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Chinese electric SUV begins final testing for US market

Green Automotive Company Corporation (OTC:GACR) has announced Roush Industries as the provider of vehicle engineering support as they begin the process of testing and confirming their all-electric SUV meets or exceeds all federal motor vehicle safety standards.

The 2011 Chevy Volt rocks the Nissan Leaf in February sales

Sales numbers are in for February 2011 and for the second month in the year of the electric car, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has handily outsold the 2011 Nissan Leaf by a margin of over 4 to 1.

Fuel economy a factor in auto purchase for 81 percent

Depending on where you live, gas prices may have gone up as much as 50¢ a gallon over the past 6 weeks. Consequently, kbb.com reports fuel economy has become a much more important part of the criteria buyers use to select their next vehicle.

GM stock breaking below 32 level tied more to gasoline prices

GM stock, despite its IPO day opening at 35 and subsequent high of 39.48, has now officially broken the 32 level intraday, well below its official initial public offering price of 33.

Toyota recalls 22000 trucks and SUVs over tire pressure risks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Toyota Motor Company is recalling 22,000 pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles from the 2008-2011 model years because these models do not comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards pertaining to factory-equipped tire pressure monitoring systems.

New DeTomaso Pantera could debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show

When the 2011 Geneva Motor Show opened last week, the world was re-introduced to the DeTomaso brand and while the new Deauville Sport Luxury Sedan is a far cry from the well-known DeTomaso Pantera, rumors suggest that a new DeTomaso sports car could debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show.

Rising Gas Prices Affect Discretionary Buying

The surging U.S. new car market could come to a screeching halt because of rising gas prices with a third of consumers restricting discretionary buying.

Bedwood and Parts, LLC introduces Retro Liner(TM) product

Bedwood and Parts, LLC featured a display at the Detroit Autorama 2011, but should have made greater fanfare over its RetroLiner™ wood bed liner system, the company's latest truly innovative product that delivers yesteryear’s classic touch for all light trucks.

Why do we sit in traffic jams so frequently

The simple answer to why drivers sit in traffic jams so frequently is we all want to use the same piece of interstate at the same time causing the demand for space on the freeway to exceed the capacity. Given this, there are forces at work that can be explained by human nature and an analogy drawing upon particle motion.

1937 Ford Cabriolet returns to Detroit Autorama

This Ford '37 Cabriolet I believe may have been one of the Pirelli Great 8 Finalists for 2010. Still a great showing car!

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