Fresh on the heels of Toyota’s first losses…ever. It now seems that the auto giant is now faced with more problems. It seems that Toyota has called for the recall of over a million cars for some apparently minor problems. According to news.cnet.com the recall is taking place in various places mostly for a problem [...]
So Barack Obama has decided to tell US car makers that they had better start producing smaller, more eco friendly cars. According to the globeandmail.com, Obama has allowed states the right to cut the emission standards on vehicles on their soil:
“Mr. Obama’s decision will let California and other states set their own auto emission standards [...]
No big surprise here, but USA today is reporting that lower gas prices are sending what car buyers that are left back to the types of large vehicles that got America into lots of trouble in the first place. It seems that the folks at GM, Ford, and Chrysler (among others) are having a hard [...]
It seems that after suffering it’s first loss in something like 70 years, Toyota is now toying (excuse the word play) with the idea of introducing the super small, fuel efficient IQ micro car. The car looks something like the Smart car. It is only around 3 meters long but it can carry up to [...]
Things are looking just as bad in Germany as they are here in the states. According to recent news Germany is looking to slow production and cut the hours of nearly 90 thousands workers. This move comes on the heels of an extremely slow car market and a reduction of demand. BMW is the largest [...]
Chrysler has come out saying that they will be offering the famous “no interest” loans in the near future. This move is obviously intended to stimulate car sales in our slowed economy. The only problem with Chrysler’s plan is that you are paying for it. The money for Chrysler’s no interest loan program is coming [...]
Here’s something that Americans are dying to hear: Can’t sell those new “small cars,” just tax gas! In our effort to keep a dead industry alive, our domestic car makers are toying with the idea of pushing the gas tax up, up, and away. Now, you may be thinking, “they can try to raise the [...]
I’ve been saying two things for quite a while now: 1) Lower gas prices will kill the “retooling” efforts of GM, Ford, and Chrysler and 2) We, the American People, never learn. These two statements go hand-in-hand really. Since gas prices have dropped it seems that the cars Americans are buying, when they do buy, [...]
File this under the heading “bad ideas.” Apparently AT&T is looking to start pumping satellite into your car in the very near future. No, not satellite radio…satellite TV. According to PCworld.com AT&T will be pumping more then twenty channels into cars near you:
“On the heels of Audiovox’s announcement of an automotive version of the MediaFlo [...]
How bad are things in the economy right now? Well, when you start to hear offers like “if you lose your job you can return it,” I think that serves as a pretty good indicator. In fact, this is the new policy of automovitve manufacturer Hyundai. Since car sales have been sluggish, to say the least, [...]
