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The Ford Motor Company is not going to chase GM and do a plug-in series hybrid like the Volt. In fact, the Blue Oval thinks that approach is a mistake. Instead, Ford is taking a three-pronged attack to developing hybrid and electric vehicles, with one technology building upon the other. And by ...

If I have to read another article about how GM needs to change its culture, I think I'll puke. It seems that every analyst and pundit in the business feels the need to write an article about GM's need for culture change. They wring their hands about how this is going to take years or even ...

In this week's episode of Autoline After Hours, John McElroy, newly minted Christian publishing mogul Jason Vines and Peter "The Autoextremist" DeLorenzo gather for another unusually frank discussion about the motoring industry's ups and downs. You can even join in by submitting questions to the ...

The new-car sales figures for June must be a cause for concern for fans of hybrids. But at the same time they're very encouraging for diesel proponents. You don't want to read too much into one month's sales numbers, but the numbers do tell a story. Ever since gasoline prices tumbled from their ...

The Ford Transit Connect is a cool little van unlike anything else on the American market. In fact, I think it has the capability of becoming something of a cult car. But it's also a shining example of why the auto industry faces too much regulation. Even though the Transit Connect is already ...

Even though it's bankrupt and the price of its stock has collapsed, General Motors is worth a lot more money than most people realize. And if the company were to take a radically new approach to how it runs its business the payoff could be enormous. GM's market capitalization is at ridiculously ...

In this week's episode of Autoline After Hours, General Motors V.P. of Sales, Mark LaNeve, joins the intrepid trio of John McElroy, Jason Vines and Peter "Autoextremist" DeLorenzo for another "unusually frank" discussion about the motoring industry. You can submit questions to the panel at ...

Now that the Big Three are finally brooming out all their old legacy costs, they're going to be in the best fighting shape they've been in for nearly 40 years. But how do we make sure they don't slip back into their bad habits like they have after every other crisis? A lot of people have a lot of ...

Thousands of GM and Chrysler dealers are getting wiped out as part of each company's bankruptcies. And while the surviving dealers will be much better off, GM and Chrysler are likely to see less revenue, lower market share and fewer service parts sales as a result of this action. Is it worth the ...

The future looks so bright for the used car market that I'm almost tempted to try and get into that business myself. Even though car dealers are going through tough times trying to sell new vehicles, they are going to more than make up for that on their used car lots. The reason I'm so bullish ...

John McElroy has returned as the host of this week's Autoline After Hours, and in addition to being joined by the show's two regulars – former PR man Jason Vines and Autoextremist's Peter De Lorenzo – Robin Miller of SPEED and Autoblog's engineering wunderkind Sam Abuelsamid join the ...

This week's Autoline After Hours is missing the show's traditional host, John McElroy, so instead, Autoextemist's Peter DeLorenzo will take the helm, with AAH regular and former Chrysler PR man Jason Vines. Joining the intrepid duo is BusinessWeek's David Welch and Car and Driver's new ...

There are all kinds of ways to boost the fuel efficiency of a vehicle. Hybrids are becoming more and more popular. Clean diesels seemed poised to make major inroads in the market. And even though they're a ways down the road, hydrogen fuel cells sure look promising. But the problem with these ...

If you haven't caught an episode of Autoline After Hours, this is the show to watch. Joining AAH's host and Autoblog contributor John McElroy is Autoextremist's own Peter De Lorenzo and former Chrysler PR man Jason Vines. For an additional bit of flavor, The Truth About Cars' founder and editor, ...

You've undoubtedly read the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's report and seen the videos it released when the organization pitted sub-compacts against mid-size sedans (if not, one is posted below the fold). They really went after the safety of small cars, trying to scare consumers away from ...

Every single day, the United States ships $600,000,000 out of the country. That's what it costs us to pay for the oil we buy from other countries at $50 a barrel. It is the single biggest cause of our massive trade deficit. The U.S. uses roughly 20 million barrels of oil every single day, and ...

Rick Wagoner is no longer CEO of General Motors for two reasons. First, he failed to come up with a plan that satisfied the government that GM would be viable going forward. Two, President Obama needed political cover before he poured more money into the auto industry, a move which is strongly ...

I just experienced one of the most amazing sound systems that that I ever heard in a car. What makes it so amazing is that it doesn't use a power booster, or equalizer, or better speakers, or anything like that. Instead, it's all done with software. The inventor of this system is a guy named ...

2010 CHEVY CAMARO: DRIVING IMPRESSIONS I'm sure there are a lot of Autobloggers out there who know the specifications of the new Camaro far better than I do. But numbers on paper don't mean much until you experience them through the seat of your pants. So here are my driving impressions of the new ...

There's no question that the Detroit-based auto industry needs a lot of help. There's a 100-year history of how it got into the problems it's in, and some of those problems are beyond management's control. But there is one area where General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have total, complete ...