<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2007]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2007]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/2007 http://jalopnik.com/tag/2007 <![CDATA[Twin turbo nine second Jeep SRT8 is no ordinary SUV]]> It might look like an average 2007 Jeep SRT8 at first glance, but from the moment this twin turbo beast launches, it becomes very clear this one is anything but average. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5856795&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hypermiling The Honda Civic And Audi Q7 Diesels]]> Let's get one thing straight: We do not hate green cars. We like green cars. We like diesel. We like weirdness and engineering genius. Which is why we decided to conduct a fuel-economy experiment with a heavy right foot. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356497&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Like A Billiard Ball, The Nanjing MG 7 Will Look Good Bouncing Off Guardrails]]> Note to marketers: you probably don't want to carry the poolroom metaphors too far when you're applying them to an automobile. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5486279&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Saab Aero X: The Greatest Saab That Never Was]]> On February 27, 2006, Saab unveiled an ethanol-powered grand tourer concept which suddenly, dramatically and finally gave new meaning to that trampled and misused slogan — Born From Jets. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5431185&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 500-Horsepower 2007 Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG For $48,991?]]> A landslide 92% of voters thought that $15,000 was a truly Nice Price for the 1967 Fiat Dino, and we can't argue with that. Today we're going to look at the wondrous effects of depreciation. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5137611&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Barrett-Jackson Auction Scottsdale: Eight Highest-Priced Cars Through Day Three]]> The big Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale's going on right now and we're already into the fourth day of hot gavel action. Here's the eight top cars that have found new owners through day three. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5132831&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nissan Recalling 243,000 Xterras, Pathfinders and Frontiers]]> Nissan will be recalling 242,720 2005-2009 Xterras, Pathfinders and Frontiers due to a faulty airbag sensor. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5125245&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2008 Suzuki Swift: Around The Block]]> When we found out Suzuki had an event with a Euro-only 2008 Suzuki Swift just a short distance from Chicago we jumped at the chance to take it for a quick spin. A volume seller in Europe, Asia and other markets, the Swift has a mostly inglorious past here in the states as the almost indistinguishable cousin of the Geo Metro between 1995 and 2001. Anyone who has driven either might wonder what made us so excited about the prospect of driving this particular Swift. There are two reasons. The first is that there's more than an ocean's worth of difference between that Swift of old and this completely reworked global compact car. The second reason is that although this particular version wasn't meant for American consumption, one similar to it will be here as a U.S.-spec model. Also, I'm not crazy enough to pass on an opportunity to drive one of the only two new Swifts in the US.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=382475&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi]]> While the 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI admittedly lived at the higher end of the impossible-to-get-in- the-US diesel market, todays review subject is a far more attainable unattainable. The 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi doesn't just have a power train we all lust after—it's a platform we don't see in the domestic market. We're going try to limit direct comparison against our domestic version and consider this car on its own merits. Those merits will have to stand up at the premium compact price-point, though, since if the U.S. market did get this car, it would certainly be planted firmly in that segment.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356307&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2007 a Good Year For Ford, Company Only Loses $2.7 Billion]]> For most people, losing $2.7 billion over the course of a year would be considered slightly less than stellar. For Ford, on the other hand, that's actually a pretty good year. We're not being sarcastic. In 2006, the company lost $12.6 billion. To fully understand what really happened you have to embrace the mixture of complicated transactions, production cuts, PAG sales and Mark Fields not using the company jet to get home (he also cut back on using the company barber, thus reaping untold savings). But it may be easier to point out that Ford has made steps to get on the path to profitability, and they're moving in the right direction (or at least not moving in the wrong direction as fast as they were). Also, Ford is banking profits in every region of the world that isn't North America, including a pre-tax bump of $1.2 billion in Brazil. For the Fourth Quarter of 2007, Ford only lost $429 million after taxes, an improvement over a nearly $2.0 billion loss the year before. The full story from Ford below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348979&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Honda Sales Up For 2007... Acura Not So Much]]> Honda recorded it's 14th consecutive year-over-year sales increase after selling 1.55 million vehicles in 2007, up 2.5% over 2006. For the month of December, Honda's sales were up by 14 vehicles to 131,972 compared to 131,778 cars in the previous year. "We sold 14 more Fits, break out the bubbly!" The Accord saw a year-over-year sales increase of 10.3%, the Civic 4.2%, the CR-V 28.5% and the Fit 101.4% to 56,432 vehicles. Acura saw a year-over-year decrease of 10.8%, due in part to aging models and increased competition from Infiniti, Lexus and Cadillac. The only two Acura models to show increases in 2007 were the MDX (7.9%) and the RDX (154%), though the RDX didn't go on sale until late 2006. Overall hybrid sales for 2007 were down 4.5%, due primarily to the Accord Hybrid being dropped in September. Full press release below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340274&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chrysler Sales Also Down In 2007, Completes The Domestic Hat Trick]]> Unlike GM and Ford, Chrysler saw an increase of 1% in sales for December 2007 compared the previous December. That's what they'd like you to focus on, please. They'd rather you ignore the fact that for 2007 total sales were 2.08 million vehicles, a decrease of 3% from 2006. The Chrysler brand saw a year-over-year decrease of 10% due to decreasing sales from the 300, PT Cruiser and Pacifica, as well as a decrease in Town & Country sales as customers waited for the new model. Jeep saw an increase in sales of 3% in 2007, led by the new Jeep Compass and the Wrangler. Dodge stayed near steady, losing just 2%. The introduction of the new Town & Country/Caravan helped the company's performance in December and should continue to do so into the next year. Full press release below the jump: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM Sales Decrease In 2007, But People Love The Aveo]]> GM was able to find customers for 3.87 million vehicles in 2007, which is a decrease of 6% compared with 2006. Overall, GM predicts market share will be flat as there's much less daily rental share (as planned, they'll remind you). The two brands that did well in 2007 compared to last year were GMC (up 5.1%) and Saturn (up 6.1%). For December, GM was only down 5% compared with a year ago, though Aveo sales were up 82%. Hummer continues to slide with a decrease of 23.0% in December 2007 compared to December 2006. In case you were wondering GM, that's Toyota in your mirrors. Press release below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340225&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Toyota Sales 2007 Sales Up, Up & Away In 2007]]> Toyota continued to muscle its way into more market share with best ever year-end sales of 2.6 million vehicles, up 2.7% over 2006. If you're paying attention, that's slightly more than Ford... thus putting Toyota as the #2 automaker. All hail our new hybrid overlords. For the month of December the automaker was down 1.7% from December 2006, which seems to be a theme with most large volume automakers. For 2007 the Toyota Division reported sales up 2.7% from 2006, with Lexus reporting an increase of 9.1% over the same period. It's interesting to note that Toyota sold 277,750 hybrids in 2007, up 44% from 2006. The Lexus LS 460/460L and 600h L saw a combined increase in sales of 35,226 units, an increase of nearly 80% over the 2006 LS models. Full press release below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340119&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Probably Not. Ford Sales Down In December, 2007]]> First, the bad news: sales for Ford were 212,094 for December, down 9% from the previous December. Ford's total 2007 sales were 2.57 million, down 12% compared with 2006. But there's a silver lining on that blue cloud as Lincoln posted a 9% increase in sales in 2007 after a significant realignment of their product and the success of the MKX. Land Rover also realized a 3.7% increase in sales for 2007, though this fact is overshadowed by the 24.2% decrease for India-bound Jaguar. The Ford F-Series truck was also the best-selling truck in 2007 for the 31st consecutive year, a record Ford refuses to ever abandon. Full press release below the jump: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340091&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda]]> OK, you'll need to suspend some of the ol' disbelief to really enjoy this ad for the '07 Fiat Panda. Don't question why the members of the Jamaican Bobsled Team are howling at some avalanche-prone mountainside in the Italian Alps, or how a Panda manages to negotiate hairpin turns at Maserati-like velocities with four large adults in the car. Just be glad the JBT guys continue to parlay their fame well beyond the 15 minutes we all thought they'd have. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=337059&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM Reports $39 Billion One-Time Net Loss For Third Quarter, $1.6 Billion Adjusted Net Loss]]> GM reported last night a $39 billion (yes, that's "billion" with a "b") loss or $68.85 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2007, compared with a reported net loss of $147 million, or $.26 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. The majority of that number was due to special charges of $37.4 billion related largely to a previously announced valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. But, regardless of the one-time charge, the General showed some serious losses in the third-quarter totaling an adjusted net loss of $1.6 billion, or $2.80 per diluted share, compared to the net income of $497 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. What caused the variance? It seems it's coming primarily from a serious drop in income at GMAC, as well as what GM's calling "increased corporate expense related to legacy cost, foreign exchange and various 2006 tax benefits..." but they claim we shouldn't worry because it's "partially offset by improved performance in automotive operations." Well, umm, that's good it's "partially offset." We'll have more on the big write-down later — but first we have to find a way to, as one tipster asked this morning, "explain it in terms a six-year-old can understand." Full press release from the General after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319805&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Down in the Grove at Bakersfield]]> A week has past since we drove into the drizzle with a 207 thousand plus miles econobox to get to Bakerfield for a drag race that also happened to be a swap meet and car show. The roots of the California Hot Rod Reunion run deeper into history than a modern drag racing event. Behind the bleachers at Famoso Raceway is the Grove, in the ground of which trees are planted in honor of those drag racing heavyweights that have passed on. The Grove at the CHRR is packed with those who feel a strong enough connection to the action on the track to fork over a few extra sawbucks to show off their rides - with some spots conspicuously vacant after the call to the staging lanes crackled over the loudspeakers. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312499&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Super Nova Melt Down at CHRR]]> The bad news is the Randy Walls Super Nova exploded in a horrific fireball at half track during Chicago style first round action at the California Hot Rod Reunion. The good news is Randy walked away with only minor burns and smoke inhalation. The MaxChevy crew were down at the top end and captured the full destructive power of nitro in photo sequence. [Walls Goes 'Super Nova' at CHRR via MaxChevy.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311179&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Monday! Monday! Monday! CHRR Funny Cars!]]> The mayhem that was the Chicago-style Nostalgia Funny Car battle at the California Hot Rod Reunion wrapped yesterday with Bucky Austin driving his 1977 Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste Plymouth Arrow-bodied Funny Car to the king of the hill spot. The struggle to the finish was as heavy in the pits as it was on the track, as crews blew apart what was left of engines to repair damage from the horrors of nitro in time for the next round. Out of nineteen cars entered only one could trip the win light in the end. Vegas, Mustangs, and Firebirds all eventually fell victim to the power of Plymouth. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311056&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nitromethane Illuminates a Cacklefest Dusk]]> The good stuff kept burning long after the last pair of race cars lit up the clocks at the California Hot Rod Reunion. With dusk came the return of Cacklefest to the hallowed track surface of Famoso Raceway. Over 50 restored fuel machines of the slingshot and funny car variety first ran parade in front of the capacity crowd, then put fire into the holes until thousands of eyeballs either watered up the acrid power of nitro, emotion, or a mix of both. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310662&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Round one of CHRR Chicago Style Funny Car...]]> Round one of CHRR Chicago Style Funny Car action is a wrap. Randy Walls is OK after his Super Nova went fireball at half track. Terry Capp holds the number one spot with a 6.031 ET at 239.93 mile per hour assault. Full rundown of all the flopper action at Drag Race Central. [CHRR FC Action] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310659&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fire and Rain and The Ridge Route Blues]]> In a vain attempt to join Jalopnik stringer Bumbeck at Famoso Raceway yesterday morning for Day 2 of the California Hot Rod Reunion, yours truly loaded up the Chrysler with camera gear, sundry recording devices, the Fall box set, and a hot thermos of 80 weight Cafe Bustello. Ahhh.... the Cali Hot Rod Reunion, where period-perfect dragsters of antediluvian design and origins get up on the tire and blister the hides down the length of the quarter-mile. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310642&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Smirnoff Vodka and the Spirit(s) of the Sixties]]> I barely remember the days when Smirnoff vodka sponsored a AA/Fuel Dragster, and how gorgeous the car was in its original incarnation. But I do recall the car and that it was at one time shoed by the legendary dragster driver, Larry Dixon. What I really remember most is the stuff of family legend. Back in the day, my Uncle Phil drove a small-block Chevy Junior gas dragster ("Connelly & Coonce") at various strips in Southern California. In 1967 or '68, at one of Lions Drag Strip's "Professional Dragster Association" meets, my Uncle was suited up and strapped in the car in the staging lanes, waiting his turn to make a qualifying pass. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310639&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Saturday Racing Action from Bakersfield]]> Skies are clear here at Famoso Raceway and the staging lanes are packed. Yesterday brought qualifying along with voluminous amounts of nitromethane, alcohol, and even a bit of race gas burned up for what was the largest single day crowd the CHRR has seen to date. Sunday will bring elimination rounds and the Funny Cars to the tarmac. The first pair of nitro cars are set to light off as the last note of the National Anthem crackles through the PA. Brad Thompson holds the number one Top Fuel qualifying spot with a 5.74 second at 255.89 mile per hour blast. Check the gallery for some of yesterday's racing action today. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310634&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mopowered Shopping Cart]]> Taking the big box philosophy one step too far are these drag race fans. It's always a good idea to bring a shopping cart to the California Hot Rod Reunion. Just make sure the cart is large enough to seat many, and make absolutely sure to stuff a Mopar V8 and TorqueFlite into it. Wing optional. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310632&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Swap Meet Stroll: We'll Give You Eight Bucks]]> Half the fun in referencing the past is collecting the bits and pieces of an era that still survive. We would like to spend our vast earnings on a corroded set of Mickey Thompson wheels, a Hilborn injector stack, or even a set of Cragar five-spokes with Wide Oval bias ply tires cracked into patina with age. What we could afford was this 1958 copy of Motorspeed magazine with a very jet-age looking turbine-powered Firebird of the future gracing the cover. We paid five bucks, not even eight. Maybe we'll luck out and stuff a Honda 550 Super Sport in orange metalflake into the Starlet for the trip back home. The squirrel is another story entirely. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310527&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Famoso Raceway remains socked in with drizzle....]]> Famoso Raceway remains socked in with drizzle. Top Fuel qualifying is set to begin again at high noon, weather permitting. The swap meet and car show on the grove is in full effect. Race fans seem oblivious to the few raindrops, and celery stalks have been seen in the cups of many. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310552&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live From the Tower at Famoso Raceway]]> The bad news is we won't have time to shoot photos, go to the swap meet to read a March 1967 issue of Car Craft, eat hot dogs, and post round-by-round racing results all at the same time. The good news is Daryl Jackman will be running the action as he sees it from the Famoso Raceway tower through his keyboard, and onto the wires at Drag Race Central. Those wanting to see elapsed times and trap speeds as they happen are advised to check it out. Look for CHRR. [Dragracecentral.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Bakersfield Smell]]> The Bakersfield Sound is well heard. Anyone who has motored through the Bakersfield also knows of the Bakersfield smell. While we don't hold a job at the company that makes mirror hanging stinky pines, we do have a theory. The first component is the fumes of agribusiness. The next odd brew of scent arises from oil refinery by-products. These two combined with trucking and the greasy spoons that line 99 may in fact be responsible for the unique olfactory memory and orangy evening skies. Then again, it could all be coming from the Clamato factory near Fresno. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310528&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Friday Night Car Show Bakersfield Style]]> Qualifying action may have been rained out on Friday afternoon, but the Reunion went ahead at full gas-powered margarita mixer speed down where Buck Owens Boulevard State 99, and 58 east converge. Also on deck was a preview of tonight's on track Cacklefest. Famoso will host restored versions of the very cars that etched drag racing into history push started into fire-breathing duty for a few moments more. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310524&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ It may never rain in Southern California,...]]> It may never rain in Southern California, but it is certainly raining in Bakersfield at this moment. After some bitchin Top Fuel qualifying, the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion is on hold for the time being. The only thing on the track are the sweepers and dryers. Forecast calls for a clearing tomorrow and Top Fuel qualifying will resume at 10AM tomorrow. The Reunion is currently moving from Famoso to Bakersfield for the post race party. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=310484&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Nitro Floppers to Hit Famoso]]> As some of our earliest memories are of fiery roots superchargers tumbling free of their engines down the grassy median between the grandstands and the race track at the New England Dragway, '60s and '70s era Funny Cars still occupy a hallowed portion of the old grey matter. The California Hot Rod Reunion has a 22 car Nostalgia Funny Car field set to run more or less Chicago style on Sunday. No qualifying round. 1st round everyone runs. Quickest eight of those cars run 2nd round. The pair with the lowest semi-final ET will do battle for the final. Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Be there! [Nostalgiafunnycarnews.com] [California Hot Rod Reunion Event Schedule] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309925&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Horrors of Nitro: Winged Express]]> Proving that use of alternative fuels is nothing new is the reborn Marcellus-Borsch Winged Express fuel altered. The original Winged Express was made famous by one Wild Willie Borsch, who often drove this beast with one hand on the wheel and other either hanging onto or off the side of the bucket. Mounting a hemi on fuel high in the chassis made for some interesting handling, and to Bob McClurg capturing possibly the most famous photo in drag racing history. Mike Boyd will be driving the Winged Express at the California Hot Rod Reunion along with the late Wild Willie himself - who still travels with the crew in an urn cleverly disguised as a trophy. [Wingedexpress.com] [Mysterion.net] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=309890&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ed "The Ace" McCulloch Grand Marshall of California Hot Rod Reunion]]> The Crew Chief of the Brut Racing but no longer by Faberge Funny Car driven by Ron Capps is coming back to Bakersfield this weekend as Grand Marshall of the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. The Ace's qualifications for the job include hammering the Northwind Top Fuel dragster to the number one spot on the Drag News Mr. Eliminator list in the late '60s, and running the Revellution Plymouth Duster Funny Car to five out of seven finals victories in the '70s. The Ace hopes to have some good times in Bakersfield like they did on the road back in the day.
Today's drivers have a different role than in the old days. They have sponsor commitments and race press all week, and then drive on the weekend. Not many of them work on the car. Not only did we drive the race car, we worked on them, and drove the tow vehicles down the highways. Today we race 23 three-day events. Back then we could race 100 one-night stands!
McCulloch's old pal Jack Coonrod has rebuilt the Northwind and is his on the way to Bakersfield with the dragster. So are we. Stay tuned as the week unfolds and we head up to Famoso Raceway to catch all this weekend's action. Full press release and event information after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=308985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM Shocks Yet Again With September Sales Up 3.8%!]]> For a second straight month, the General went against the flow of pre-announcement expectations and saw an uptick in sales — September sales were up 3.8% over the same month last year. But what was really interesting was those numbers were up yet again on light truck sales. The pickup trucks were up 7.7% during September. Who knew GM could still sell trucks with construction, consumer confidence and the amount of gas you can buy for a dollar dropping like a rock? Full sales release after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=306188&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Honda saw a sharp uptick in sales in August,...]]> Honda saw a sharp uptick in sales in August, reportedly selling 158,342 Honda and Acura cars and light trucks in August, a 4.7 percent increase from 151,253 in August 2006 and the highest-ever montly sales total for the company. This despite plummeting sales of Acura and hybrids. [Bizjournals] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296365&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Holy mother o' G-d, the whole world's gone...]]> Holy mother o' G-d, the whole world's gone mental — In the same month that GM's US sales are up, Toyota sales were down 2.8%. How will the number one super best automaker from the land of the rising sun defend themselves against this black magic that's sweeping 'merica? How about by building some more competitive vehicles? (Yes GM fan boys, I know you've been wanting to hear something like that for quite some time now. Please feel free to commence crowing.) [CNN] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296271&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Chrysler sales down 6.1% for August. That's...]]> Chrysler sales down 6.1% for August. That's in line with expectations. And hey, look, retail sales are up. So they've got that going for them, right? [The New Chrysler] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=296268&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's An August Sales Shocker From GM! Monthly Sales Up 5.3%, Truck Sales Up 14.9%]]> We were just going to do one of those little quicklink things, but GM's got an August sales shocker going on! Overall vehicle sales are up 5.3% — beating the street expectation of 4% lower sales this past month. But the biggest news of all is that trucks are up almost 15% — yup, even with high gas prices. We hear GM CEO Rick Wagoner's standing atop the RenCen in Detroit yelling "Suck on that one, Toyota!" Full press release below the jump. More »
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