Plant Closings, Job Cuts at Ford.

DETROIT, Jan. 23, 2006 -- Ford's "Way Forward" plan is the top story at TheCarConnection.com. Get complete details on the troubled number two automaker's massive turnaround plan, which will result in the closing of 14 parts and assembly plants -- including lines in Wixom, MI; Atlanta; and St. Louis -- the elimination of more than 30,000 jobs and big cuts in Ford's management ranks.

TheCarConnection.com takes a look at some of the products, such as the Fairlane "people-mover," that will be needed to make things work, once the big cuts have been made. Find out about Ford's plan to boost hybrid production to 250,000 vehicles a year, and see why Ford is betting on a new, high-efficiency assembly plant that could outperform even the best of the imports.

Product, in the end, is what drives a successful company, something General Motors has also concluded. The automaker has yet to formally commit to production plans for its reborn Chevrolet Camaro concept, but in this week's issue, TheCarConnection.com reveals the other concept that could have become the Camaro, and outlines the steps GM will take before deciding the muscle car's fate.

This week's reviews include the ultra-performance Audi A3 3.2 Quattro S- line, Volkswagen's Jetta TDI, and the fuel-efficient Jeep Liberty Diesel. Don't miss spy shots of the next-generation, 2008 Porsche Cayenne, and the '08 VW Passat Coupe.

They've closed the doors at Detroit's Cobo Hall, but you can still catch all the 70-plus previews that made headlines during the 2006 North American International Auto Show.

Don't miss TheCarConnection's Wild, Weird and Wacky Street Names Contest. Check out reader offerings like Lois Lane, Shades of Death Road and Farfrompoopen Road (the only way to get to Tennessee's Constipation Ridge, by the way). Then submit your own favorite find. Details and rules on http://www.thecarconnection.com/ . Prizes include a portable GPS navigation system.