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GM To Get Rid Of Their Planes
GM announced today they will close their air transportation service center at Detroit Metro Airport, sell four of their planes and transfer whatever plane/s they decide to keep to another operator in order to at least appear frugal. More »
12:30 PM on Tue Dec 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Question of the Day
What's Your Gameplan For The U.S. Automakers?
The Not-So-Big Three are heading to the hill, hat-in-hand and plane-in-hanger, in an effort to get the bridge loans they need to make it across the troubled economic waters. What should they say? More » -
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The Six Most Dangerous Holidays For Driving
You could be forgiven for thinking New Year's Eve is the most dangerous driving holiday, but you're wrong. Based on NHTSA data, New Year's Eve is actually the fifth most dangerous holiday for driving. The deadliest? Thanksgiving Day. The reason? More » -
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Official Car Pundit Drinking Game: Wert Discusses Planes, Feigns And Automobiles
Our fearless leader Ray Wert will be on CNBC at 11:30 AM EST today to discuss the not-so-Big Three and their pending return trip to Washington, D.C., their plans and the various ways they plan to get there. More » -
Carpocalypse Now
Ford Expects Profitability In 2011, Battery Electric Van By 2010, BEV Sedan For 2011
Ford today announced a plan to turn around its business, claiming it allows them to reach break-even level or profit by 2011. The plan includes building a battery-electric commercial van by 2010 and a BEV sedan by 2011.
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10:19 AM on Tue Dec 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,276 views, 54 commentsMost discussed FormerlyPreferredCustomer: This plan seems designed to appeal to the politicians in Congress. Whether it will actually result in vehicles that more »
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Carpocalypse Now
Popular Mechanics: Ten Cars That Gave GM A Bad Reputation
Although they're now building some serious hardware, the friendly futurists over at Popular Mechanics have provided some historical insight with a list of the ten autos responsible for thrusting GM into Carpocalypse leading role. More »
10:00 AM on Tue Dec 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Carpocalypse Now
Ford CEO To Drive To Washington, D.C. For Not-A-Bailout Hearings
Finally aware of how bad the not-so-Big Three looked for flying to D.C. for the previous round of "bridge loan" hearings in fancy corporate jets, Ford promises CEO Alan Mullally will be taking a car for the eight-hour trip to Washington, D.C. for the next round of talks. There's no word yet on which Ford product he'll drive, leading to the inevitable question: what will Mullally drive to D.C.? More »
6:00 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,320 views, 93 commentsMost discussed franzouse: Driving to D.C. actually makes no economic sense:it makes Mullaly (who was a fine executive at Boeing)unavailable for 8 hours more »
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Commenter Of The Day
Commenter Of The Day: Tulip Time Edition
Before there was Pets.com and the dot-com bubble burst there was an even stranger financial boom and bust centered around the trading of tulips in mid-17th century Holland. As the flowers, especially rare breeds, became popular the market for the Tulip bulbs increased dramatically with contracts being traded on the future growth of flowers that were, essentially, futures. The prices became insane and, eventually, everyone wanted to get into the Tulip market. Then a group of traders at an auction decided it wasn't worth paying a trunk full of guilders for a few flowers. Quickly, panic spread across the market causing it to collapse. Despite this insane market failure the Dutch economy survived without too much in the way of disruption. Why? One reason is the Amsterdam Stock Exchange wouldn't engage in the Tulip market because it was insane and demonstrated irrational exuberance (the good old days). In the ongoing Carpocalypse we can debate the rationality and irrationality of certain auto industry functions, such as the threatened UAW Job Bank, but nothing beats an Ash78 analogy. More » -
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Jalopnik Commenter Savant Buys SHOwagon
The moment the Ford Taurus SHOwagon listed on eBay was posted here the bidding for the rare item suddenly jumped up. We thought this was because we're awesome and moved tons of traffic in the power-wagon's direction. No. In fact, the real culprit was our very own Commenter Admin / Cotomer Sevis Rep Pete Gaines. Not only did he drive the price up past its low reserve, he was able to purchase the car for the steal-of-a-deal price of just $3,000. His plans for the sweet new ride?
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Alternative Energy
Canadians Start 28,000-Mile Voyage In Veggie-Fueled Van, Attempt World Record
A pair of Canadian environmentalists have embarked on a four-month journey to break the Guinness World Record for "longest journey by a car using alternative fuel" by traveling 45,000 km (27,961 miles) across North America in a Japanese-import Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 van converted to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO/SVO) while doling out green wisdom to school children. The current record is held by an all-German team and their natural gas-powered Volkswagen Caddy, which traveled just 23,697 miles across Europe, but we think the Canadians may just be able to do it. The reasons?
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