Archive: july 28, 2008
Lexus Lanes coming to California's Bay Area

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
Officials are hard at work trying to alleviate the notorious traffic congestion in California. Across the state, drivers sit still in traffic while carpool lanes sit empty, underused by public transit and vehicles carrying multiple passengers. The solution for the Bay Area, as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission sees it, is to allow solo motorists to pay for using the carpool lanes.
The commission is working up a proposal that would start with a pilot project in 2010 or early 2011 on I-680 S over the Sunol Grade and in both directions on I-580 between...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Dodge, Humor
Following the closure of his Sprint Cup ride last month, Dario Franchitti will run several races in the second-tier Nationwide Series before the end of the season...
Following the closure of his Sprint Cup ride last month, Dario Franchitti will run several races in the second-tier Nationwide Series before the end of the season...
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, UAW/Unions, Canada
In a deal designed to assuage the tensions between General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union, GM's new car plant...
In a deal designed to assuage the tensions between General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union, GM's new car plant...
Filed under: Car Buying, Maintenance, Saab
As if selling a quirky Swedish brand wasn't hard enough, Saab dealers will now have to do it with a smaller powertrain warranty. Effective immediately for 2009...
As if selling a quirky Swedish brand wasn't hard enough, Saab dealers will now have to do it with a smaller powertrain warranty. Effective immediately for 2009...
Filed under: Autoline on Autoblog
THE AMAZING SHRINKING CAR MARKET As car sales continue to spiral downward, some product planners in the industry are beginning to ask the unthinkable: is the American car...
THE AMAZING SHRINKING CAR MARKET As car sales continue to spiral downward, some product planners in the industry are beginning to ask the unthinkable: is the American car...
Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW
BMW has its own grammar rules. For instance, M and X cannot appear in the same car name. So while a BMW sport-ute/crossover (or whatever they want to call it...
BMW has its own grammar rules. For instance, M and X cannot appear in the same car name. So while a BMW sport-ute/crossover (or whatever they want to call it...
Filed under: SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Plants/Manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz
As consumer demand for thirsty vehicles continues to wane, Mercedes-Benz is being forced to slow production at the Alabama plant...
As consumer demand for thirsty vehicles continues to wane, Mercedes-Benz is being forced to slow production at the Alabama plant...
Filed under: Car Buying, Chrysler, LLC., Earnings/Financials
Chrysler LLC's financial division will no longer be offering leases to U.S. consumers on Chrysler products as of August 1st. The automaker will...
Chrysler LLC's financial division will no longer be offering leases to U.S. consumers on Chrysler products as of August 1st. The automaker will...
Filed under: Car Buying, GM
Faced with miserable sales and a brutal economy, General Motors has reverted back to employee pricing for non-GM employees and family members. You may remember the last employee...
Faced with miserable sales and a brutal economy, General Motors has reverted back to employee pricing for non-GM employees and family members. You may remember the last employee...
Filed under: Etc., Tech, GM
We've heard it before: "We're going to collect the information, but it won't go beyond..." The latest take on "Let us help you with technology" comes courtesy of GM's OnStar...
We've heard it before: "We're going to collect the information, but it won't go beyond..." The latest take on "Let us help you with technology" comes courtesy of GM's OnStar...








