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Still trying to decide if it is GM's excitement division, economy department, or swoopy styling central, Pontiac brings us the Daewoo-designed Chevy Aveo G3, which it claims "emphasizes value without compromising a fun driving experience." Uh-huh. This is brand-engineering at its worst. Didn't they tell us the same [...] Filed under: Hybrid, BMW, LA Auto Show
by Jack Rosebro
Addressing journalists at a markedly subdued Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan chairman and Renault SA co-chairman Carlos Ghosn acknowledged that “there is no book to follow” for automakers as they struggle with this year’s global financial crisis, and predicted that “we are going to see fewer actors” in [...]
GMC claims its 2009 Sierra Hybrid pickup combines the fuel efficiency of a midsize sedan with uncompromised full-size truck capability. And while the first claim is a bit of a stretch at least on the highway side of things at 22 mpg, the 21 mpg city rating is [...] Filed under: MPG, Hyundai, LA Auto Show
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, MPG, Hyundai, LA Auto Show, Lightweight
By Danny King
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. government's proposed $25 billion bailout of American automakers is essential for investment in electric vehicles and other alternative-power 
initiatives, said Carlos Ghosn, CEO at Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, speaking at the Los [...]
Someone has to tell NASCAR that you can take that branding thing too far … not to mention this is kind of disturbing. Not that I have anything against helmets as decorator items, actually, they’re one of my favorite decorating items, but there’s a control panel where [...]
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, LA Auto Show, Natural Gas
The 2009 Nissan 370Z brings a stubby new shape with more evocative lines and even more performance to the Nissan fold for the new model year.
The sleeker look of the 2009 edition -the first major update since 2003--brings the two-seat Nissan 370Z a shorter wheelbase and more intensive [...] 
The 2009 Nissan Cube brings a bubbly Japanese personality to the tall-box wagon class that includes the likes of the Scion xB and Honda Element.
Sized more like the latter vehicle, the 2009 Cube bears the asymmetrical styling of the boxy Nissan that first took its bow in Japan [...] 
