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Mattel, the maker of toy cars for more than 40 years, will soon debut a first: folding Hot Wheels. The five new models will be called “Stealth Riders” and will be contained in a pocket-sized case.
Read moreTelsa Motors, Inc., has received the best news of its short history. The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a $465 million loan with the California electric vehicle manufacturer for construction of a facilities in Northern and Southern California to respectively manufacture the car’s power train and the Model S electric sedan.
Read moreOn the eve of the Washington Auto Show, Chevrolet has announced its lineup of fuel-efficient small and compact cars set for display throughout the event beginning January 27. The vehicles include: the Spark five-door mini car, Aveo RS show car and Cruze compact sedan.
Read moreChevrolet has announced the greater Washington D.C. area will join California and Michigan as the initial retail markets for the Volt, its much-touted electric car. It will also be the location of a public orientation program for electric vehicles.
Read moreA 100 years ago, living in the Wild West of Colorado’s gold mining towns was only for the tough or the crazy hoping to strike it rich. Today, all you need is a little bit of time and a 2010 Lexus RX 350 to visit some of Colorado’s best kept secret gold mining towns.
Read moreWhat’s the ugliest car ever made? It’s all subjective, of course. But more than 2,000 specialty car collectors were recently asked to select the choices for the dubious honor. And the winner (loser?), at least according to one national poll, is the AMC Pacer.
Read moreThe Honda Civic GX and Lamborghini Murcielago are the cleanest and least clean cars, according to a new report on Greenercars.org, part of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
Read moreThe Toyota Prius gets lots of praise as the most fuel efficient car in the United States. Not so much is said nor do owners seem to care that the Lamborghini gets dubious honors.
Read moreRoman Mica became a contributing editor to TheWeeklyDriver.com. a few months ago. With his latest video review, Mica takes a three-minute look at the 2010 Lexus 450h hybrid.
Read moreToyota Motor Co., which last fall began the largest auto recall in U.S. history after incidents of random acceleration resulting in fatalities, has announced the recall of an additional 2.3 million vehicles to correct similar problems, according to ABC News.
Read moreNissan Motor Co. will join the vastly competitive small car market in India in July and will then also begin to export cars from the country with hopes of establishing an international manufacturing hub.
Read moreThe Toyota Prius is the world’s largest-selling gas-electric hybrid, but the Japanese manufacturer will increase its production to one million units in 2011 to keep its position as the industry leader among low-emission cars.
Read moreThere’s no hotter (some say no more important) topic in the automotive industry than the evolution of electric and hybrid cars. Bob Lutz, General Motors Vice Chairman, apparent isn’t among the believers.
Read moreIt’s nothing new that cars in demand can command substantial premiums. But it’s hard to equate a Ferrari or even a Corvette with a Tata Nano. But it now appears the world’s cheapest car is in such demand, secondhand buyers are paying as much as a 30 percent premium to own one of the vehicles Tata Motors, the manufacturer, describes as the “people’s car.”
Read moreAnother strong sign of the rebounding automotive industry? Try Super Bowl XLIV. Chrysler, returning to the event for the first time since 2004, is among eight automotive-related companies who have announced their participation in television broadcasting’s most expensive advertising platform.
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