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Honda will focus on its engines, says its new president!

tryme submitted on 6/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:21:29 AM

Although the Japanese carmaker Honda has a lot of green products under its belt due to its hybrid and alternative fuel programs, it was recently reported that their new president, Takanobu Ito, has made a statement saying that they will not totally a...

26 user comments | Category: Misc News

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The Spies Want To Know - Which Car Brand or Model Do YOU Think Has Hurt Its Maker Most in Image and Credibiltiy?

Agent00J submitted on 4/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:34:01 AM

I was watching a show on the BBC the other evening when a commercial for another show came on that featured an Audi from the mid-80's. That image for whatever reason reminded me of the Audi 5000s and the whole controversy surrounding the numero...

65 user comments | Category: Misc News

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New GM CEO Admidts Bankruptcy Is Now Probable

Agent009 submitted on 4/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:53:00 PM

General Motors chief executive Fritz Henderson said the automaker still intends to restructure its business outside of bankruptcy, but a filing is still "probable" given all the concessions it must achieve with such a short deadline. GM, w...

18 user comments | Category: Misc News

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What Brand Makes The Most Unergonomic And Poorly Designed Interiors?

Agent001 submitted on 4/11/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:16:28 PM

We're fortunate because we get to drive a lot of different vehicles during the course of the year and most of them are pretty decent rides.But every once in a while we get in a car or a truck and wonder what on earth the designers were thinking when ...

65 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Toyota Overtakes Dodge In 2008 Pickup Truck Sales Marking 1st Time EVER An Import Brand Is In Top 3!

Agent009 submitted on 1/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:33:39 PM

We knew it wasn't going to be pretty. The numbers are in for 2008 U.S. auto sales, and pickup trucks were hit particularly hard, reaching their lowest sales levels in more than a decade. The Wall Street Journal says U.S. auto sales declined 18 percen...

19 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Calif. court OKs false claims suit over Honda Civic

1UAW submitted on 1/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:47:22 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California appeals court on Monday cleared the way for the owner of a hybrid Honda Civic to sue the car's maker for false advertising in a lawsuit that claims Honda has had so many complaints about the hybrid it has told...

9 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Just When You Thought The Big 3 Were Catching Up, Toyota Zooms Forward With The Killer New Prius

Agent009 submitted on 1/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:42:42 AM

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc unveiled the all-new 50-mile-per gallon rated third-generation Prius hybrid vehicle today at the 2009 North American International Auto show. Celebrated as the benchmark for cars of the future, the Prius has delivered super...

77 user comments | Category: New Cars

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DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Who Said Vanilla Is Bad? Toyota Debuts 2010 Camry

Agent009 submitted on 1/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:19:48 AM

The 2010 Camry is on display for the first time today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). As the best-selling passenger car in America for seven years running and 11 of the past 12 years, Camry continues to redefine standards for c...

29 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Lutz: It’s better to have fewer brands and models and market the hell out of them

omarrana submitted on 12/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:47:27 PM

Outspoken General Motor’s executive Bob Lutz (who has been pretty quiet during the congressional hearings) has been pretty vocal about the company’s future as of lately. Lutz said that if GM wants survive its financial crisis, it will have to elimina...

29 user comments | Category: Misc News

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The Big Three's real union problem

mscottc1 submitted on 12/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:58:51 PM

If there is hope for the Big Three and for the UAW, it rests in unionizing the foreign automakers' U.S. plants. The Big Three are a mess, and there is plenty of blame to go around. Washington lawmakers pondering the bailout for Detroit have been g...

21 user comments | Category: Misc News

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At Some Point You Just Need To Laugh: The Humor Behind The Bailout - Agent 00J Offers Up His Unique Perspective On The Economic Meltdown

Agent00J submitted on 12/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:09:50 AM

It doesn't happen as often as it used to, but Saturday Night Live got it right on the bailout in the sketch they did several weeks ago. Watching the actors playing Wagoner, Nardelli and Mulally explain their "plan" for survival, a pla...

7 user comments | Category: Misc News

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10 cars that killed Detroit

DinamoR submitted on 12/5/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:44:56 AM

The global financial crisis is suffocating the Detroit automakers, but the problems at General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have been festering for years—even when the mighty "Big Three" were earning billions. Aging factories, inflexible unions, arroga...

39 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

26 Votes

SOUND OFF: Should We Back A Detroit 3 Bailout Or Just Let Them Go Under?

Agent009 submitted on 12/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:08:45 AM

A majority of Americans oppose a bailout of the troubled US auto industry, according to a poll released Wednesday. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, conducted by telephone on Dec. 1-2 with nearly 1,100 people, showed that 61% of those surveyed opp...

59 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Senator Wants Difficult 2020 Mileage Standards Doubled

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:21:21 AM

Automakers that receive federal aid should double the fuel economy of their fleets by 2020, Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida said today. Nelson's remarks during Senate floor debate suggest that Republicans are not the only lawmakers who m...

19 user comments | Category: Misc News

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ELECTION DAY SPECIAL: How Would YOU Advise Our New Leader On The Automotive Industry?

Agent009 submitted on 11/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:36:01 PM

While we didn’t expect miracles for October sales, many of us were at least hoping for a break in the bad news at least in spirit. But as the numbers crossed my desk and eventually on to the site, it was becoming increasingly apparent tha...

53 user comments | Category: Misc News

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