Posted in Daimler, Fuel Savings, GM on Jul 28th, 2008
Today’s blog based on Steve Kichen’s piece for Forbes, “Automakers explore gas-saving technology”, looks at motors that run on gas but combine features of gas engines (fuel ignited by a spark) and diesel ( fuel ignited be compression of fuel and air) . Both General Motors and Daimler are researching this technology. Daimler version, called […]
Posted in Chrysler, Ford, GM, Gas Prices, Green Cars, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
Changes abound in the auto industry. Liza Barth summarizes some of those changes as they affect Domestic Production.
Ford recently announced a reduction in truck production and the new F-150 will be delayed two months due to the truck sales slow down. This will allow the current inventory to sell off and give Ford a chance […]
Cadillac Escalade – 12 mpg in the city, 17 mpg on the road. That’s what the fine print said when I read the half page ad in the Saturday newspaper. Of course, the Escalade hasn’t exactly been a middle class favorite being priced right up there with about 10 years worth of IRA contributions. But […]
What are they doing up north? Canadian auto sales surged 14.3% in February, the strongest Feb. on record! Sales were fueled by aggressive incentives and price cuts. Light vehicle sales totaled 110,951 units topping the previous record of 103,200 in 2003. Even GM, Canada’s biggest automaker, was up 14.5% year over year. Chrysler Canada was up […]