Category Archives: General Talk

Auto executives downbeat but not desperate

Auto executives downbeat but not desperate

At the last Frankfurt auto show in 2011, the big story was not the cars, but the euro zone crisis and specifically how the continent’s car companies could survive. This year, the crisis is waning but caution remains.

American DOE and EPA release fuel economy label tool for used vehicles

American DOE and EPA release fuel economy tool for used vehicles

As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, reduce carbon pollution, and address climate change, the U.S. Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new label that features EPA fuel economy estimates and CO2 estimates for used vehicles sold in the United States since 1984.

Sunday Morning Headline News wk of 8 September

BMW i8’s aerodynamic

Aerodynamics has been and still is an important aspect of engineering, and it had been properly studied since the race to get man airborne began.

Ford and GM gain sales in California dominated by Toyota and Honda

In a Bay Area car landscape dominated by Toyota and Honda, the iconic faces of U.S. car manufacturing — Ford and GM — are fighting their way back into contention.

It’s been a long climb back.

Alfa Romeo commissions new Disco Volante

Alfa Romeo has paid tribute to the 60th birthday of its 1900 C52 ‘Disco Volante’ by commissioning a 2013 edition of the car.