The Portuguese Plant is Closing
GM is closing another major factory. The factory is in Portugal and it will close Oct. 31 of 2006. GM is constantly searching for ways to increase the profitability of the plant, but it seems that that’s not going to happen.  Gerald Johnson, GM’s Europe director, announced the closing in a […]

Side Impact Airbags
The all new Chevrolet Impala and Toyota Avalon have received some of the highest side impact crash ratings. The secret to their success is the new side impact airbags that were installed.  The Impala and the Avalon both endured side impacts from an SUV size car.
With these new tests coming out positive, […]

Toyota Is Minority Conscious
The auto industry is one of the biggest industries in the world, and it makes sense that they would strive to be culturally diverse. It seems today that Toyota has snatched the top spot for being minority conscious. Black Enterprise, an ethnic magazine, announced Toyota as being one of the top 40 […]

Why you need an extended warranty
An extended auto warranty is essential for any car owner. Many people don’t think about the benefits of having an extended warranty. With any new or used car you purchase, you may want to consider getting the powertrain extended warranty. Not many used cars come with this, and sometimes new […]

Honda thinks they have it
It looks like hydrogen fuel cell cars could be a little closer than first expected. Until a few weeks ago, most everyone thought that hydrogen fuel cells were 10-15 years off. Now, however, Honda has plans for production on their hydrogen cars in the next three to four years.
If Honda […]

Demystifying the hybrid
With hybrid technology looking as though it will be the “next generation” for cars, there are certain myths that are very prevalent in main stream American thought. There are actually 10 big myths of hybrid cars, but we’ll just look at 5.
You need to plug in the car Usually, whenever you talk […]

Nissan’s Hope for the Future
Nissan, during the 90’s, was struggling to stay out to bankruptcy, and they did a good job. They released a redesigned, reengineered Nissan Altima  that single handedly brought Nissan out of the woods for a little while and then they revamped the Maxima. I remember seeing the new Altima and […]

Honda and Toyota sales rise in May.
May is no longer known for having kids, but for buying foreign cars. Toyota and Honda sales climb for the month of May. Rising interest rates and rising gas prices have contributed to the lowest sales from GM and Ford of all time, but Toyota and Honda saw double […]

Ford offers free gas incentive
While Toyota is busy becoming the number 1 automaker in the world, Ford is trying to catch footing in the market again. Ford is now offering zero percent financing and free gas for a year. It is called "Drive On Us" campaign.   Every car purchased between June 2, 2006 and […]

Can GM breath some life into this struggling brand?
Recently, GM decided against scrapping its Saturn brand. Instead GM gave  it a new image.  Once again they face this same choice with their Pontiac brand.  Pontiac sales have been declining and many see it as a dying brand.  
GM still thinks it has some life left […]