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Could BMW take aim at Miata with AWD Z2?
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Fleets likely to drive demand for electric cars
Operators of large fleets of vehicles could prove crucial to early demand for electric cars due to concerns among ordinary drivers about range, price and recharging.
Ford, GM see Nov. sales gains as Toyota falters
All major automakers but Toyota reported strong U.S. sales increases in November as the auto industry’s slow-motion recovery continued to gain traction.
NHTSA reports drug involvement in fatal crashes has risen
Filed under: Etc.
Review: 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX
Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Subaru , Reviews Measuring The Difference In Inches 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX – Click above for high-res image gallery One point three inches.
Video: New Hyundai Azera/Grandeur caught in motion
Filed under: Sedan , Videos , Hyundai , Design/Style , South Korea Hyundai Azera/Grandeur caught running down the highway – Click above to watch video after the jump We’ve seen spy photos of it running through Europe and renderings of what it will look like unmasked . Now we have clear footage of the 2012 Hyundai Azera/Grandeur as it rolls down the highway
Rinspeed previews BamBoo well ahead of Geneva debut
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show , Hatchback , Off-Road Rinspeed BamBoo – Click above for high-res image gallery Ah, Rinspeed .
Video: Translogic goes to Japan, checks out its modding culture
Filed under: Aftermarket , Etc. , Japan , Videos , Motorcycle , Design/Style Translogic goes to Japan! – Click above to watch video after the jump Our in-company pals at Translogic decided it was time to add a new stamp to their passports
TN Senator Corker argues UAW would be "highly detrimental" to stateside VW plant
Filed under: Government/Legal , Volkswagen , UAW/Unions Unions and southern auto plants go together like ice cream socials and diabetes, but the mere thought of an organized Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga must give Tennessee Senator Bob Corker bad dreams. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Corker was asked by VW to give input as to whether or not the facility should take a pro-United Auto Workers stance. The senator reportedly told representatives at the German autoworker that the presence of organized labor would be “highly detrimental.” So why the negative stance on unions
A Conversation with Saab's Victor Muller and Jan-Ake Jonsson
Filed under: Saab Victor Muller, Saab Chairman and CEO of Spyker The news Saab has been making in the past few months – the defection of its sales director , declining sales numbers, worker layoffs – runs counter to the feel-good story of the brand’s very existence. On the other side of that, though, the brand is still here, there’s a resurrected factory in Sweden still pumping out cars, Jason Castriota is still working on an anxiously anticipated 9-3, and the 9-4X – unveiled to general acclaim recently at the LA Auto Show – is just months away from retail. That’s a lot going on for such a small, and new, company
