Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Trucks/Pickups , Green , Chevrolet , GMC , First Drive Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Hybrid With the 2009 editions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Hybrids just now beginning to appear on dealer lots around the country,...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , SUVs , Green , Videos Click above for a gallery of the TAC Motors Stark 4X4 It’s not the love child of a Smart Fortwo and a Jeep Wrangler — it’s the TAC Motors Stark 4X4. While we’re not entirely sold on the looks of its four-piece composite...

Filed under: Spy Photos , Etc. , Euro , FIAT The facelift Fiat’s carrying out on its Grande Punto is subtle. Even so, it’s hard to maintain your cover when the test mule self-immolates. A full replacement will be coming in 2012, and to bridge the gap, Fiat is preparing a slight nose job...

Filed under: Time Warp , Misc. Auto Shows Last year, organizers for the Woodward Dream Cruise teamed up with Motorcities National Heritage Area to bring the classic car festivities all the way from the southern suburbs in Oakland County to Downtown Detroit. Ironically, it was the first year that the...

Filed under: Motorsports , Geneva Motor Show , Auction Action , Misc. Auto Shows , Event Alert This year’s Geneva Auto Show should be huge Besides the gradual thawing of most of the country, March means the beginning of the Formula One season as well as Sebring, the Geneva Motor Show, the Amelia...

Filed under: Car Buying As we reported yesterday, Consumer Reports ‘ annual 2009 Auto Issue has just been released, and it seems that American automakers just can’t catch a break from the popular magazine. Included alongside the Automaker’s Report Cards are a list of cars that offer...

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Government/Legal , Green Former president Bill Clinton came this close to joining fellow politicos like Arnold Schwartzenegger and Gordon Brown as veterans of the Tesla Roadster Test Drive Club. At a recent event put on by Shangri La Industries...

Filed under: Trends , Euro , Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials The European Union made noises last year about having the WTO verify that the U.S. auto industry assistance package doesn’t violate any international trade rules. Now French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will ask the World...

Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Hyundai , Infiniti While we’re working on our own shoot-out between the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and a yet-to-be-named contender, the crew at Inside Line put Hyundai’s new rear-wheel-drive two-door against one of its strongest opponents: the Infiniti G37 ....

MIT’s latest solar race car might look like a funky Ikea table with a hump, but don’t laugh. It’ll do 90 mph and is packed with technology that may end up in the hybrids and EVs the rest of us will soon be driving. The university’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team , the oldest such...

Filed under: Etc. , Euro French youth like to burn cars on New Year’s - and they don’t mind lighting a few the rest of the year, either. German youths apparently really get their “arson on” when the economy takes a dip, as it happens to be doing right now. According to Bloomberg,...

Filed under: Convertibles , SUVs , Plants/Manufacturing , Mercedes-Benz Click image above for a high-res gallery of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Edition30 At a time when many coachbuilders are struggling and/or leaving the industry, it’s nice to hear news of fresh long-term contracts. Magna Steyr...

Filed under: Spy Photos , Economy , Ford Our friends over at Jalopnik managed to get their hands on a few spy shots of what appears to be a U.S.-spec Ford Fiesta sedan out and about in upper Michigan undergoing some harsh cold weather testing. Despite the heavy coat of grime, road salt and camo, it’s...

Filed under: Aftermarket , Auction Action , Etc. , Chevrolet , Humor Click above for gallery of the Star Wars Cobalt Star Wars fans, behold, your dream car; too bad the listing has ended. The original owner of this particular piece of automotive art apparently had a serious love affair with George Lucas’s...