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Posted Yesterday 08:34 AM by Matthew Phenix
Back in 2000, I was one of those people who, when General Motors announced that it planned to phase out the Oldsmobile brand, loudly decried the decision. Oldsmobile had a hundred year history and was just starting to find...
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Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews, Buick, Sedans
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Posted February 4 2010 11:43 AM by David Zenlea
Ready for a massive understatement? Here it comes...It’s been a bad month for Toyota. The proud Japanese automaker that taught the auto industry the value of “kaizen” now finds itself drowning in safety recalls. It’s...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, David Zenlea
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Posted February 1 2010 08:54 AM by Matthew Phenix
I never imagined myself a pickup kind of guy — particularly a heavy-duty pickup kind of guy. I am not from Texas. I'm not a general contractor or a park ranger. I have no Airstream or horse trailer or cabin cruiser to...
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Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews, Dodge, Pickups, Diesels
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Posted January 27 2010 11:35 AM by Automobile Staff
Last month I got a chance to drive a Bentley Continental Supersports at the World Class Driving 200-MPH Club event outside Miami. My dominant memory of the Supersports wasn’t even from behind the wheel, but standing...
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Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews, Ezra Dyer, Bentley, Coupes
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Posted January 26 2010 08:03 AM by Automobile Staff
It isn't often that a humble member of the Fourth Estate gets the chance to alter the course of industrial history. So I won't take all [or even some - Ed.] of the credit, but I am certainly gratified to learn that General...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Other Staffers, GMC
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Posted January 14 2010 10:36 AM by Eric Tingwall
Without any immediate product freshening plans, Smart hopes to boost interest in the small ForTwo with stronger marketing efforts for 2010, according to Jill Lajdziak, president of Smart USA. While sales dropped from...
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Filed under: Car News, Smart, Coupes
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Posted January 12 2010 02:03 PM by David Zenlea
Another auto-show season is upon us in Detroit, which means there's another raft of announcements regarding the Chevrolet Volt. We sat down for a few minutes with the head of the Volt team to discuss the car's rollout,...
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Filed under: Auto Shows
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Posted January 12 2010 11:23 AM by Michael Ofiara
It made it! The Tesla Roadster that departed from Los Angeles almost three weeks ago arrived in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show unscathed -- albeit a little dirty.
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Filed under: Green
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Posted January 12 2010 10:33 AM by Eric Tingwall
Cadillac’s V-series line continues to grow with the introduction of the 2011 CTS-V Coupe at the Detroit auto show. Eager to know where the V badge might show up next, we spent some time with Ed Piatek, manager for...
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Filed under: Future Cars, Cadillac, Coupes
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Posted January 12 2010 09:32 AM by Joe Lorio
"Brown is the new white," says Audi chief designer Stefan Sielaff, commenting on the sudden ubiquity of a car color that has been reviled for the past 30 years. The question is, why?
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Joe Lorio
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Posted January 12 2010 09:15 AM by Joe Lorio
It used to be that automakers put all their information for the press into big binders, but now it all goes onto a little flash drive, which leaves less room for creativity. Less, though, is not to say none.
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Joe Lorio
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