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Do I love the internet. I thought I’d seen every old VW oddity, but doing a google image search for “VW pickup” brings up this gem. I knew that in the early days the VW factory built a number of specialized vehicles to transport bodies and things around the grounds. But this goose neck fifth

Some automakers can’t make up their minds. Or maybe they just like confusing the public. Such is the case with Porsche, which has been playing a back-and-forth game with the whole hybrid 911 idea. First they dangle it out in front of the public … Posted on 12.6.2009 15:00 by kirbygarlitos Filed under: Porsche | convertible | Los Angeles Auto Show | video | sports cars | Porsche Boxster | Cars | Car News In an industry full of pretenders, one thing you can count on about …

The latest auto car news written in the Automotive News & Auto Blog | Car Industry News & Blogs ~ Wide Open Throttle reports… 2011 Nissan NV. Nissan is preparing to go head to head with Ford’s Transit Connect when it brings its 2011 NV ( Nissan Van) range … Italdesign Giugiaro, working with the Malaysian automaker Proton, revealed today the first rendering of their new design for a family of small, hybrid cars . The… Nissan Juke: Bringing The Small Car Market To Life …

GM’s recent reinstatement of 661 culled dealers has put pressure back on Chrysler to come to arrangement with the dealers it shed during last year’s bankruptcy and bailout. Rep. Chris VanHollen, the sixth ranking Democrat in the House or Representatives, tells Automotive News [sub] that with GM buckling to dealer pressure, the time has come

No, its not a recall. But not surprisingly, he’s trying to sell you service for your Ford. Service has always been the big profit center for dealers, and nothing has changed in almost one hundred years. To put those prices in perspective, multiply them by twelve. Try getting a new fender installed on your Fusion for

www.fastmotoring.com – While other automakers have yet to even develop a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, Toyota is already on its third generation of the Toyota Prius. This four-door hybrid has become a hit with consumers … The Japanese auto giant has recalled more than eight million cars and trucks worldwide, including six million in the United States, to address potentially deadly defects blamed for incidents of sudden, unintended acceleration and other issues. …

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent two investigators to examine the car , a government spokeswoman said. Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Brian Lyons said the automaker is sending three of its own technicians to investigate. …. When it comes to hybrid -electric-vehicle technology, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have HEVs in showrooms right now. Only two of the eight Japanese auto makers make HEVs (Nissan buys its hybrid technology from Toyota). …

Toyota the Ecoli of the Auto Industry ! Posted by: Ronjon22 | Mar 9, 2010 7:42:00 PM. How many years until they recall the new Tundras? I read on TH that the new Tundras were starting to rust, too. Posted by: No Rust | Mar 9, 2010 9:01:33 PM …. They are now upside down on their car note and cant sell it,nobody would buy it..I dont really feel for them but, maybe I should because they were misled by all of these brain washing articles of how reliable they are,when we all …

An article in this week’s Advertising Age and Automotive News (they’re sister publications) investigates why the family in the new hit sitcom ‘Modern Family’ “still drives Toyota product.” The author found it “jarring” that the family “chatted happily while traveling in, of all things, a Toyota.” The answer: Toyota paid for product placement, the contract

Here’s the thing about that NUMMI plant in Fremont that’s closing down at the end of the month – Toyota thought about making Prius hybrid electric cars there after the departure of General Motors, but then rejected that idea. So, Corolla production will be …. The 1981-1994 Voluntary Export Restraint plan of that era was a disaster for American consumers (and, speaking of “narrow, short-term financial goals,” the long-term health of the American automobile industry . …