Despite what many might think, Toyota is not off to the most crippling start in 2010; Chrysler is. Although their overall sales are only down 3%, over half of their total sales are to fleet customers. The fact that Chrysler … Read More

Maserati is likely to develop a hybrid powertrain option for its next-generation vehicles, in part of a bid to improve the brand’s fuel-consumption and CO2 emissions of its cars. Maserati will most likely take some advice from Ferrari in the … Read More

After GM and Chrysler greatly reduced the size of their dealer networks following their bankruptcies, legislators required an appeals process for those terminated dealers, and after arbitration, it turns out that GM is going to be reinstating more than one … Read More

Toyota is shipping hundreds of data-decoding machines to the U.S. to make them commercially available in the wake of complaints that the event data recorders on their vehicles are encoded in such a way as to only be readable by … Read More

Tesla Motors announced today that it is offering leasing options on its Roadster and Roadster Sport electric-vehicles. “We are committed to continuously improving and enhancing the Roadster, offering a leasing option means even more people can drive this exciting and … Read More

While the Honda CR-Z was already out to prove that hybrids don’t have to be boring, the company’s tuning arm Mugen thought it could make new hybrid sports coupe just a little more exciting with a couple of cosmetic upgrades. … Read More

Last July, Toyota executives boasted the company saving $100 million by negotiating a limited recall for the Toyota Camry and Lexus ES over a problem that could cause unintended acceleration. In an internal Toyota document that was used during a … Read More

Honda is making strides towards developing hybrid systems for use in larger cars, according to the company’s head of automobile research and development. “We’ve left the research stage and entered the field of development,” Tomohiko Kawanabe, chief operating officer of … Read More

All the PR work in the world may not be able to save Toyota, as a former ToMoCo lawyer has made it known that the company is in possession of certain documents that show that it has destroyed legal evidence … Read More

With diesel-powered engines slowly but surely making their way onto the American market, the German automakers are taking the lead, introducing diesel-powered variants of their most popular gasoline-powered models. Increased fuel-economy, more torque, and a smaller price-premium over gasoline-powered cars … Read More