Mitsubishi, Oklahoma, CARB/EPA, China, Cars, Mg, Nanjing, Business News
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.

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

Steve Parker | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Bmw, John McCain, Equinox, Gm, Internal Combustion Engine, Hydrogen Car, General Motors, Mazda, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Honda, FCX Clarity, Barack Obama, Shell Oil, Green Cars, Green News
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?

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Can GM Survive?

Steve Parker | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Buick, Rick Wagoner, Detroit Auto Show, Home Depot, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Robert Nardelli, Toyota Prius, Pontiac GTO, Plug-in Hybrids, Paris Auto Show, Energy, John McCain, Gm, Alan Mulally, Chevrolet, Beat, Volt, Duke University, Harvard Business School, Detroit Automakers, Corvette, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Bmw, Ford of Europe, Holden Commodore, Cadillac, Cruze, Pontiac, Camaro, Daewoo, Oldsmobile, Cobalt, Business News
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.

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

Steve Parker | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Malibu, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Honda, CAFE Standards, Dodge Ram, Plymouth, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Ev1, Mercury Mariner, Crossfire, Bob Nardelli, Jeep Wrangler, Plug-in Hybrids, President Bush, Detroit, Energy, Dodge Sprinter, Dodge, Gasoline, Gm, Alan Mulally, Ford, Detroit Three, Burbank, Chevrolet, Honda Hybrid, Hybrid Hemi, Cerberus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Corvette, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Bmw, Bill Ford, Ford Escape, Hemi, Viper, Nhtsa, Volt, Jeep, Business News
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.

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Solar Cells, Turbo-Diesels Spell Future For Cars

Steve Parker | Posted 07.12.2008 | Green

Read More: 24 Hours of LeMans, Photovoltaic, Suv, Miller Cycle Engine, Environmental Protection Agency, Mark Fields, Mississippi, Prius, Oxnard, Richard Nixon, Pacific Ocean, Mazda, Ford, Toyota, Los Angeles, Epa, Bmw, Pacific Coast Highway, Orange County, Audi, Solar Cells, Eunos, Highlander, Peugeot, Saabs, x5, Lemans, Millenia, Xedos, Subarus, Rx7, r10, Environment, Green News
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...

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BMW Plans 5,600 More Job Cuts

AP | ROLAND LOSCH | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business

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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...

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Best Luxury Cars Under $50K

Forbes | Jacqueline Mitchell | Posted 02.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Best Luxury Cars, Lincoln MKX, Bmw, Cheap Luxury Cars, Luxury Cars, Business News

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 ...

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DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Bloomberg Via NYT | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business

Read More: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bmw, Daimler, Daimlerchrysler, Eric Bolton, Fuel-Efficiency Standard, Mileage Standards, Fuel-Efficiency, Business News

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...

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What's in a B-210, Anyway?

Steven Denlinger | Posted 12.30.2007 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Dave Schlabach Construction, Ronald Reagan, H.G. Felsen, Street Rod, Cain and Abel, Arizona, Ricky Madison, New Mexico, David Arnold Detweiler, Malone College, Ohio, Kurtz Rubbish Service, Simon & Garfunkle, Death Valley, George Bailey, David Denlinger, Datsun B-210, Midwest Fellowship, Conservative Mennonite, It's a Wonderful Life, John H. Miller, Canton, Rod and Staff, North Canton, Texas, Hi Gloss Body Shop, Paul A. Volcker, Sunnyview Christian School, Chrysler, Hartville, Dan Yoder, Bmw, Rudy Giuliani, Napa Auto Parts, Rotary Scholarship, Maranatha Bible School, Market Avenue, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Mount Pleasant Road, Lansing, Silverwind, Mn, Living News
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.

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BMW To Cut Thousands of Jobs

AP | Michael Pohl | Posted 12.21.2007 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, BMW AG, Norbert Reithofer, BMW, BMW Layoffs, Mathias Schmidt, Der Spiegel, Business News

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...

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