Tough Medicine at General Motors; Exclusive Spy Shots of Dodge Challenger, Lincoln Aviator and Land Rover Freelander; Monte Carlos New and Old; VW's Moonraker Project; 007's Aston on Sale and Paris Gets a Chopper -- This Week on TheCarConnection.

DETROIT, Nov. 22, 2005 -- General Motors is taking some "tough medicine," as the company announced this week. But will the closing of nine plants and the elimination of 30,000 blue-collar jobs save the troubled automaker? Get the complete story, including commentary by TheCarConnection's award-winning columnist, Jerry Flint.

Products, not plant cuts, make manufacturers successful, we're told, and TheCarConnection.com -- http://www.thecarconnection.com/ -- has exclusive spy shots of tomorrow's hottest vehicles.

Get a good look at the retro-styled Dodge Challenger, and find out if the concept car, formally debuting at next year's Detroit auto show, will make it into production.

Then check out spy shots of the next-generation Lincoln Aviator and Land Rover Freelander.

Hoping to head off further declines in market share, GM has numerous new products in the proverbial pipeline. Check out this week's issue to see how the latest Chevrolet Monte Carlo compares with the old.

Other reviews include the 2006 Buick Lucerne and the Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe.

One day you're hot. Then you're not. Ask Volkswagen -- whose sales slump reflects a variety of problems, including quality concerns and product tailored for European, rather than American drivers. But the automaker has lifted a page from the reality TV show, big brother, to get its engineers, designers and planners in touch with what the U.S. wants. Find out more in TheCarConnection's inside report on the Moonraker Project.

Moonraker was the title of a popular James Bond film, and like most, it featured super-sleuth 007 driving a sporty Aston Martin. Now, if you've got the cash, you could get hold of his original Aston DB5. Find out more in TCC's new blog, TCConfidential, where we'll also report on Paris Hilton's $250,000 chopper -- and in a more serious note, ask whether there's a future for the UAW.

Does mileage matter: check out results of the latest survey.

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