Is Saturn's Relay in the Race? Will GM's Next Big Trucks Arrive in Time? Does Detroit Have Too Many Dream Cars? Why is the Chinese Market Sounding the Alarm? And is Michelin Taking Gas with its Airless Tweel? Get the Answers this Week on TheCarConnection.com.

DETROIT, Jan. 25, 2005 -- With the big Detroit and L.A. auto shows behind us, it would be a great time for the auto industry to catch its collective breath. But things don't seem to work that way, and Detroit turned up the heat as it rolled out year-end earnings reports. You may already know the numbers, but what do they really mean for Detroit? Get the complete story in this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com.

The situation isn't good at General Motors, and likely not going to get much better until its next generation of full-size pickups and SUVs hit the road. But can they carry the company? TCC has the inside word -- along with a review of Saturn's new Relay, an unusual blend of SUV and minivan.

Other reviews this week include the 2005 Pontiac G6 GT, Suzuki's XL-7, and the Nurburgring-tested Cadillac STS-v.

And don't miss spy shots of the 2007 Explorer SportTrac.

The Detroit and L.A. auto shows were filled with high-performance sports cars? But does the industry really need to be turning out so many 500-hp 2-seaters? Columnist Jerry Flint wonders whether Detroit needs to shift its focus to the mainstream market.

In business news, see why U.S. automotive suppliers are boning up on bankruptcy laws. And what happened to the booming Chinese market? TheCarConnection looks at the sudden slump in the Middle Kingdom.

Michelin has what it's billing as a big breakthrough, the airless Tweel. How does it work, and will it really replace the conventional tire? Find out -- along with some surprising tire history in this week's TCC.

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