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Pics Aplenty: IIHS reveals before and after of Malibu/Bel Air crash

We're all well aware of the video released recently by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. You know the one. Modern Chevy Malibu versus vintage Chevy Bel Air. Crash test. The results speak for themselves (see the video again after the jump). The two cars, one a 1959 model and the other from 2009, illustrate exactly how far vehicle safety has come in the 50 years since the IIHS was founded. There are two others dates you should know. 1972 was when the IIHS launched the Highway Loss Data Institute and began collecting objective data ... Read more →

The World According to Lutz: fewer brands, more marketing Jonathon Ramsey

In a moment that makes us want to put on our most pensive face and say "Yes... that's profound...", Bob Lutz has said "It's really much better to have fewer brands, do it well and then market the hell ...

IIHS midsize smack down: Side impact ratings better, rear crashes, not so much Damon Lavrinc

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just wrapped up its latest battery of batterings and most of the tested contenders in the mid-size segment faired well. The Dodge Avenger and Chrysler ...

Consumer Reports (mostly) hearts new Malibu Chris Tutor

click above to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Chevy Malibu They're not quite done putting it through the paces, but Consumer Reports for the most part is liking Chevy's new Malibu. They've opened ...

GM admits Malibu in short supply Jonathon Ramsey

The Chevrolet Malibu continues to do better than GM expected: the General moved 12,172 of the new model in December 2007, a 6.7% improvement over the same month last year. There are two factories ...

First Drive: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view a new high-res gallery of the 2008 Chevy Malibu var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/First_drive_of_2008_Chevrolet_Malibu_suggests_best_U_S_car_ever'; Autoblog gets numerous comments saying that the domestic automakers could easily sell more products if only they ...

Chevy budgets more than $150 million for Malibu ads 2 years ago on Autoblog

Remember a couple of months ago when we were impressed with GM's plan to spend $100 million on the 2008 Chevy Malibu ad campaign? We were wrong. Try more than $150 million, which is pretty close to the $165 million GM now spends on the Silverado campaign. Advertising Age says the campaign, called ...

Pontiac says goodbye Grand Prix, hello G8 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's not like we didn't see it coming, but now that GM is officially tossing the Grand Prix nameplate, we're a little sad. My first car was a 1979 Grand Prix coupe inherited from my parents. It was rear wheel drive, just like the upcoming G8 replacing it. Tony Clarke, president of GM North America, ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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