Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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Scion Rules Out Hybrids, Considering All-Wheel Drive

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 03:56 PM PST

After a bright start eight years ago Scion’s sales have tanked and unless action is taken things are likely to get worse. Most of the blame has been directed towards Scion’s limited lineup, although a weak car market was also a factor in the equation. Scion bosses are considering expanding the lineup, with news emerging recently that a...


GM Offers Financing Deal On Certified Used Pontiac G6

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST

If you're feeling a little cash-strapped but in need of a new car, GM is giving you an alternative to that bargain-basement 2010 Chevrolet Aveo, or to a normal used-car. It's offering a low 3.9-percent finance rate, for 60 months, on Certified Used examples of the Pontiac G6, going back several model years. The special finance deal—essentially...


2010 Chicago Auto Show Preview: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:48 PM PST

With a stable full of fresh new production cars, Kia is planning a new design concept for the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, which kicks off next week. The Kia Ray plug-in hybrid concept offers a preview of how Kia will package its developing plug-in hybrid technology, and this second teaser gives us a glimpse of the car's front end. The first teaser...


Is Woz's Prius Acceleration Just Toyota's Wacky Adaptive Cruise?

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 10:23 AM PST

It's obviously pile-on-Toyota week. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Toyota PR are trading barely-polite disagreements, and Japan is making Toyota investigate a new Prius braking problem. Equally bad, on Monday a celebrity came forward to claim he'd experienced sudden acceleration in his new 2010 Toyota Prius while using the cruise control...


U.S. Transportation Chief: Don't Drive Recalled Toyotas

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:56 AM PST

In a House Appropriations panel hearing this morning LaHood stated that his own advice to owners of the 2.3 million Toyota vehicles recalled due to potentially sticky accelerator pedals would be to not drive them at all. Up until now, Toyota—and the official recall advisory—has only recommended that owners of affected vehicles should pay attention...


Please Tell Us This Is Not the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze SS. Please.

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:20 AM PST

At the risk of appearing culturally insensitive, perhaps they spell "SS" differently in Singapore. Because that's the only explanation for this stripes-and-aero-add-ons body kit offered by Chevrolet Singapore to make up the so-called Cruze SS. Looking vaguely like the Camaro "Bumblebee" character from the Transformers movie, the kit adds front...


Chrysler: Sales Slip, Product Offerings For Fans Expand

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:01 AM PST

To put it mildly, Chrysler is having a tough time on the sales front. Despite some incentives added over the last weekend of January to woo safety-concious Toyota owners looking for a trade-in, the company saw an 8% slip in sales compared to January 2009 -- which was itself a dismal month, ringing in 55% below January 2008. There are a range of...


2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Works For Its 'Trail Rated' Badge

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:35 AM PST

Of the several vehicles that Chrysler detailed in its restructuring presentation to congress last February and in the five-year plan Sergio Marchionne outlined in November, two have caused the most buzz and among journalists and Chrysler fans: the Fiat 500 and the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. We've spilled a good bit of ink about the former, and now...


Driven Again: 2010 Lexus HS 250h

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:32 AM PST

After a follow-up drive with Lexus' compact hybrid luxury sedan, we're still a little underwhelmed. The 2010 Lexus HS 250h doesn't completely miss the mark in any single way; but it does fail to wow in any conventional sense like performance, comfort, or spaciousness. And that makes it a bit of an odd duck. Of course, fuel economy is a strength...


Volkswagen Aims To Become World's Top Automaker By 2018

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:35 AM PST

About three years ago, the Volkswagen Group set a goal of catching up with the world's #1 automaker, Toyota. And to its credit, VW leapfrogged past Toyota last year to become the world's largest automaker -- at least in terms of production volume. Now Volkswagen has reaffirmed its commitment to the goal of besting Toyota in productivity, sales...


Piling On: Problems With Prius Brakes Are Toyota's Latest Worry

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:25 AM PST

When it rains, it pours. And Toyota may find itself swimming a lot faster if new allegations of safety problems prove to be true. In Japan this morning, the Ministry of Transportation ordered the company to investigate complaints into brake problems in its new 2010 Toyota Prius. More than 100 U.S. complaints All but one of the 14 Japanese...


2011 Kia Sportage: First Pics, Preview Info Ahead Of Geneva

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:01 AM PST

Kia has shown us the first pictures of the U.S.-spec 2011 Kia Sportage, several weeks ahead of its March 2 premiere at the Geneva auto show. The new 2011 Kia Sportage, which will share its platform with the 2011 Hyundai Tucson, will have a longer wheelbase, more interior and cargo space, and an improved ride. The face of the 2011 Kia Sportage...


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