VW-Sponsored Olympic Torch Run Begins
In one of life's little ironies, Volkswagen is this year's "Official Vehicle" of Adolf Hitler's forgotten brainchild, the Olympic Torch Relay. With riots on…
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KBB: Sebring is Design Winner
Chrysler cars are the industry's style leaders, at least according to Kelly Blue Book. In a press release dated yesterday, Chrysler proudly proclaims they wo…
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It Lives! GM Resurrects Hydrogen Hype
You'd think GM would have enough greens on its proverbial plate, what with its lackluster hybrid sales, the prospect of more lackluster hybrid sales (anyone…
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NYT: Nardelli Ain't No Car Guy
Well duh. More importantly, why is Michelle Maynard over at The New York Times publicly humiliating Chrysler's CEO for his non-car guyitude? That debate is s…
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TTAC Ten Worst Winner/Finalist Scoops Resale Award
Hot on the heels of its 2006 TTAC Ten Worst Autos award, and its position as a 2007 finalist for the same, comes news that the Subaru Tribeca has scooped ano…
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NADA Chief to Detroit: It Wazzunt Us
The Chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) doesn't believe "overdealering" should take the rap for Detroit's woes. In an editorial po…
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Irv's Volvo to Go
As Ford prepares to jettison Volvo, it's worth noting what could have been. While Volvo's mindspace is mostly occupied by boxy wagons that you can't kill wit…
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To Tell the Truth: Ford's Quality Guy Talks to TTAC (Pt. 2)
There's something reassuring about talking to employees who work for a really large company. You can almost hear a well-stocked 401k plan in their voice. Now…
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To Tell the Truth: Ford's Quality Guy Talks to TTAC
Even before I pronounced Ford’s “new” Focus a one-star car, FoMoCo PR had suggested a little tete-a-TTAC with one of their quality guys. We…
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Toyota on Consumer Reports' Downgrade: No Biggie
The boys over at ToMoCo NA are not insensitive to the fact that their critics have seized on Consumer Reports' recent reliability downgrade as evidence tha…
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GM in the Classroom: Hydrogen is the Answer!
GM's sales are taking a beating in California, where an entire generation of drivers have grown up without once owning one of the General's vehicles. Few peo…
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What Women Want: Fold Down Rear Seats
It's true: TTAC panders to PR-meisters who use surveys to hook hacks into stories with only a peripheral link to the companies that sponsor them. And more th…
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Toyota Tumbles in Consumer Reports Reliability Ratings
CNN Money is reporting that Toyota has dropped from first to fifth place in Consumer Reports' (CR) ranking of average predicted reliability for all models s…
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Chrysler: Damn We're Fast! Oh, and We'll Strip & Flip By Xmas
When Cerberus rescued Daimler bought Chrysler, pundits predicted a radical reinvention. Oh well. But that hasn't stopped the irrepressible Jason Vines. Chr…
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NADA Chief Pines for Detroit's Fuel Efficient Future
Automotive News reports that the chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has got religion. Dale Willey believes that the key to Det…
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Level Field Institute to Hillary and Co.: Don't Diss Detroit
The Level Field Institute was established by "retirees and families of GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler ; and the suppliers and dealers that support them." While…
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Original VW Bus Turns 60 (Hint: NOT Mph)
Over the weekend, sixty thousand Bug-eyed enthusiasts partied in Hanover, Germany to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Volkswagen Bus. On view: over 5000…
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TTAC Report on Bangle Bobble Picked Up By German Press
After TTAC highlighted Chris Bangle's "axis of white power" verbal faux pas in a video on a BMW web site, Spiegel Online (German language site) has been look…
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Exended Warranties Invade Cyberspace
Those finance guys trying to pressure you into buying an overpriced extended warranty with your new car are just the tip of the iceberg. PRNewswire brings in…
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Chris Bangle Presents BMW's "Axis of White Power"
I've got a couple of bones to pick with BMW designer Chris Bangle. First, I reckon the "flame surfacing" design style that he's inflicted on the brand since…
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Tesla Birth Watch 4: CBS Hearts "Scrappy Little Tesla Motors"
CBS' Sunday Morning program has joined the caravan of love for Tesla Motors' not-ready-for-prime-time electric car and GM's not-ready-for-prime-time electric…
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Saturn Rethinks (Cancels) Side-by-Side-by-Side Comparo Amid Questionable Claims of Victory
CNN Money reports that Saturn's pulled the plug on its "Side-by-Side-by-Side Test Drive." During the promotion, Saturn dealers provided customers with Acc…
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Autoworkers Protest CAFE Legislation
The Detroit News carries news of a "made-for-TV" rally of Ford and Chrysler autoworkers in Chicago yesterday. The event, "put together by a public relations…
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Chrysler's New Blog Finds Its Voices
In an effort to show they're just as digital media savvy as GM, Chrysler V4.0 has rolled out their own corporate blog. So far, Voices of Chrysler contains th…
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Carroll Shelby's Children's Foundation Pays Out Bupkis
Automotive News writes that Carroll Shelby's Children's Foundation– set-up in 2002 after The Man's heart switch– has doled-out less than one per…
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Italian Grads Dream of Maranello Sheep
CNN Money recently named Google as America's number one workplace of choice. Among the Googliscious perks: free meals, a swimming spa and access to on-site d…
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