Just when Toyota Motor Corp thought things couldn’t get any worse, they have: earlier today, the automaker announced the recall of 870,000 Sienna minivans sold in cold-weather parts of the United States and Canada since the 1998 model, because long exposure to low temperatures and road salt could cause enough corrosion to cause the spare [...]
There’s no denying that, as much as those of us who are pro-environment want it to happen, it’s going to take years – perhaps even decades – before electric cars become de rigueur on American highways. Consumer adoption takes time, after all, and we have a LOT of consumers here. As translated by Hybrid Cars, [...]
BlackBerry users, rejoice! The time when you, too, can plug your phone into your car may be coming. Automotive News reported over the weekend that Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), the company that makes BlackBerry phones has agreed to the aquisition of QNX Software Systems from Harman International Industries, Inc. Why are they doing this? [...]
Even though new car dealers across the nation were offering big incentives to buyers last month, in a successful effort to increase sales, values of used cars and trucks were not hurt. Figures from ADESA Auction, Inc. show that the average used vehicle in March, 2010 was 7 percent higher than the average price in [...]
Autopia is excited, and so are we. Why? Because the World Car of the Year organization hase just made Volkswagen’s BlueMotion brand the 2010 World Green Car of the Year. The award was given by 59 jurors representing 25 countries around the world. The other two finalists for this year’s honor were the Honda Insight [...]