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Popular Mechanics
March 8, 2010
Mike Allen |
Toyota Fires Back: Electronics Don't Rewire Themselves Claims by Dave Gilbert on ABC News and before Congress about how easy it is for Toyotas to accelerate out of control involve manipulations of electrical circuits that are extremely unlikely to occur in practice. Furthermore, no case of sudden unintended acceleration has been attributed to bad wiring.   |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2010
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Sell Harley-Davidson Today Not everyone is on the buy side. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2010
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Harley-Davidson Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
BusinessWeek
March 4, 2010
David Welch |
Can Sex and Saucy Ads Sell Chryslers? The company is retooling -- so get ready for Dodges that look like Fiats and TV spots with Gallic sizzle. |
Popular Mechanics
March 3, 2010
Mike Allen |
Anatomy of Toyota's Problem Pedal: Mechanic's Diary Toyota deserves a better deal than the media and Congress are giving it. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2, 2010
Barry Winfield |
Ferrari's Hybrid Concept Transforms a 559 GTB Fiorano Ferrari is probably the last car company from which you'd expect to see a hybrid vehicle. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
John Rosevear |
Ford's Stunning Leap Forward The automaker posted huge sales gains in February. Can it sustain them? |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 1, 2010
Bill George |
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM With Toyota caught in a downshift, competitors should make aggressive moves to capitalize, says the author, a Harvard Business School professor. |
Popular Mechanics
March 1, 2010
David Kiley |
What's Next for Toyota: Your Top Recall Questions, Answered Questions still linger, notably, what will be the ultimate consequence of Toyota's nightmare episode. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2010
John Rosevear |
What Really Happened to Toyota How the company got here, and how it can come back. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2010
Stephen Mauzy |
For Toyota, This, Too, Shall Pass Toyota's imbroglio will be minor in the grand scheme of things. |
Entrepreneur
March 2010
Ericka Chickowski |
Even More in Sync Ford gives its popular Sync platform an upgrade. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
John Rosevear |
Is This Toyota's Smoking Gun? New documents paint the company's safety practices in an even worse light. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 22, 2010
William George |
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis This is not a crisis of faulty brakes and accelerators, but a leadership crisis. Toyota needs a credible leader with a strong, cohesive plan. Here are seven recommendations for Akio Toyoda to get his company back on track. |
Popular Mechanics
February 22, 2010
Ben Stewart |
2011 Hyundai Sonata Test Drive Hyundai has made a habit these days of studying the benchmark in a class of vehicle, and nearly duplicating the style and performance of that car for far less money. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2010
John Rosevear |
General Motors' Latest Bizarre Move Why a consulting contract for an ex-CEO rings a sour note. |
IndustryWeek
February 17, 2010 |
On the Rise -- Kia Stresses Value in Tight Times Kia is making inroads into the U.S. auto market. |
IndustryWeek
February 17, 2010 |
Executive View -- Life in the Fast Lane Under new purchasing chief Dan Knott, Chrysler is accelerating its efforts to fix supplier relations. |
Popular Mechanics
February 16, 2010
Basem Wasef |
2010 Aston Martin Rapide Test Drive Aston Martin hasn't offered a four-door since the ultralinear Lagonda became extinct in the late 1980s. That's about to change. |
U.S. NHTSA
February 16, 2010 |
NHTSA Launches Probe into Timeliness of Three Toyota Recalls The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced that it is using its statutory authority to obtain documents from Toyota to determine if the automaker conducted three of its recent recalls in a timely manner. |
Popular Mechanics
February 12, 2010
John Pearley Huffman |
5 Most Notorious Recalls of All Time Toyota's current snowballing recall crisis is certainly massive, but not unprecedented. |
Popular Mechanics
February 10, 2010
Erik Sofge |
Ford Attempts to Make Natural Gas Vehicles Relevant Leave it to America's only profitable carmaker to take a chance, and try to introduce a little complexity to the refueling landscape. |
Popular Mechanics
February 10, 2010
Kevin Wilson |
2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD Chevy, the last of Detroit's three to announce its plans for a revamped range of heavy-duty pickups, puts the emphasis on revised diesel engine technology -- addressing new rules that will force all contenders to dramatically reduce emissions for 2011. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2010
James B. Meigs |
Target Toyota: Why the Recall Backlash Is Overblown In the midst of three major recalls, Toyota has been hammered by daily newspaper and TV pieces suggesting it has been slow to address safety problems. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2010
James Tate |
2011 Audi A8 Test Drive: Can Audi Best BMW and Mercedes Sedans? From what we've seen, this car is a monumental achievement for Audi. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2010
Larry Webster |
Toyota Cites Brake Software Problems in New Prius Recall The Prius, Toyota's technological flagship, may have a brake problem. Under certain conditions, according to the company, there may be slight interruption in the car's brake response. |
U.S. NHTSA
February 9, 2010 |
U. S. Department of Transportation Responds to Third Toyota Recall The U.S. Department of Transportation learned today of a third Toyota recall involving 2010 Prius hybrids and Lexus HS 250h vehicles experiencing brake system problems. |
Popular Mechanics
February 4, 2010
Erik Sofge |
Robonaut2 Shows Real Workplace Potential For Humanoid Robots GM's goal in co-developing R2 is to eventually install similar systems in its plants, performing the kind of repetitive, ergonomically difficult jobs that might injure a human operator. |
U.S. NHTSA
February 4, 2010 |
Department of Transportation Addresses Toyota Safety Issues The NHTSA is opening a formal investigation of the Toyota Prius Hybrid model year 2010 to look into allegations of momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump. |
Popular Mechanics
February 3, 2010
Larry Webster |
Will Shape-Memory Metal Lead to More Efficient Cars? Shape-memory metal could be the secret to turning car exhaust into energy, bringing us new power from hot air. Researchers at General Motors are working on an energy-scavenging device that could convert that exhaust heat into electricity. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
Dan Carney |
Top 5 Next-Gen Auto-Safety Technologies Automotive engineers are working on new technologies to make cars safer to drive. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
Larry Webster |
Toyota's Fix for Sudden-Acceleration Recall The fix is basically a shim that Toyota is calling a steel reinforcement bar. |
CFO
February 1, 2010
Scott Leibs |
Eat My Dust Ford's Lewis Booth on cash flow, corporate culture, and the competitive spirit. |
U.S. NHTSA
February 1, 2010 |
Consumer Advisory: Regarding Toyota Recall Actions Toyota owners are advised to take regarding two separate recalls, and a list of Toyota models being recalled. |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2010
Larry Webster |
Toyota Halts Production to Tackle Sticky Gas Pedals Toyota added to an already swollen recent recall list with another monstrous 2.3-million vehicle callback. Now the company will stop producing affected vehicles as it searches for a remedy. |
Popular Mechanics
January 26, 2010
David Kiley |
Are New Lease Discounts Bad News for Automakers? Depending on where you live, you might be seeing lease offers for a Chevy Mailbu for as low as $179 per month, with $2,000 down, and a Honda Accord for $249 per month and $249 down. |
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