California Dreaming, Tinted Green   16 Nov 2007 17:30 GMT
The Los Angeles Auto Show may be short on new models this year, but it is long on talk about alternative fuels, hybrid drivetrains and sustainable mobility.
Source: NY Times

For G.M., Better Cars, Worse Sales   14 Nov 2007 06:32 GMT
This year, General Motors has been getting some warm reviews for its new cars. Yet the company still has a hard time getting on drivers’ shopping lists.
Source: NY Times

Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots   10 Nov 2007 00:04 GMT
Fifty years from now, cars will want to be robots, at least according to the design challenge at this year’s Los Angeles auto show.
Source: NY Times

Cool Cars and Hot Laps in Malaysia   10 Nov 2007 00:02 GMT
Malaysia’s car culture is reminiscent of California in the 1960s, with a soundtrack that is less “Little Deuce Coupe” and more “Shut Up and Drive.”
Source: NY Times

Rabbit in a Hot Rich Sauce   10 Nov 2007 00:02 GMT
For people who love hot hatchbacks, the Volkswagen R32 will melt more than your wallet.
Source: NY Times

Gizmos to Smooth a Driver’s Bumpy Road   09 Nov 2007 21:13 GMT
Products to help you avoid a parking ticket, fix a dent and diagnose a car’s ills.
Source: NY Times

Web Surfers Can Take the Internet Along for the Ride   09 Nov 2007 15:49 GMT
While the mobile route to the information superhighway has some detours, surfing the Web as a passenger in a car may someday become second nature.
Source: NY Times

Is a flying car about to take off?   09 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A group made up mostly of MIT grads is designing a light sport aircraft that can land at a small airport, fold up its wings and drive down the road.

Source: Computerworld

Ford, Seeing Progress in Turnaround Plan, Intends to Keep Volvo   09 Nov 2007 07:54 GMT
Ford Motor said Thursday that it had decided to keep Volvo, at least for now, and would make an effort to fix the money-losing Swedish carmaker.
Source: NY Times

MIT reinvents the wheel with foldable, stackable electric car   07 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
MIT students are rethinking how people move throughout cities, giving them a greener alternative to owning -- and finding parking for -- their own cars.

Source: Computerworld