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Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 08/26/08 5:24 PM
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)--the industry-funded group that mashes cars into walls so that you don't have to--says GM's big crossover vehicles are so good at protecting passengers, they're giving them the Top Safety Pick designation. The TSP award goes to cars and trucks that earn "good" crash ratings for front, side, and rear impacts, and also have standard stability...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 06/26/08 1:49 PM
First there was the trucky GMC Acadia in December 2006, then the beautifully styled Buick Enclave a few months later, followed by the value-priced Saturn Outlook . GM has been rolling out full-size crossover utilities on its Lambda platform for a while now. This brings to mind thoughts about coming late to a party--unless you're bringing something really special, you run the risk of not being...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 06/15/08 3:22 PM
General Motors says its new incentives offered to members of the military are the best from any automaker. GM's program is good for active-duty military and the reserves from all branches of the service, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and National Guard. It also applies to all GM brands: Chevrolet , Buick , Cadillac , Saab , GMC , HUMMER , Saturn , and Pontiac . Alas...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 06/12/08 4:48 PM
A few weeks ago, I told you about the 2009 Ford Flex in depth from a first drive in New York City--but held off on some details at Ford's request while the dead-tree media world caught up to speed. Now that Ford's embargo on driving impressions has expired, it's time to talk about how the Flex drives. And for Ford , it's good news. For starters, the Flex feels amply powerful for most driving in...
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By 
Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/15/08 12:28 PM
Some news automatically generates a single-syllable response: Duh! Like the new report in the Detroit News that suggests General Motors’ mega-billion-dollar marketing program will undergo a “dramatic redesign” reflecting record fuel prices. As reporter Sharon Terlep points out, “after months of holding out hope that U.S. truck sales would rebound,” the automaker has suddenly woken up and realized...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/13/08 3:42 PM
It just keeps getting worse, it seems, for General Motors. Even as there’s a glimmer of hope that the nearly three-month strike at mega-supplier American Axle might soon be over, the giant automaker is facing still more walkouts at factories of its own. About 1,500 employees at a metal stamping plant, in Mansfield, Ohio, are threatening to walk off the job, on Thursday, if they don’t get a new...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 04/08/08 4:22 PM
It hasn’t been a good year for Chrysler , not that 2007 was much better. The smallest of the Big Three has been steadily losing market share, as domestic demand for its cars, trucks and minivans declines. But one thing looks good, amidst the bleak terrain: Chrysler’s overseas sales set a modern-day record of more than 200,000 last year, and indications are those numbers will continue...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 03/18/08 5:00 PM
The image is little more than a series of sweeping lines and arcing curves, but use a bit of imagination and you might just see something more in this sketch, the first official hint of what will, in a few weeks, be revealed as the 2009 Buick Invicta Concept car . Indeed, it’s more than that, the prototype that will be fully unveiled at next month’s Beijing Motor Show is a good indication of...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/10/08 1:20 PM
Maybe you'll never bring the A-game that would get you into a round of golf with Tiger Woods, but Buick has an easier way--a one-in-a-multimillion chance to play against Woods or, if you prefer, a free Buick . The contest, the Detroit Free Press reports, takes place online at www.teeoffwithtiger.com . To win either of the big prizes, entrants have to guess what Woods will score on each hole...
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By Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 02/28/08 4:25 PM
If you put your faith in Consumer Reports , you’ll be heading over to Honda for your next vehicle. The automaker named the Japanese marque valedictorian in its Annual Auto Issue. “Overall, the best cars sold in the U.S. are still made by Honda ,” the magazine declared, adding that the Japanese maker “earned the top score because it builds cars that are well-rounded, have...
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