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industry news

Hyundai/Kia Pickup Truck Axed For U.S. Market, Georgia Plant Gets Compact Car Instead

More boring industry news from Korea — read it if you're interested, move on if you're not. We'd been told a while back by Automotive News and our friends at PickupTrucks.com to expect a pickup truck from the folks at Hyundai or their brand-brothers at Kia. Despite statements from Byung Mo Ahn, the new chairman and group CEO of KMA and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia that a pickup was to be built in the Georgia plant, we were told today here in Seoul by Dr. Dong-Jin Kim, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Hyundai that
"we have interest in the pickup truck market and light truck market, but because of oil prices the market is declining. We don't think right now is the right time to introduce one to the market. We investigated when we built the Kia Georgia plant...but in this environment we were forced to give up thoughts of the truck...neither Hyundai nor Kia will produce one...for the U.S."
Well, that pretty much settles that. Now what will Hyundai and Kia do with all that excess capacity in the Georgia plant? Well, Dr. Kim has an answer for that too. More »

3:12 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Ray Wert
1,760 views, 29 comments

Latest by EuropaBambaataa: @TechnoDestructo: Hey, I didn't even remember Asia Motors! Thanks for reminding me (Asia Rocsta FTW). The current Bongo is actually based on the previous generation Hyundai H-1. Which I'm not sure if it's a 100% Hyundai design or if it's still a more »

found on craigslist

Does Your Protege Have Insufficient Cargo Space?

Right about now, it would be easy to make some jokes about moving your sourmash still from one pine forest to another... but there's no need. Simply looking at those Georgia pines, with this fine custom motor vehicle in the foreground... well, these photos tell a long story. We're not dealing with a Protege that's had the trunk converted to a pickup bed here- it's an actual truck bed welded to the ass end of the Mazda, and "ITS ON THERE GOOD!" It's not street legal in Georgia (apparently other states will accept it, though they aren't mentioned by name), but it is "INSANELY RELIABLE." Thanks to Beater Review for the tip! [Craigslist Atlanta; go here if ad disappears]

2:45 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,830 views, 43 comments

Latest by Turboner: @pride156: Headers work for exhaust, so why not the intake? They really should have done a 1-2-4 type setup, though. Equal length, too ;) more »

news

Georgia Employees in Increasingly Rare Hot Water Over Car Washes

Since it hasn't rained in Georgia in something like one million years, the state is on the verge of a Mad Max-esque , post-apocolyptic future. Because of this, Lord Humungous the Governor ordered state employees to stop washing their cars in order to preserve some of the liquid gold. Apparently, not everyone got that particular memo as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution managed to find state employees using their state-issued credit cards for some washes. More »

2:15 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,008 views, 19 comments

offbeat news

Georgia Randomly Generates Anti-Semitic License Plates

The computers at the Georgia Department of Revenue apparently haven't gotten the message that the new south is tolerant of everyone. This may go some of the way towards explaining how one man ended up with the license plate "HA8 JWZ," which we're not going to spell out for you. Of course, maybe they just hate David Berman? The local Anti Defamation League is asking for the state to stop issuing plates that begin with HA8 or H8, which isn't that bad of an idea. More »

1:45 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,773 views, 32 comments

Latest by Benz250S: What the hell does the world have against the Jews, anyway? more »

junkyard

Kudzu and Mopars: Georgia Junkyard, 1995

As I'm sure I've made tediously clear, I dig the junkyard. Most of my junkyard experience has been in California and Nevada, but I lived in Atlanta for a while and made sure I sampled the flavor of the local wrecking yards during my stay (and, naturally, brought my camera with me). Kudzu on the outside, snakes on the inside!

11:30 AM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,730 views, 10 comments

kids today!

The Gang That Couldn't Find First: Carjackers Thwarted by Stick Shift

What's wrong with society when carjackers can't even work a stick shift and third pedal. Do they want the world just handed to them? It's true. Two teenaged carjackers from Georgia fulfilled their charter, jacking a guy's car outside a pizzeria. But when one of them jumped behind the wheel and saw that strange, floppy stick and the alien footrest to the left of the brake, they were flummoxed. After several moments of adrenaline-fueled bafflement, the teens hit the bricks and were later captured. Something must be done about this trend of lawlessness. Bob Bondaurant, call the front desk. – Mike Spinelli More »

7:32 AM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,389 views, 24 comments

Latest by vinnchan: So a manual choke is a safety feature too, right? more »

bullrun

The Clamp Came Down in Georgia: Bullrun Lunch at the Cop Shop

Pal of the Jalop and the first woman ever to be arrested on Bullrun, Annabelle Frankl was taping and riding shotgun when a whole gang of the the ralliers (including their #144 Z06) were pulled over with the drivers taken off in the paddywagon. While Annabelle and Nick aren't paddies (rather Brits of Hungarian extraction), Miss Frankl went and picked up some burgers with all beef patties for the jailhouse rockers. Vomitation was not reported, although we imagine there was a bit of nausea involved. Traffic stop before the jump, aftermath after. – Davey G. Johnson
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3:30 PM on Fri May 25 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,531 views, 21 comments

Latest by Al Navarro: @Davey G.: I confess to not being all that familiar with the various rallies, but want to add that I haven't heard of One Lappers getting busted by the cops or killing anyone in transit. Mostly what I read about more »

screaming chicken run

Texarkana to Atlanta With a Gaggle of Trans Ams

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast, I'm in a god-damn hurry! – Buford T. Justice
The Bandit Run is winding it's way from Texarkana, where according to Jerry Reed, there is beer, to Atlanta, where they're thirsty. Consisting of a passel of GM F-Bodies, and more importantly, black and gold 2nd-generation Trans Am SEs, the whole shebang will wind up at the Year One Experience. The drivers stopped in Tupelo, MS, and a savvy Motortopia member got a grip of shots. Check it out and keep your hat on. – Davey G. Johnson More »

5:30 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
776 views, 10 comments

Latest by Herbie3Rivers: "A legend and an outta work bum look alot alike daddy." What I want to know is how come there's no gold Pontiac sherriff cars and a 3rd gen TA with a stuffed shark on the hood? more »

bullrun 2007

The Bullrunners Try to Take Their Love to Town, Cops Tell Them, 'Don't.'

We just heard from Annabelle Frankl, the first woman ever to get arrested on the Bullrun, that a pack of around 25 ralliers were rolling through a wooded area in the Peach State at around 125 mph. When they emerged from the engorged thicket, the police were waiting in the median and picked off the whole group. The drivers were loaded into the paddy wagon and hauled off while the co-pilots were allowed to follow. A balk on the part of a tow-company owner meant that the cars weren't impounded. Meanwhile, a passel of Bullrunners, including Nick "Now-see-uh und Vomitation" Frankl, were charged with an $1,150 fine. The furriners faced no license penalties, but the American drivers had their driving privileges yanked for a day. Message to devils attempting to speed through the Bandit's home state: carry a Euro license and a few large in cash. – Davey G. Johnson More »

4:15 PM on Wed May 16 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
592 views, 9 comments

Latest by TexansAreHot: @miken5678: Sorry, I get confused from time to time. You know how dumb we hicks in Texas are. more »

news

They're Thirsty in Atlanta: Last Taurus Built

Truett Cathy's Ford Taurus has rolled off the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Hapeville, GA plant, and as such, the curtain has been drawn on one of the most revolutionary vehicles in history, as well as the factory that manufactured it, leaving over 1,900 employees looking for work. If we had more money and time, we would pick up a Taurus wagon (pre-ovoid, of course) and a trailer, drive to Texarkana, pick up 2,000 cans of Coors and then head to Hapeville to give everyone a congratualtory/with-sympathy beer. Godspeed, dear Taurus. At least you'll always have a place in the stars. [Thanks to Scott for the tip.] More »

4:00 PM on Fri Oct 27 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
287 views, 9 comments

Latest by lascauxcaveman: My favorite tarus adventure was hauling about 2000 pounds of lake rock 250 miles in my '86 wagon only to have it conk out when I bottomed out over a speed hump 3 blocks from home. That was the more »

news

Final Bull Fed to Mass Slaughterer of Chickens: Chik-fil-A Founder to Buy Last Taurus

Besides humping it over hill and dale in the FJ Cruiser, we didn't find a whole lot to like about Birmingham, Alabama. But one bright spot was the sighting of a bas-relief, 3D Chik-fil-A billboard, a sight familiar from our days in Texas. More »

10:15 PM on Mon Oct 23 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
2,905 views, 15 comments

news

Popular Hot Rodding Puts Another Chink in Primedia's Styrofoam Chinese Wall

Back when Cameron Evans helmed Popular Hot Rodding, the mag had a real spark to it and some pretty solid momentum going. Once he bailed, it rapidly slid downhill. So somewhat unexpectedly, Johnny Hunkins recently exposed the enthusiast-media game for what it is (basically parts payola) with an evocative quote:
"We go to Year One's super fling every year. During the month or two leading up to it, we're pretending hardship in our publisher's office, begging for airfare back East. The conversation usually goes something like this: 'We're dangerously low on car features, plus we can talk to a bunch of our advertisers at the same time.' (Publishers love to hear this stuff from editors.)"
Brief analysis after the jump. More »

5:30 AM on Tue Aug 15 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
208 views, Comment

news

Hands-Free On My Mind: Georgia Military Installation Bans Cell-Phone Yammering

Fort Benning, GA, has announced a ban on non-hands-free celly convos while on base by either military or civilian personnel. According to the memo sent out by the Department of the Army, individuals who violate the ban could lose driving privileges while on-base, and signs have been posted throughout the facility warning people as such. And let's face it, who wants to deal with surly MPs on a sweltering summer day in Georgia? Not us, brother. Not us. More »

12:58 AM on Tue Jul 11 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
231 views, 2 comments

Latest by hugnkiss: I just set up an evite for a Chicago happy hour, but it's entirely possible I F-ed it up. Email me at hugnkiss.jezebel at gmail if you can't respond to the evite. http://www.evite.com more »

custom cars/hot rods

Rebel Yell: The El Busamino of the South!

Because it's warm in Georgia, El Busaminos in the Peach State don't require additional cab space a la their Minnesotan counterparts. Everyone just piles into the bed, taps the keg and rolls leisurely through the countryside where Yankee madmen like the Classic Car Club Manhattan's Michael Prichinello go buzzing by in a Z06 at 140 mph. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Jun 6 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
606 views, 2 comments

novelties

Oh Man, Bo Darville Would've Dispatched These Guys Right Quick-Like

We're a little bitter at Southern hipsters right now (except for Henry because he's as impossible to hate as he is irascible), but these Georgia kids had a great idea for a speed-limit protest. They drove four-wide on a four-lane at the posted limit and filmed the ensuing craziness, including an Angry White Van Man exploding his mirror on a disabled car on the side of the road. Plus, you know, we'd totally date at least two of those chicks. [Thanks to Nick for the tip.] More »

2:41 PM on Mon Feb 27 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
381 views, 9 comments

Latest by SexCpotatoes: Some places it is. Like West Virginia, the law was passed to targed out of state drivers who were ignorant of the law and had no recourse but to pay when ticketed. more »

car shows

Babes, Bling and Whatnot: The 2005 NOPI Nationals Supershow

The Dubspeed boys trod where your friends here at Jalopnik were afraid to venture deep into the Dirty South to catch Atlanta's NOPI Nationals Motorsports Supershow and its blend of bikinis, booty, customized compacts and burning front-wheel rubber. Their gallery is so stupid-large we didn't even get through a tenth of it, but if tuner cars are your thing, here's your own little slice of pixelated heaven. More »

4:22 PM on Mon Oct 3 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
957 views