General Motors Corporation shared today that the company is planning to idle two of it’s truck plants for two weeks in July because of an overstock in 2012 models. During the weeks between July 4th and July 17th, GM will be stopping production at the Flint Assembly plant in Michigan and the Fort Wayne Assembly [...]
Most of the time, hybrid vehicles outsell clean diesel cars at a rate of about three to one, but – at least this summer – that may be changing. Why? Because the reduced supply of hybrid cars and the components necessary to produce them, a result of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami in March, has made [...]
Today’s video celebrates a classic American brand – Lincoln – with a review (courtesy of MPG-o-Matic and YouTube) of the 2011 Lincoln MKX. Enjoy!
While it’s not likely to arrive in the United States any time soon, or even be seen at dealerships in Europe for a good while, Volvo announced earlier this week that production has officially begun on it’s new C30 Electric. Since last Fall, Volvo has been testing its existing fifty C30 Electric cars internally, but [...]
When hybrid vehicles were first sold, one of the perks – at least in places like California – was the privilege of driving in the carpool/diamond/HOV lane even if you were the only person in your car. Last year, owners of such vehicles were given a six-month extension on that perk, but even as hybrid [...]