Report: V6, V8 engine popularity continued to fade in 2009

Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Technology

Turning the past completely upside down, four cylinder engines marched up ten percent to further solidify the market dominance of lower cylinder count powertrains. According to Ward’s Automotive, nearly 62 percent of cars produced in 2009 carried four bangers, up ten percent in just a year from 2008’s 51.7 percent. [...]

Followup: Toyota considering stall fix for 1.2M Corolla and Matrix models

Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Toyota

Are you tired of hearing about Toyota recalls and safety concerns? If that’s the case, we must regrettably inform you that there’s an update to note on a previously reported issue, this one potentially affecting some 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models from 2005, 2006 and 2007. This [...]

Suzuki Germany releases special Nürburgring edition Swift Sport – sort of

Filed under: Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Suzuki

Suzuki Swift Sport “Rock am Ring” edition – Click above for high-res image gallery

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Video: GM explains next-generation heads-up display tech

Filed under: Safety, Technology, Videos, GM

GM explains next-generation heads-up display tech – Click above to watch the video after the jump

Recently, we told you about the new heads-up display technology that General Motors is working on. The new concept, developed in the human/machine interface department of GM, is an enhanced vision system that builds upon [...]

Jerry York, former exec of Chrysler and General Motors, dies at 71

Filed under: Etc.
Jerome “Jerry” York, the former CFO of Chrysler and General Motors, died today at a hospital in Pontiac, Michigan after succumbing to a brain aneurysm he suffered late Tuesday evening.
York enjoyed stints at the Big Three during the 1960s and later helped Chrysler pull its way out of its financial crisis and government [...]