NHTSA Releases First Batch of 2012 Crash Test Results

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

The first crash test results for 2012 model-year cars were released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) earlier this month, and the news isn’t great. Under the stricter guidelines in place for 2011 and forward, only three cars have earned five-star composite ratings so far. Those three cars are the 2012 Cadillac CTS, [...]

Chrysler Hybrids are Coming…in 2013

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Despite the fact that Sergio Marchionne is still anti-hybrid, the CEO of Fiat-Chrysler has caved in to the mounting pressure of impending 2025 CAFE standards, which he says can’t be met without them. In story reported by Automotive News, Marchionne said that Chrysler will be forced to produce hybrid vehicles for the North American market, [...]

GM, Chrysler Looking at Natural Gas

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

There’s only one natural gas car available in the United States and made by a mainstream auto company, and that’s the Honda Civic GX, but despite this, General Motors formed an agreement to work with Westport, a manufacturer of natural gas engines, on the joint development of small compressed natural gas (CNG) engines that could [...]

New Concept from Chrysler: the 300 S

Friday, April 1st, 2011

It may be April 1st, but we promise we’re not fooling with you, with this extra video post. Chrysler unveiled their 300-S concept car earlier this week – based on the iconic Chrysler 300 line – and we couldn’t wait for Media Monday to share it with you. Enjoy!

Ram pulling the Plug on Hybrids

Friday, February 11th, 2011

The folks at PlugInCars.com spoke with Fred Diaz, president and CEO of Chrysler’s stand-alone truck division, Ram, recently, and they were told that truckers simply aren’t interested in hybrids, and that once it has met the obligation to its government-funded program, the company will not be producing any more hybrid trucks. Here is the rest [...]