The Weekly Driver (News Service)

Today's Cars: Bench Seats Benched, Ashtrays Extinquished?

Larry Printz doesn’t give his opinion, but my hunch is that the automotive writer for the The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., ...

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General Motors' latest shocker: $38 million loss in 2007

How’s it possible to loss $38.7 million in a year? Not even General Motors is like sure exactly how it happened. ...

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Recall Woes Continue For Sweden's Volvo

For the fourth time in four months, Volvo has announced a recall. The current potential problem is potential corrosion in fuel ...

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Ho-Hum, It's Another Hummer (Truck?)

With Hummer, it’s all or none. You’re a fan or not. There’s no middle ground. I’m in the latter category. I ...

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CarMax Makes Fortune Magazine's Top-100 List, But Only Employees Really Know

There’s a television commercial from a few years ago, a recruiting spot for the U.S. Army. It features a young soldier ...

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Left Side, Right Side? Where’s The Gas Cap?

It’s happened to all of us. You’re driving a rental car or a friend’s car (or your own car) and you ...

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The Future Is Near: GM Talks Driverless Cars

Have car, no driver required. General Motors Corp., has announced cars that drive and park themselves could be ready for sale ...

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Cars Have Gone To The Dogs — Especially The Honda Element

It’s nice to “reconnect” with someone you used to know 30 years ago. Gina Spadafori and I were on the staff ...

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Cadillac CTS, 2008: The Weekly Driver (Video)

A mid-size entry level luxury car, the Cadillac CTS was introduced in 2003 as a replacement for the Cimarron. Five years, ...

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Total Recall: 2007's Surprising Most Recalled Car List

The auto industry had a lot changes in 2007. Many great vehicles continued to infiltrate the market. But according to a ...

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Nissan recalls mass quatities of Altimas, Sentras

Nearly 700,000 Nissan vehicles manufactured since 2002 are being recalled because of a potential engine-stalling problem. The Nissan Altima and Sentra ...

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Did Roberto Clemente Drive A Chevy?

Did Roberto Clemente drive a Chevy? When the World Series between the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox begins tonight, advertisers ...

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Skoda Extends Tour de France Official Car Deal Through 2011

The daily procession of automobiles, trucks, motorhomes and bicycles in the Tour de France has reached its saturation point. Hundreds of ...

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Hey GM, Chrysler, Toyota? Get Charlize Theron Behind The Wheel — Now

Forget about more horsepower, gadgetry, weird names and odd-colored paint. If one of the automobile manufacturers wants to immediately catapult its ...

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Another Auto Strike? How About Less Talk, Better Cars?

For the second time in two weeks, the country’s auto industry is facing a strike. While negotiations continued, the United Auto ...

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Car Gadgets: All I Want Is My OnStar And XM Radio

I’ve been reviewing cars for about five years. And if I’ve learned anything after driving more than 200 vehicles, it’s that ...

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