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GM stock gets downgraded by Bear Stearns, suggests Ford instead {Autoblog}
Oct 17th 2007 8:57AM GM stock is NOT currently at $31 ...more like $39 to $40.
Spy Shots: 2008 Honda Accord interior {Autoblog}
Aug 3rd 2007 1:38PM Temple of VTEC is all over it...
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=686560
http://vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=687339
Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught! {Autoblog}
Jul 20th 2007 2:49AM 1) I don't think the military buys vehicles based on looks.
2) Like I said, test mules aren't nice tidy finished products. Their bodies are often chopped up and laden with test equipment. Here are some examples...
http://www.autogespot.com/log/images/06-2007/bmw/DSC03878.jpg
http://www.autogespot.com/log/images/06-2007/bmw/DSC03841.jpg
3) If in your original post "the General" referred to AM General, then your comment doesn't make sense (building a pickup to move inventory) because AM General's military work is presumably done on contract, so they wouldn't have excess inventory.
Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught! {Autoblog}
Jul 20th 2007 1:39AM RHM=612 (same poster)
Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught! {Autoblog}
Jul 20th 2007 1:36AM Correction: the H2 is GM designed, but AM General assembles it.
Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught! {Autoblog}
Jul 20th 2007 1:22AM "Nonfunctional as a pickup" ...kinda like this one?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/SAM-HMMWV.jpg
Test mules are often very rough around the edges, "looking like a backyard mechanic made it out of scrap metal." So I wouldn't rush to judgment. Why would you call it a prototype that never made it?
And I think you might be confused about who makes the Humvee. AM General designed the original and still sells it to the military. General Motors ("the General" as you and the automotive press often refer to the company) owns the Hummer brand and markets the H1, H2 and H3. AM General builds the H1 for GM, while GM designed and builds the H2 and H3 (the H2 is based on the Tahoe, the H3 is based on the Colorado). Though GM may soon introduce a pickup version of the H3, I wouldn't expect this new generation Humvee to be available to civilians.
Corvette speculation at Winding Road, contest to spend time with 'Vette designers {Autoblog}
Jun 28th 2007 10:01PM Might as well add "Lamborghini" to the list of tags for this article since the rendering is half Lambo.
LUV it or hate it: Edag announces LUV concept for Geneva {Autoblog}
Jan 26th 2007 9:39AM Looks more like a Mercedes ML to me (not GL). I don't know where John got the G35 headlights -- they're pure ML. Heckuva job Neffe!
j/k
Toyota may look to outside supplier for diesels {Autoblog}
Sep 18th 2006 4:33PM My money's on an outside supplier of some sort. Even if the diesel isn't available at launch -- say they delay it for a year -- it seems way to late to be considering in house development.
Insurance fraud, arson and SUVs. Welcome, once again, to $3-a-gallon gasoline {Autoblog Green}
Jun 13th 2006 10:40AM Uhh, rj, I don't know what to say. You need to get your socioeconomic/demographic bearings. Why would someone who torches car dealerships that sell 8-mpg vehicles be driving an 8-mpg vehicle themselves? Doesn't compute. And I would never go around burning up car lots, but "eco-terrorists?" Give me a break. Let me guess, your second most favorite term is "feminazi."
