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President-Elect Barack Obama has a new ride – General Motors is currently working with the Secret Service to build the 44th President a new fleet of high-tech bombproof limousines – but you can have his old one..
Month: December 2008
Culture Car News Buy Barack Obama's Chrysler 300C for Only Six Figures
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News Auto Bailout Vote Could Come Today
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
Congressional Democrats may have a $15 billion auto industry bailout proposal ready for a vote within 24 hours of yesterday. One Republican Senator has threatened a filibuster to prevent passage of the legislation, but it isn’t clear at this point whether his colleagues are willing to back up his words. White House and Congressional negotiators will spend today fleshing out the details of the bailout proposal.
Culture Car News What Happens to the Corvette if GM Goes Under?
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
Let’s all admit it: No one would mourn the Aveo. If General Motors were liquidated, there is no LaCrosse Club of America to fight for the memory of a bland, squishy midsize Buick, no one who would shed a private tear over the end of the Pontiac Torrent’s run, no classic Saturn Astra restorers who would feel a pang of loss.
Culture Car News GM's Layoffs Claim Tiger Woods
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
General Motors has laid off its highest-paid salesman in a cost-cutting move.
Culture Car News Buy One, Get One Free Dodge Rams in Florida
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
As the automotive industry struggles with the worst sales figures seen in almost two decades, ridiculous deals have begun appearing. They’re typically short-lived, apply only to a handful of cars on one particular dealer’s lot, and cover only models that aren’t selling well. But they’re still jaw-dropping.
Culture Car News Volunteer to Have Your Driving Habits Tracked, Help Reduce Traffic
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
Is your bumper-to-bumper commute leaving you listless? How about contributing to a social science experiment.
Culture Car News Will Auto Industry Downturn Kill the Auto Show?
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Culture Car News
For decades, automakers have used huge public events to unveil the next generation of automobiles, to test public reaction to sometimes wild “concept cars” that point toward possible future designs, to build hype and burnish their reputations with car enthusiasts. Major shows like those in Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Paris, Geneva and Tokyo cost tens of millions of dollars each and take all year to prepare.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars Toyota Halts Plans for U.S.-Built Prius
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The slowing U.S. auto market and the threat of collapse looming over America’s Big Three automakers may not be hurting even the fuel-efficient, foreign-built cars that are supposedly the auto industry’s life rafts today.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars First Photos: 2009 Honda Insight
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
Honda has released the first images of its upcoming 2009 Insight hybrid, expected to be the least expensive hybrid car available in the U.S. when it hit showrooms in the Spring. The car, according to Autoblog Green, “looks almost identical to the concept that appeared at Paris and LA this fall. In fact, aside from the bar under the grille being body colored instead of chrome and the conventional halogens replacing the LED headlights, it’s pretty much spot on.” That concept looked remarkably like the current Toyota Prius.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars 2010 Honda Insight to Teach Drivers to Save Fuel
Posted by – December 29, 2008
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The next high-tech trend in green cars is now clear: cars that teach their drivers how to drive them.
