Who's the Greenest Presidential Candidate? And What Does it Mean for Car Buyers and Carmakers? A Special Report Today from The Carconnection.Com

1 November 2000
Who's the Greenest Presidential Candidate? And What Does it Mean for Car Buyers and Carmakers? A Special Report Today from The Carconnection.Com
    DETROIT, Nov. 1 With the presidential election just days
away, the candidates are in final campaign mode.  But how will a President
Gore or President Bush deal with the environment-especially when it affects
the automobile and the auto industry?  That's the subject of a special report
today at TheCarConnection.com .
    Is an oil man like Gov. Bush a friend of the auto industry?  Would Vice
President Bush place the environment over the automobile?  Would either
candidate benefit the consumer?  TCC looks at the speeches, the promises --
and the records of both major candidates.
    Readers also will find an exclusive report on Ford's Heritage project -- a
multimillion dollar effort to transform the world's oldest working auto plant
into one of the world's greenest.  In the first story on the project,
publisher Paul A. Eisenstein describes how Ford will turn the River Rouge
site, current home of Mustang production, into an environmental model and
hallmark for the company.
    Elsewhere in this week's issue, TCC takes a close look at the green
technology that very well could revolutionize the auto industry-whoever is
president.  TCC takes a drive in four vehicles that very well could qualify as
"the car of the future," including Honda's fuel cell-powered FCX-V3, Jeep's
massive hydrogen-fueled Commander, the hybrid Chrysler ESX3 and the
gasoline/electric Dodge Durango.  Is this technology good enough for
consumers?  Or for picky environmentalists?  Check this week's edition of
TheCarConnection.com to find out.
    If you're looking for something a wee bit more conventional, turn to
TCC's weekly reviews.  This week, we lift the covers on two full-size SUVs,
the new Toyota Sequoia, and the reborn-for-2002 Cadillac Escalade.  Then,
discover another why Hyundai continues to take the motoring world by surprise,
with its first luxury sedan, the XG300.
    Our spies have captured a big one this week, unauthorized close-ups of the
exciting and eagerly awaited DaimlerChrysler Maybach, Germany's newest luxury
brand.
    Go one-on-one with Mark Hogan, the head of eGM, and the man charged with
transforming General Motors into a lean-and-mean virtual car company.
    Then visit SEMA 2000, our special preview of the big aftermarket show in
Las Vegas.  American motorists are spending $18 million annually on everything
from air fresheners to new engines.  We'll show you what's hot and not at this
year's gathering of the Special Equipment Manufacturer's Association.
    You'll find buying, selling, and leasing tips; and a wide range of news,
views, and reviews from the automotive world's top columnists and
correspondents.  Whatever you're interested in, we've got everything
automotive on the Web's Automotive Authority, http://www.TheCarConnection.com .
    Web users also can access The Car Connection by going to the PR Newswire
site http://www.prnewswire.com .