He giveth, and he taketh away. President Barack Obama has rightfully received positive reviews for his proposal this past week to raise vehicle mile per gallon standards for cars to 39 mpg and light trucks to 30 mpg by 2016, for a combined “corporate average fuel economy,” or CAFÉ, of 35 miles per g
If you could have done something in 1996, why do it (again) in 2009? As Johnny Carson said about comedy, timing is everything. And Americans today seem ready for electric vehicles (EVs) of any and all types, even if the “new” foreign-made EV they’re driving had been done, and many say done better, b
This is the year a woman will win the Indianapolis 500. If the sport is lucky, that is. Coming up May 24, this year’s Indy 500, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first purpose-built race track in the world, already has three female entrants, the large
And they’re off in the Bankruptcy 500! Who gets to the courthouse doors first, General Motors or Chrysler? Who gets granted those first protections from creditors? Which gets to keep the cafeteria trays, corporate jets, 100-ton metal stamping machines and now-collectible assembly line jumpsuits (cou
I didn’t want this column to be yet another “Detroit-basher,” but sometimes, if the shoe fits. We all know the economic horror show which is the current world auto industry, but the worst repercussions for the Detroit Three might not show themselves for several years.
Some super-expensive cars, including Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Bentley are available with custom fitted luggage, done-up in the same color and material which graces the car’s interior.
Coming next month, April 16 through 19, the 36th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach takes to its street course under the auspices of IndyCar, which now combines the Champ Car and Indy Racing League series for the first time in a dozen years.
These days, who would have the gall to announce they’re planning to build a new and very limited-edition sedan which will sell for $2 million? Alfred DiMora, that’s who.
Last week we wrote about Santa Monica and its long-time connection to motor racing. This week, a look at the Detroit Three’s attempts to stay involved in high-performance.
General Motors and Chrysler must today turn-in their homework, uh, their “viability plans,” to Congress. Watch tonight’s TV news to see how they were scored.
Bob Lutz, the charismatic, fiery and egomaniacal automotive genius behind creation and development of the Chevrolet Volt extended range plug-in hybrid, due for sale in 2010, is leaving General Motors, the corporation announced yesterday.
A small, upstart carmaker has just received the kind of positive image and auto industry credibility which no new company could afford to buy, but only hope to develop over decades.
