Before you can drive the Roadster, 2009, a brief tour of headquarters and the "factory" was provided. Two curious things about the location of the headquarters: the first is that it’s in Menlo Park. Thomas Edison was part of his most important works in Menlo Park – Menlo Park was only Edison, New Jersey.
Read Entire Article »Bankruptcy, reduced sales, plant closings and other bad news afflicting the Detroit 3 have provided cover for Toyota, which is awash in bad news than it has seen in his striking success story. Today the company is announcing its biggest recall ever, the latest in a series of missions under-reported-steps, and misfortune.
Read Entire Article »While we hear the echoes in the empty showroom across the country, the magazines are a lot of money preparing for a shot with the purchaser’s annual guide for 2010. Smart Money has published its take on the best value, as the New Year model stumbles out of the gate.
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They represent a smaller slice of the market’s desire for a French woman, yet they are dominating the auto show in Frankfurt. Electric vehicles are the rage, with entries from most major European carmakers. And like the Chevy Volt, the designers are making the convenience that does not need to race to the bottom Appeal watt sidewalk. The best example: . . . .
Read Entire Article »In a briefing at the White House Tuesday, President Obama has announced new rules to reduce auto emissions of greenhouse gases, to provide better fuel efficiency and to encourage the production of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
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