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Wagons have been in the news quite a bit lately—Cadillac is soon to launch a CTS wagon, Mercedes-Benz just unwrapped the eccentric E-class wagon . We’ve now heard that Acura may be on the verge of bringing out a wagon version of the TSX. “We’re closely, closely looking at it,” said John Watts, senior manager of Acura product planning.… Read the rest

With the automotive world striving for smaller, more efficient engines in a bid to be seen as environmentally-conscious and attract customers, scientists and engineers are coming out of the woodwork with new combustion engines, electric powertrains and other systems that they tout as the future of automotive technology – just this month we already saw EcoMotors’ opposed-piston opposed-cylinders project… Read the rest

Each year on the third Saturday in August, more than a million people and as many as 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector, and special interest vehicles idle their way along a 16-mile stretch of Woodward Avenue in a tribute to America's favorite classic car activity: cruising. Made famous during the post-war era, locals would cruise in their… Read the rest

Watching NASCAR pit crews change tires is one of the activities that most race fans take for granted. After all, they change their own tires after 25,000 miles or so, not after 25 laps, right? Well, the attention to detail that pit crews pay to the tires on their cars is something that most motorists should pick up on,… Read the rest

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.–The White House’s senior advisor to the Task Force on the Auto Industry said Wednesday that he believed it was likely that General Motors would have an initial public offering sometime in 2010, but that he thought it would take longer for Chrysler to tap the capital markets. Ron Bloom, speaking at an auto industry conference here… Read the rest

TRAVERSE CITY, MI–Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said at an industry conference this morning that the automaker will bring an exciting, fun-to-drive affordable sports car” to market within the next few years. For years, Toyota sold such a car–the Celica. That car was discontinued in 2006. The company also did away with the MR-2 roadster in 2007. Currently,… Read the rest

Filed under: Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , GM , Opel , UAW/Unions There are five noteworthy parties involved in the negotiations over Opel’s fate: GM, the German government, the Opel trust, states with Opel manufacturing plants, and the Opel labor union. The Opel trust is the body created to run Opel after GM’s bankruptcy, and consists of five members: a… Read the rest

General Motors has confirmed that it will bring a production version of last year’s Chevrolet Orlando concept vehicle to the United States in 2011, reversing an earlier decision to only sell the vehicle overseas. Now it looks like GM is also considering using its Volt plug-in hybrid technology in the Orlando. Bob Lutz, speaking with GM-Volt today re-confirmed what… Read the rest

As Camaro fans get ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary 1969 Yenko Camaro this year, the guys over at Chop, Cut, Rebuild decided to get in on the fun and partner with D&P Classic Chevy, Original Equipment Reproduction (OER) and Classic Industries to build a unique tribute to the original 1960’s model. The Tribute Car is… Read the rest