Filed under: Car Buying, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota Cars.com has once again published its annual American-Made Index that rates vehicles built within the United States based on their sales and percentage of domestic parts content. This year’s list has a number of movers and shakers based mainly on the fact that a troubled economy has torpedoed sales [...]
Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, HUMMER, Jeep Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited vs. Hummer H3T – Click above for high-res image gallery Last year, we compared the dirtside manners of the Hummer H2 and Toyota Land Cruiser. Both trucks did everything we asked of them, but at the end of the excursion we [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials According to Reuters, General Motors is on its way into bankruptcy court today in an effort to win approval and access to additional federal funding under its asset-split plan. The automaker filed for Chapter 11 protection just 30 days ago, but it will now go before Judge Robert Gerber to [...]
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Convertibles, Supercars, Ferrari Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M – Click above for a high-res image gallery We’re unsure about the logic behind messing with one of Ferrari’s amazing creations, let alone a limited edition model like the Scuderia Spider 16M. But German tuning company Novitec Rosso has no qualms about [...]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs They’re called owner “give-ups,” and their rise is a sign of the tough economic times. Despondent over being financially strapped and unable to cover car payments, vehicle owners are ditching, sinking, or torching their vehicles and reporting the loss to collect insurance payoffs. According to authorities, most of the titleholders [...]
