Cash for Clunkers program scrapped in Senate

Earlier this month Congress was considering a plan to offer incentives to get older, gas-guzzling vehicles off the nation’s roads. As part of the stimulus package now being built in Washington, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate called the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program.
Under the plan, drivers would have received vouchers of up to [...]

Chrysler’s LaSorda denies sale of brands

One of the biggest criticisms for struggling Detroit carmakers General Motors and Chrysler is the number of brands they have under the one roof and the associated problem of selling models that often compete with one another in the same segments. In its efforts to secure its share of a federal bailout, GM said it [...]

GM sales chief says Saturn is safe

In the last couple of weeks there have been numerous reports that General Motors may be looking at dropping its poor performing brands such as Saturn, Pontiac and GMC, however the carmaker’s vice-president of North American vehicle sales, Mark LaNeve, has pointed out that the process is not so simple. One of the biggest challenges, [...]

Buick to shun large sedans in favor of midsize segment

The upcoming Buick LaCrosse, sitting on GM’s global mid-sized car architecture, represents a new direction for the brand according to the vice-president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC, Susan Docherty. Docherty claims that falling demand for full-sized cars means that GM will not be abandoning large cars altogether, but rather dialing down their importance in its lineup and investing [...]

GMs Says Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Test Vehicles Are Nearing 500,000th Mile

Despite financial woes that threaten the automaker's survival, General Motors is continuing research on a fuel-cell electric vehicle, announcing that sometime this week one of the 100 Chevy Equinox FCEVs being driven in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C., as part of Chevrolet's Project Driveway will drive the 500,000th zero-emissions [...]

World Green Car of the Year Organization Posts List of 2009 Candidates

The World Car of the Year organization has announced the initial slate of candidates for 2009 World Green Car of the Year.
Launched three years ago, the title has been awarded in the past to the BMW 118d (2008), the Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec (2007) and the Honda Civic Hybrid (2006).
The 2009 [...]