GM Swapping, Moving and Dropping Hybrids; New Pontiac GTO, and Holden's Bright Future in GM; Spy Shots of the HUMMER H3 and Benz C-Class AMG; And Highlights from the SEMA Show -- On TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Nov. 10, 2003 -- General Motors announced last year that it would build up to a million hybrids a year by 2007 -- but now the world's largest automaker is shuffling its hybrid deck, dropping one model and delaying another. GM says it's all for the better -- read more inside TheCarConnection.com today.

Pontiac's new GTO might not be what the purists had in mind, but the essential elements are in place -- including a 350-hp version of the 5.7-liter V-8. TCC drives the new GTO this week, along with Cadillac's new CTS 3.6.

Last week's SEMA show was bigger than ever. And when it comes to aftermarket power, the American brands were in full force, from the new F-150 to the new HUMMER H2 SUT. See the highlights from the 2003 SEMA show inside TCC this week.

An intrepid TCC reader has spotted more HUMMER H3 prototypes -- and this time there's more information along with the spy shots. And from Europe, TCC has pictures of the facelifted C-Class and the new V-8-powered AMG version as well.

Toyota's profits were far better than expected in the first half of the Japanese fiscal year -- and the profits at other Japanese carmakers were up, too. Find out more inside TCC, then see how India's car engineers are seeking work in Detroit from far away.

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