Monthly Archives: November 2009

Subaru’s Impreza family will grow with the debuts of two new offshoots at the Los Angeles auto show next month.

Swedish exotic-car maker Koenigsegg Group has canceled plans to buy Saab from General Motors.

Kia is replacing its Amanti large sedan with a new model called the Cadenza, which was unveiled today in South Korea. It goes on sale there this year and in North America in 2011.

With the entire world moving toward greener everything, it follows that the upper crust would join in. After all, not everyone with a conscience wants to be seen driving a Toyota Prius.

Two adjacent Southern California cities have been competing for the factory where Tesla Motors will build its all-electric 2012 Model S luxury sports sedan. Now, a pair of local papers have scooped the automotive press and broken the news: Downey … Continue reading →

Remember when HBO and Cinemax used to offer free weekends, just to show non-subscribers what they were missing? Well, General Motors’ OnStar has taken half a page from that playbook: this Friday, OnStar will provide free turn-by-turn navigation — but … Continue reading →

Hyundai has risen from barely-noticed econo-car maker to winner of the North America Car of the Year with the Genesis Sedan, but what of little sister Kia? They’ve been hard at work improving their image, too, and one of their … Continue reading →

Although combustion engines will remain a part of the car mix for several decades to come, it seems pretty clear that electrics are the way of the future. And while many will be sad to see gas engines go the … Continue reading →

Back in June, Mitsubishi unveiled the production version of its i-MiEV battery electric vehicle. The curious-looking five-door hatch went on sale in Japan six weeks later at a retail cost of ¥3 million ($33,800). It runs off a 16 kWh … Continue reading →

A lot of types of businesses have taken a turn for the worse during this recession but few have been impacted as negatively as poor credit history card companies. The poor credit history card business was a great business for … Continue reading →