Monthly Archives: November 2009

Buick will show its new sports sedan, the 2011 Regal, to potential sports-sedan customers in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Mazda Motor Corp. will reduce its vehicle weights by at least 220 pounds beginning in 2011, with a combination of lighter-weight materials, smaller vehicle footprints and new engineering processes, a top executive says.

The stylish and delicate-looking front and rear bumper areas of most new vehicles are, just as they appear, damage-prone and expensive to fix, even from minor parking-lot-speed impacts. However the new 2010 Subaru Legacy fares well; in the latest round … Continue reading →

Results from field tests of the MINI E have finally come in, and sadly, the EV didn’t exactly pass with flying colors. Aside from braking, handling, and other problems that our own John Voelcker discovered during his time behind the … Continue reading →

Halloween is done and Thanksgiving is looming, so that can only mean one thing: just two more months until the 2010 Detroit auto show! This year’s gathering will see a new display area for up to 20 electric vehicles — … Continue reading →

Smart traffic lights may be the next wave of the war against fuel consumption, as countless gallons of fuel are wasted at a standstill every day. BMW is leading the charge on that front, hoping to add some sophistication to … Continue reading →

As the economy struggles to regain its footing, the government is constantly looking for ways to help spur growth and provide aid to those who need it. Congress recently passed new legislation designed to help offset the continuing increase in … Continue reading →

A recent survey showed that the average American in their 50’s thought that they would need approximately $800,000 to fund their retirement. This same group, only a few years from the age when most people think about retiring, had accumulated … Continue reading →

To many, the American economy seems to be on the road to recovery. The stock market is up more than 50% since just March, the national Gross Domestic Product increase during the third quarter for the first time since the … Continue reading →

There is always a lot of information available about getting out of debt. Topics like debt consolidation to debt negotiation are important and they can help people get out of debt, but what about people that have taken action and … Continue reading →