Monthly Archives: November 2009

General Motors fans were dealt a major blow yesterday when another of the company’s brand sales collapsed — this time, the sale of Swedish marque Saab to Koenigsegg Group AB. A member of the Swedish government says that GM will … Continue reading →

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: It’s hard to believe the Boxster is coming up on 13 years old. It was a terrific car when it was launched in 1997, and it is a terrific car now.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles involved in the company’s largest recall ever.

Despite allusions to cooperation on the Viper with Chrysler’s new Italian owners, there will be no Viper Ferrari.

Toyota announced today that it would recall 3.8 million of its vehicles to replace the accelerator pedals, to alleviate once and for all any chance of uncontrolled acceleration from the pedal being trapped by ill-fitting floor mats. While it develops … Continue reading →

The holidays are a great time of year, but it’s also a costly one. Many people every year pile up poor credit history card charges during the second half of November and December that they have to pay off over … Continue reading →

Since at least 2007, advocates for the blind have been concerned about the lack of noise from hybrids running in electric mode. The imminent arrival of all-electric cars like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2012 Nissan Leaf has only … Continue reading →

As millions of people travel to New York to celebrate the start of the holiday season, Jeep will take over the city’s famous Times Square on Thanksgiving Day with videos on the electronic billboards on the NASDAQ and Reuters buildings … Continue reading →

Mercedes Benz today announced the availability of a new display technology that allows driver and passenger to see two totally separate programs from the same screen, at the same time. The technology has been around for a while but it’s … Continue reading →

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 110,000 Toyota Tundra pickups for the 2000 to 2003 model years after reports that rusted frames in cold weather may cause spare tires under the truck bed to break loose and fall onto the road.