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Motor Trend releases annual industry Power List

A lot has changed for automakers in the last year, not the least of which would be General Motors. Just last year, GM CEO Rick Wagoner managed to grab the top spot on Motor Trend's list of most powerful people in the automotive world. As you might imagine, it's tough at the top and a bankruptcy that was barely avoided thanks to a set of last-minute, low-interest loans from the Feds has, not surprisingly, prompted MT to move Wagoner down from his perch as numero uno. In fact, Wagoner has fallen completely out of the top 25 and been lapped by ... Read more →

Automobile names Takeo Fukui MOTY Dan Roth

Honda is one of the few automakers that's demonstrated studied restraint during the recent SUV boom. There is the Pilot, which is a big ol' thing, but it's also as efficient as something that size ...

Nissan GT-R named Car of the Year by Automobile Mag Jeremy Korzeniewski

Nissan has hit a major home run with its latest Skyline, known as the GT-R here in the States. In fact, the car was knocked so far out of the park that it seems an obvious choice for anyone's Car ...

Honda CEO demands NSX be faster around 'Ring than GT-R John Neff

By now we've all seen the spy shots showing Acura's NSX revival bombing around the Nürburgring in Germany. There's a reason those drivers are pushing their prototype hard enough to get air ...

Honda takes shot at Chevy Volt John Neff

Man, what's with everyone harshing on the Chevy Volt? First it was Toyota, which took a shot at Chevy's series hybrid on its Open Road blog and then attempted to defend its comments in a future ...

Honda will have a fuel-cell car for sale by 2018 2 years ago on Autoblog

In a recent interview, Honda President Takeo Fukui said that he fully expects to offer a fuel-cell Honda by 2018. Nissan has already gone on record as saying they plan to have a fuel-cell vehicle on the road by the early 2010s. So that might seem like a long way off, especially considering the FCX ...

Honda may outfit Ridgeline and others with V6 diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog

In an interview with Automotive News, Honda's CEO, Takeo Fukui said that the automaker's newly developed diesel technology will find its way into their light truck offerings of the future. The vehicles identified by Fukui as being the likely recipients of a V6 diesel are the Ridgeline pickup, Pilot ...

Honda looks to expand U.S. capacity to feed high demand 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an apparent sharp contrast to Auto News James B. Treece’s opinion that Honda Motors is in trouble, the automaker has announced it is considering expanding its U.S. plants and even adding a new one. In particular, demand for its award-winning new Civic is also forcing the company to consider ...






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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