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In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Ford Taurus Limited AWD {Autoblog}
Oct 15th 2007 5:57PM Not a great looking car but not bad either. If Ford came out with this exact car 6 or 7 years ago they would not be in the shape they are today. They let these vehicles grow mold and turn into 8 track players before they change them. Look at the Ranger and Escape just to name a few.
Report: GM can cope with a short strike {Autoblog}
Sep 25th 2007 7:09PM I agree union's had been good back in the early part of the 20th century but today they need to be a more flexible in regards to the company. I always hear that they made America blah, blah. Well they might of made America but they are destroying it by not being flexible with the times. If you don't like it then start your own auto company and pay your employees $45 an hour with benefits. I doubt you last very long.
Toyota defends its defense of parallel hybrids {Autoblog}
Sep 21st 2007 4:54PM What's all the hoopla about the Prius's 40mpg. My Honda CRX si in the 80's got about 50mpg and was nice and fast. Only cost 9 grand new and had a little motorcycle battery.
In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ {Autoblog}
May 21st 2007 2:11PM I believe I read that the 6 speed auto will be available on most of the truck line with V-8's later this year when the 2008 arrive.
Navistar slaps Ford with $2 billion lawsuit {Autoblog}
May 2nd 2007 8:53PM In my book the Duramax diesel by GM/Isuzu is much better. Awesome motor and quiet, nice and quiet.
Automotive News insists GM and DCX talking buyout {Autoblog}
Feb 16th 2007 6:24PM I agree #22 they are plastic garbage inside. Six months in the desert heat and you can scribed your name on it.
GeigerCars builds gaudy "STAR FORCE" Escalade for Oscar night {Autoblog}
Feb 16th 2007 3:06PM What the.....
Future Classic: Cadillac Cimarron {Autoblog}
Jan 30th 2007 7:00PM Pure garbage can on wheels! Was then will be even 25 years from now.
Ford says "No diesel for you!" to American buyers {Autoblog}
Jan 10th 2007 2:47PM All I can say is i before e except after c. (headline under picture.)
Making it official: Saturn Astra confirmed by GM {Autoblog}
Dec 8th 2006 8:43AM More info
GM Unwraps the New Saturn Astra, the Company's Small Car of the Future
DETROIT (AP) -- A new Saturn small car that will arrive in showrooms late next year is an example of how General Motors Corp. can pool its global resources to roll out high-quality new products at a faster pace, company officials said.
On Thursday night, GM gave reporters a sneak peak at the Saturn Astra, which is nearly identical to the 2007 Opel Astra unveiled earlier this week in Italy. Further details on the sleek-looking Saturn, which will share underpinnings with the next-generation Chevrolet and Pontiac compacts, will not be released until the Chicago Auto Show in February, GM said.
The three- and five-door Astras, which will replace the aging Saturn Ion, were designed by GM engineers in Russelsheim, Germany, and will be built in Antwerp, Belgium, GM said.
"The Astra is a great fit for Saturn, with its European style and driving dynamics," Jill Lajdziak, Saturn general manager, said in a statement. "It also signals our efforts to get new vehicles to market quickly and reinvent the entire Saturn product lineup with unprecedented speed," she said.
With the new car, Saturn will have refreshed its whole product line in less than two years, GM said.
Pete Hastings, an auto industry corporate bonds analyst with Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. in Memphis, Tenn., said building the Astra for sale globally will save GM valuable capital dollars.
"I think the cars coming out of the GM Design Center, they've got their act together. They've got the right idea in going forward with the global platform for the cost savings and taking the best from around the world and putting them into these offerings," he said.
