AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, January 7, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, January 07, 2010                  The Buick Regal GS concept is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine rated at 255 hp.... Detroit auto show: Buick Regal GS concept heralds a performance future One could argue that no car company has benefited more from the past year's forced economic makeover than General Motors. And within GM, no car division has benefited more than Buick. As Buick tries to remake its image in the marketplace as part of postbankruptcy GM's product-led renaissance, Buick's handlers aren't wasting any time taking advantage of the division's newfound status in the GM...   MyFord Touch revealed at Consumer Electronics Show Ford is using the concept behind its Sync technology to dramatically redo the appearance of its instrument panels and the manner in which drivers interact with their cars. Ford is revealing MyFord Touch at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the technology launches on the 2011 Ford...   The 2009 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Ah, yes, the 3-series and those lovely run-flats. The tires are garbage, and for me they ruin an otherwise mostly pleasant driving experience. Look, I like this car. It has all the attributes of the sporty 3-series sedan and thus there's a lot to like here. It responds...   Dakar Rally: American Mark Miller takes fifth stage American Mark Miller won the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally in Chile, crowning an extremely successful day for Volkswagen. Miller took his first-ever Dakar stage win on what was the longest stage of the event so far--a distance of 483 kilometers (300 miles). It was also one of the toughest, with ... You May Have Missed...   What's so hard about selling Saab? What makes for common sense to many isn't always how business is run.Take Saab. This rumination, agitation and gnashing of teeth that General Motors' executives are putting themselves through with selling Saab to Spyker is anathema to me.Why is it this difficult?If GM sheds Saab and deals the...   Whitacre says GM is making progress, could be profitable in 2010 General Motors Co. could be profitable later in 2010 if it can continue sales momentum and economic conditions even out, CEO Ed Whitacre said on Wednesday.“Certainly we're aimed at profitability as quickly as we can get there,” he said. Whitacre, in one of his first meetings with the... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.