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more about #valleywag more comments → bmoreDLJ: I officially call for a gallery of "10 (or more) Reasons Buick is a Lost Cause as a Brand." That is, why no amount of creative marketing or product m... more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: That's some red-hot tweet that can't be beat there! Maybe we need a Jalop Twitter-TRACKER!!!! (TM) more » parkwood60: I've been referring to Twitter as the CB radio of this generation for some time now. Can't you just see trying to explain Twitter to kids 20 years fr... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: People who made ritual sacrifices used to think they made the sun come up every day. Didn't make it true. Correlation is not causation. more » Deartháir II: Um. Just a thought, but, if GM gave two shits about what a bunch of self-important media nobodies thought about their product lineup, and cared in the... more » Number_Six: I'm 40 and I don't understand what I'm looking at. more » Flathead Smith: Rather than using twitter to make judgment calls, I think the decision should go like this: The Head of Design Review: Okay kid, show me what you go... more » Maymar: It seems utterly befitting that one stupid trend kills another. Now maybe someone will put out a bland Autotuned song about how much they despise Twit... more » maximum-sienna: I intend to stay Twitter free. I heard it's a gateway site for other, more addictive sites. Friends might tell you to try it, but, like jumping off ... more » TimTim: I was going to call this thing something less catchy but similarly uncomplimentary... Something like the Special Urban Commuter Crossover Utility Bus.... more » oyumurtaci: Ok. I hate twitter. Mostly for a lack of understanding it. I see no purpose in it, social, scientific or otherwise. Then this comes along, effectively... more » mr_dude: Or is this contrived to support GM's hip new image, having reinvented itself? more » Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it: Remind me to buy Leigh-Anne "The Buick Slayer" Sessions a beer at MPG track days more » If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: So, on the one hand, GM killed this thing, which is good. On the other hand, GM is letting Twitter influence their product decisions, which makes me ... more » Comrade Clockwork: Good work by the General. I have to say, the next logical step instead of waiting to see whether or not people will Tweet is to just come right out a... more » -
#cartwits
GM Aborts Buick Crossover After Negative Twitter Response
News today Buick will kill the planned Saturn Vue-platformed plug-in-hybrid-electric crossover comes as no surprise to the consumers and journalists who saw it in person. The "Vue-ick" was horrifyingly atrocious. Now we've uncovered news GM killed it because of Twitter.
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#foundonebay
GM Partners With EBay To Auction New Cars
We always hear complaints about the new car buying process being antiquated and "old n' busted." GM's apparently seeking to change that as it emerges from bankruptcy by partnering with eBay for new car auctions. More » -
#teslamotors
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Wants $10 Gas, To Build A Kabillion Cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is speaking right now at Wired Live. What's he saying? For starters, he wants to buy a car factory from a Detroit automaker so he can produce 100,000 cars per year. More craziness below. More » -
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Tesla Co-Founder Eberhard Sues Elon Musk, Tesla
Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard, ousted from the company in November 2007 by then-chairman Elon Musk, has now filed suit in Califonria Superior Court against both Musk and Tesla Motors alleging slander, libel and breach of contract. More » -
#electriccars
No Chevys For Old Men: Lutz Vs. Letterman
After Tesla fan-boy Dave Letterman brought Tesla's Elon Musk on the Late Show and both of them ripped into GM, CBS called Letterman, saying, "Hey, jackass, don't you know GM advertises with us?" The result: outgoing product czar Bob Lutz brought the Chevy Volt to last night's show. Blow-by-blow below. More » -
#electriccars
Tesla Now Worth Less Than Twitter
Daimler's 10% stake in Tesla for "double digit millions" pegs Tesla's value at less than a billion dollars and probably closer to $100 million. That means Tesla's likely worth less than Twitter! -
#tesla
Tesla's Elon Musk Continues War Of Aggression Against Volt, REVs
We thought Tesla's Elon Musk decided to give up anti-Detroit not-so-Big-Three rhetoric, but he's gone on the attack again against GM's Chevy Volt and Range-Extended Vehicles. Oh, that rapscallion! More » -
#tesla
Obama Drives Past Tesla Showroom, Doesn't Crack Automaker Special Olympics Joke
Yes, that is "Cadillac One" driving past Tesla's West Los Angeles showroom yesterday and no, President Obama did not stop in for a test drive. [Green Car Advisor] -
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#smartev
Tesla To Supply Battery Packs For The Smart EV
We've just learned Tesla will support its troubled business by building 1,000 Smart EV battery packs and chargers for Mercedes. More » -
#teslaroadster
BRABUS Creates First Tuner Tesla Roadster, Mates Star Trek Sound Effects To Electric Car
When a customizer like BRABUS "tunes" a car, we expect more power, better handling, unfortunate chintzy gadgets and gimmicky styling. In the case of the BRABUS-tuned Tesla Roadster, a car they claim is the first ever tuned electric car, it's just the chintzy gadgets and gimmicky styling. The German tuner shop may be the first to take on the Tesla Roadster, but with no added power, no added acceleration and no changes to the suspension, we're unfortunately left with merely taking in the breathtaking addition of a "space sound generator." That's right, press the pedal and instead of a quiet whoosh of power, you get a simulated V8, simulated race car, and "two futuristic soundscapes named ‘Beam’ and ‘Warp.'" What? Yes, seriously. Hit the jump for more. More » -
#2010fordfusionhybrid
Ford SmartGauge LCD Instrument Panel Brings Futuristic Look, Green Leaves To 2010 Hybrids
UPDATE: We got a first-hand look at the new SmartGauge — here's our a video of the gauge in use! More » -
#teslamotors
A Peek Inside The Soon-To-Be-Dead Tesla Motors Detroit Office
Given the situation with Tesla Motors lately, you know, Ze'ev Drori getting the boot and Elon Musk taking the reins as CEO, word of firings of "25-30% of their total staff of 300 employees and contractors" and the closing of the Detroit location (more accurately, the Metro Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills, MI) via blog post, it's no wonder an anonymous reader decided to head out to their Rochester Hills office and take a look. The Rochester Hills facility was opened at the end of January 2007, and was to be the development facility for the Tesla Model S electric sedan, so the closing is a foreboding indicator of the future direction Tesla is heading on that project. Let's take a look inside this essentially doomed location... More »
