Popular Mechanics Gets It Wrong on Buick Hybrid
Aug 9, 2009
Special to The Auto Channel By: Jack Lifton August 09, 2009 Although you would think that Popular Mechanic's writers would be familiar with the various types of hybrid power trains now in actual use or in the planning stage, it is obvious from the PM article on the proposed Buick "hybrid' that the magazine's writers, f ... Continue reading
Good Bye My Old Clunker And Old Friend - RIP
Aug 9, 2009
By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel SEE ALSO: Cash for Clunkers Consumer Guide Boy do I feel like a disloyal jerk...my 1992 Volvo with 210,000 miles will be turned in as a clunker against the purchase of a new hybrid SUV (improvement of 11 MPG thank-you). Yeah I know she isnât what she used t ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars-#2, Dumping Dealers, HUH?
Aug 9, 2009
One of my goals this week is to understand one of the issues surrounding the struggles of the Detroit Three automakers that have eluded me throughout this mess. That is: How do the manufacturers gain financially with the closing of all those hapless dealerships around the country? First, I asked the boss, our host, one ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminars-#4
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS #4 Does GM Now Mean Government Motors? By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Youâd have to live on a different planet, or perhaps in the wilderness somewhere, not to know about the unprecedented government involvement, ownership that is, of US automakers: GM (60.8%) and ... Continue reading
CAR Management Briefing Seminar Report 1
Aug 9, 2009
CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Another Year of Analyzing Radical Change By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Here we are in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan again for the annual Management Briefing Seminars hosted by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Over the years this has become one of the most ... Continue reading
"Cash For Clunkers" Could Lead to Genital Herpes, Frog Infestation and Alien Invasion
Aug 7, 2009
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Since the Senate passed their portion of the new bill yesterday evening to extend the "Cash For Clunkers," we have received a slough of absurd stories and press releases from a variety ... Continue reading
Aug 7, 2009
AUTO CENTRAL - August 6, 2009: Shortly after the Senate's passage of the bill that will extend the Cash For Clunkers program by an additional $2 billion dollars, Edmunds.com' CEO Jeremy Anwyl issued a statement saying that he thinks that the ...... But, according to Marc J. Rauch, The Auto Channel's Co-Founder and Exec ... Continue reading
A No Vote on More Cash-for-Clunkers Funding is Declaration of War on Small Business
Aug 4, 2009
By Cliff Banks WardsAuto.com, Aug 3, 2009 1:09 PM CommentaryThe U.S. Senate will make a choice this week, either to keep cash-for-clunkers alive and support small businesses or unwittingly declare war on small business by killing the stimulus package, while righteously attesting to misguided, ill-informed ideals. Some ... Continue reading
Cash for Clunkers: Everyone's a Winner
Aug 4, 2009
By Chad Brand Seeking Alpha It is hard to argue with the success of the âCash for Clunkersâ automobile incentive program so far. With $1 billion already blown through, Congress is working on a $2 billion extension, despite most Republicans being against the program (probably because it was a Democratic idea, ... Continue reading
Il Nuovo (Chrysler) Fiat 500 Hits Motor City - GREAT VIDEOS
Aug 3, 2009
By Bruce Hubbard Senior Contributor The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau Detroit August 3, 2009; Every since this years Geneva auto show where the new FIAT 500c was shown with Elle Macpherson I have wanted to check it out again. In Grosse Pointe and Detroit I had the pleasure. The new 500C reminds me not of their first smal ... Continue reading
2010 Honda Insight EX Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 3, 2009
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2010 Honda Insight EX Engine: 1.3-liter I4 with IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) Horsepower/Torque: (gasoline) 98 @ v5800 rpm/123 lb.-ft. @ 1000-1500 rpm: (electric) 10 hp @ 1500 rpm/123 lb.-ft. @ 1000-1700 rpm Transmission: CVT with paddle shifters Wheelbase: 100.4 in. L ... Continue reading
2010 Buick LaCrosse Review - VIDEO ENHANCED
Aug 3, 2009
2010 BUICK LACROSSE Second Renaissance Vehicle for Buick By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Cadillac went through its renaissance a few years ago with a major redefinition, bold advance in styling language, renewed products and a fresh commitment from GM to make the brand something special. Now Buick is e ... Continue reading
Aug 2, 2009
HUDSONâS 100TH BIRTHDAY Gone But Not Forgotten By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com [1456] Bill Chapin and I have something in common. Weâre both hosting our family reunions this weekend. His, though, is way more auspicious than mine. Bill is the grandson of Roy Chapin, who co founded the Hudson Car Company in 1 ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: Basic Car Insurance Coverage For Women
Aug 2, 2009
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO CAR INSURANCE COVERAGE You've got to protect your assets. I'm talking beyond the depreciating object, or what we refer to as cars. If you are not property covered on the road, an unfortunate chain of financial events can alter your life, h ... Continue reading
2010 Mazda3 5-Door Grand Touring Review
Aug 2, 2009
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2010 Mazda3 5-Door Grand Touring Dare to be different. If Mazda is not one of the major Japanese import-brand manufacturers, no worries. Instead of attempting to compete with mass-market blandness, Mazda carves its own niches by building cars with character. Case in point: the seco ... Continue reading
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