To Ford, a Disaster. To Edsel Owners, Love.   01 Aug 2007 20:59 GMT
In Kingston, N.Y., a man recently celebrated the birthday of his car, a 1958 Edsel, the ugly duckling of its industry.
Source: NY Times

Toyota Joins Big Three to Fight CAFE Standard   01 Aug 2007 11:11 GMT
Toyota has fought hard to fit in to America. Over the decades it has suffered periodic backlashes from pro-union supporters and buy-American patriots alike. And now that it sells more cars in American than any of the Big Three, the...
Source: wired.com

Poisonous Words to a Dealer: "I'll Pay Cash"   01 Aug 2007 10:54 GMT
Yes, they want your money, but car dealers would really prefer that you finance your next vehicle. Dealers get a cut when they help you arrange a lease or a loan. Cash transactions give them less room to sell you...
Source: wired.com

GM Says Flex-Fuel Cars Need a Software Upgrade   01 Aug 2007 10:45 GMT
Flex-fuel cars require sensors that determine how much ethanol is in the mix. GM says that its flex-fuel vehicles may have been reading this incorrectly, according to KXMC TV in North Dakota. As a result, its vehicles may not have...
Source: wired.com

Spy Photos of Porsche Panamera Get a Thumbs Down   01 Aug 2007 10:43 GMT
The concept car is pictured here, but spy photos that are making the rounds are getting a near-universal boo! Of course, these comments come largely from Porsche purists, who also hated the Cayenne, Porsche's sports SUV. The difference is that...
Source: wired.com

GM Refutes that Ethanol Raises the Price of Food   01 Aug 2007 10:02 GMT
There's only about a nickel's worth of corn in a box of corn flakes, explains the spokesman in a video GM released last week. The rising cost of corn flakes is actually attributed to packaging, marketing and the rising cost...
Source: wired.com