Reader Spy: Hyundai concept caught on the street ahead of NY debut

Filed under: Concept Cars, New York Auto Show, Spy Photos, Hatchbacks, Hyundai

Hyundai’s Mystery New York concept car – Click above for a high-res gallery
Hyundai’s got a concept hatch in store for New York, and Autoblog reader Aaron spotted it on the street and was kind enough to snap a few photos for us.

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REPORT: Slow Corvette sales to result in plant shutdowns through July

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Plants/Manufacturing, Supercars, Chevrolet, UAW/Unions

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevy Corvette Competition
Two years ago, the Chevrolet Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky housed 1,000 workers – that number is now down to 400. In order to align production with demand, those workers that remain will reportedly be getting much [...]

Infiniti will not produce show car, but its Essence will live on

Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Infiniti

Infiniti Essence Concept – Click above for a high-res gallery
Some concept cars are design studies, while others closely preview production models. But as much as we may have hoped, the gorgeous Essence concept unveiled by Infiniti earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show will remain firmly in [...]

IRS makes deductible sales tax on new autos official

Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal
One of the interesting tidbits revealed by President Obama during Monday’s press conference on the auto industry was the announcement of a tax deduction for sales tax on new vehicle purchases. Later in the day, the Internal Revenue Service made the money saving incentive official and fleshed out some of the [...]

New York Preview: 2010 Subaru Legacy revealed ahead of Big Apple debut

Filed under: New York Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Subaru

2010 Subaru Legacy – Click above for a high-res gallery
With the days winding down until the opening of the 2009 New York Auto Show, Subaru has released the full details along with photographs of its highly anticipated new Legacy, which replaces the outgoing model for the 2010 model [...]