http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:12:49 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038951_mitsubishi-may-offer-gas-powered-i-miev-to-u-s-buyers http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038951_mitsubishi-may-offer-gas-powered-i-miev-to-u-s-buyers Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0500 Back in June, Mitsubishi unveiled the production version of its i-MiEV battery electric vehicle. The curious-looking five-door hatch went on sale in Japan six weeks later at a retail cost of ¥3 million ($33,800). It runs off a 16 kWh lithium ion battery, which powers an electric motor for about 100 miles per charge. At the time of the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035374_toyota-plans-to-extend-the-prius-lineup-in-the-u-s http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035374_toyota-plans-to-extend-the-prius-lineup-in-the-u-s Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:11:00 -0400 Toyota Motor Sales USA made an intriguing announcement this week: the automaker told U.S. dealers that Toyota is extending the range of its Prius lineup in American showrooms. Based on statements from dealers with first-hand knowledge of the announcement, it appears that Toyota's intent is simply to leverage the immense popularity of the Prius ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021324_rush-limbaugh-to-gm-workers-drop-dead http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021324_rush-limbaugh-to-gm-workers-drop-dead Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:02:00 -0400 Democracy and John Stuart Mill's marketplace of ideas are often shrill, and almost always messy, in practice. And clearly people of good faith--and the rest too--disagree on aspects of the Detroit bailouts put together by the Obama Administration. But now right-wing radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has advised his listeners of a boycott of ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021048_america-2020-our-hybrid-future http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021048_america-2020-our-hybrid-future Thu, 28 May 2009 11:45:00 -0400 The year is 2020. Skynet lies in ruins, Nancy Grace sits on the U.S. Supreme Court, and one in five of you are buying hybrid vehicles. Also: everyone wears MC Hammer pants. We're not taking any bets on those first two items, and we hope the last is dead wrong, but the odds on number three are pretty good. According to the auto analysts at ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020987_toyota-to-gm-no-hybrid-tech-for-you http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020987_toyota-to-gm-no-hybrid-tech-for-you Tue, 26 May 2009 17:28:00 -0400 Toyota isn't going to help GM with its hybrid technology. Shocker! But these days anything is possible, and Toyota does have licensing relationships with Ford and Nissan for some hybrid technology, so it's not too far-fetched to be believable. Earlier today Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun published a story sourced to unnamed insiders that the Japanese ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020893_needed-your-ideas-for-empty-dealerships http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020893_needed-your-ideas-for-empty-dealerships Thu, 21 May 2009 11:59:00 -0400   On a recent trip to visit Tesla Motors, I learned that the tony manufacturer landed its HQ in equally tony Menlo Park because the locale's city council hated the empty dealerships along the busy Santa Cruz thoroughfare. The city made Tesla an offer they couldn't refuse on an abandoned Chevrolet dealership. Menlo Park was fortunate in that ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019794_no-tears-for-wagoners-20-million-in-retirement-benefits http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019794_no-tears-for-wagoners-20-million-in-retirement-benefits Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:54:00 -0400 Former GM CEO Rick Wagoner is set to receive $20 million in retirement benefits after being summarily ousted from his post at GM. Yes, he's dedicated a huge chunk of his life to GM, and it's typical to reward big American CEOs on their way out their door. But do you really think he deserves the sum? An ABC News blog explains that although the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019771_vw-rabbit-becomes-golf-again-for-sixth-gen-u-s-release http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019771_vw-rabbit-becomes-golf-again-for-sixth-gen-u-s-release Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:51:00 -0400 Claiming an "important step in realigning with our global heritage," VW is welcoming the Golf nameplate back for the vehicle's sixth generation U.S. debut. For its fifth generation, the vehicle was dubbed Rabbit, harking back to the boxy VW sales success from the early 80s. The "Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling global nameplate with more ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019760_govt-gives-gm-adequate-working-capital-for-next-60-days http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019760_govt-gives-gm-adequate-working-capital-for-next-60-days Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:15:28 -0400 In an address from the White House Grand Foyer, President Obama said the U.S. Government has  no interest - or intention - of running GM and Chrysler. Rather, in lending GM enough capital to operate for 60 days, Chrysler enough to operate for 30 days, the additional money is intended to give the automakers the opportunity to make the changes ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019555_vw-polo-sedan-hatchback-slated-for-u-s-production-in-2011 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019555_vw-polo-sedan-hatchback-slated-for-u-s-production-in-2011 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:24:11 -0400 Volkswagen has decided that small cars will only rise in prominence as fuel prices inevitably climb again. As such, they've decided to bring the new Polo to the U.S., which will slot beneath the Rabbit in VW's American lineup. However, for U.S. duty, they've made some tweaks to the vehicle that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show. Suiting ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019447_mpg-vs-gpm-should-america-make-the-switch http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019447_mpg-vs-gpm-should-america-make-the-switch Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:22:04 -0400 Apart from eating mayo with their french fries, driving a bunch of tiny little diesels, and idolizing Abba and David Hasselhoff, what's the big difference between a European and an American? Over at Green Car Reports, Editor-in-chief John Voelcker outlines the GPM vs MPG debate. As in Gallons Per Mile vs. Miles Per Gallon. Actually, everywhere ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019285_thnk-thinks-112-mile-range-62-mph-max-will-resonate-in-u-s http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019285_thnk-thinks-112-mile-range-62-mph-max-will-resonate-in-u-s Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:44:38 -0500 Sister site All Cars Electric today announced that Norwegian automaker TH!NK, purveyor of the TH!NK city electric car, is planning an aggressive move into the U.S. market. Recently the company nearly went bankrupt, but nonetheless they've sold many of their two-seat all-electrics throughout Europe. TH!NK North America CEO Richard Canny will ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017859_chrysler-dealers-respond-to-fiat-deal-best-idea-in-a-long-time http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017859_chrysler-dealers-respond-to-fiat-deal-best-idea-in-a-long-time Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:19:43 -0500 Though the details are still being scrutinized by both auto giants (and causing plenty of concern and consternation among industry analysts and Chrysler executives alike), the merger of Chrysler LLC and the Fiat Group has disgruntled Chrysler dealers in a very hopeful mood. According to The Detroit News, dealers feel that the merger is "the ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Browse Photos

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