Korea: Washington Is Picking On Toyota
According to popular wisdom, the Koreans have no love lost for the Japanese. And likewise. What’s more, Koreans and Japanese car makers are bitter competitors for foreign market share. So wouldn’t it...
View ArticleFlorida Representative Fights Back Against Red Light Cameras
A Florida state representative is standing athwart the legislative juggernaut that seeks to expand the use of red light cameras throughout the state. Representative Rob Schenck (R-Spring Hill) last...
View ArticleAuto Bailout “Progress” Defined: “Only” $28b in TARP Losses
Last week’s announcement that had Chrysler turned a Q1 profit and GM had “repaid” taxpayer loans brought a flurry of political posturing about the success or lack thereof of the auto bailout. With...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Urged To Veto Red Light Camera Bill
A surprisingly vigorous effort is being made to urge Florida Governor Charlie Crist to veto the red light camera authorization bill passed by the legislature last month (view bill). The normally...
View ArticleCorn Ethanol Advocates Trash Dems
At least one of the institutions financing ads damning Democratic candidates this election season wants to put ethanol in your gas tank. The American Future Fund was founded by one Bruce Rastetter, the...
View ArticleThe Politics Of Car: Has Mike Jackson Defined The Car Guy Consensus?
AutoNation boss Mike Jackson has long been the front runner to inherit Bob Lutz’s mantle as the most opinionated guy in the car business, and recently he’s been moving to lock up the distinction....
View ArticleQuote Of The Day: Who Wants To See Gas Under $2 Per Gallon? Edition
Who’s ready for some politics? With the presidential election still over 14 months away, recent Iowa straw poll winner Michelle Bachmann is upping the campaign promise ante by telling a Greenville, SC...
View ArticleTexas: Top State Senator Says Red Light Cameras About Money
The most senior Texas state lawmaker admitted last week that he voted to save red light camera programs even though he knew they had no effect on public safety. State Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston),...
View ArticleCanadian Condo Won’t Let Chevrolet Volt Owner Charge His Car
A Chevrolet Volt owner in Ottawa, Ontario has been blocked by his condominium board from charging his Chevrolet Volt – even though he has offered to reimburse the board for the $1 (approximately) in...
View ArticleUAW: Romney Trying To “Rewrite History” Over Bailout
Days after Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney penned an op-ed in the Detroit News over his thoughts on the bailout, UAW President Bob King is firing back. In a statement released to the...
View ArticleBlind Spot: Electric Cars And “The Freedom Thing”
Editor’s note: While our erstwhile Editor-in-Chief, Edward Niedermeyer, is on sabbatical, he will continue to weigh in on automotive issues in a (hopefully) weekly column entitled Blind Spot. This is...
View ArticleGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra Chosen for Trump Advisory Panel
President-elect Donald Trump has named General Motors CEO Mary Barra to his advisory board on economic issues and jobs growth. While this could also be a coincidental slight against Mark Fields for...
View ArticleA Loyalty Oath Moment At Dodge
It’s the stuff of which public relations nightmares are made. For the past couple of years Dodge has sponsored Motor Trend‘s “Roadkill” show, which can be thought of as a generic white-label take on...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 1977 Ford Econoline 150 Campaign Van
During the 2016 American presidential election, those voters who loathed both Trump and Clinton had the option of voting for one of a couple of long-shot third-party candidates, or perhaps the far more...
View ArticleDaimler’s Works Council Claims Company Is Being ‘Infiltrated by Nazis’
On Wednesday, Daimler’s German workers union publicly expressed concerns that neo-Nazis are trying to organize within the automaker’s ranks. While it did not specify which political groups were...
View ArticleEveryone Who’s Not a Shareholder Is Reportedly Angry Over GM’s Decision to...
The big news this week is General Motors’ decision to cull its lineup, closing plants and sacking about 15 percent of its North American workforce in the process. According to Chief Executive Officer...
View ArticleRare Rides: The 1971 Tatra 2-603 II, East Germany’s Stasi Transport
Today’s Rare Ride has a checkered history, as it served as quiet shuttle for secret police and terrorist spies alike. Let’s find out more about this rear-engine Czechoslovakian V8 luxury car. Tatra is...
View ArticleAutomotive Politics: A Tale of Two Industries?
Politics have corrupted just about everything under the sun over the last few years. Practically everything is political in 2020 and if you have an opinion about that, it had better be the correct one...
View ArticlePardon Me, Did I Do Something Wrong?
Among those receiving a Presidential pardon included Anthony Levandowski and Elliott Broidy. Trump’s largesse was noted in a story on Autoblog that appeared earlier today. Levandowski, a former Google...
View ArticleRare Rides: The 2012 Maybach 57 S Coupe by Xenatec, as Ordered by Muammar...
Today’s Rare Ride is a custom-built version of an already-exclusive car. Originally a large sedan, Xenatec’s 57 S coupe was built only in the single digits. And this particular example was ordered by a...
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