Even police districts are trying to go green these days. Law enforcement agencies across the country looking for ways to cut corners and reduce costs after last year's $4-a-gallon gas are increasingly turning to more fuel-efficient cars.
DETROIT - The latest numbers on auto sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it did bankruptcy court.Ford's Fusion midsize car outsold all eight Chrysler brand models combined in June. Chrysler's two minivans, which for years dominated their market segment, were outsold by the Honda Odyssey. Only one Chrysler Group LLC model showed a sales increase over June of last year, the Dodge Challenger muscle car.Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy...
Nissan Motor Co. plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. The overall investment is estimated at 50 billion yen ($516.4 million) and may rise to 100 billion yen, the paper said.
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DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has cleared a couple of key roadblocks on the ailing automaker's route to an almost certain bankruptcy filing Monday.Early Saturday in Berlin, Germany's finance minister said a plan was approved for Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. to move ahead with a rescue of GM's Opel unit.
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- February 6, 2010 Hour 1
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor gets you up to speed on the weeks top automotive news and information, with info on stopping stolen cars in high speed chases, more bad news for Toyota, and more. Plus, calls on leaky transmissions, broken wipers, ticking moto
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- February 6, 2010 Hour 2
The Car Doctor welcomes Gary Flom from Manhattan Automobile Company to the show to talk about buying and selling luxury cars in Manhattan. Plus, the Repair of the Week, and Ron takes your questions about everything automotive.
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- January 30, 2010 Hour 1
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, gets you up to speed with everything you need to know about Toyota's recall of several vehicles for uncontrolled acceleration issues. Ron Ross stops by for Gasoline Ally with tips on how and why, to warm your vehicles engine
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- January 30, 2010 Hour 2
Ron kicks open the garage doors with his Repair of the Week, all about ghosts in the machines, and the steps needed to bust them. Ron takes your calls, with smart answers to tough questions. Plus, our dealer connection -
Rich Yearwood calls in for an u
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- January 23, 2009 Hour 1
This hour on the Car Doctor, Ron Ananian kicks open the garage doors with some thoughts on "idiot lights" and the smart people that ignore them. Ron Ross gets a pop-quiz in classic car lingo during "Gasoline Alley", then the Car Doctor does what everybod
The Car Dr. With Ron Ananian- January 23, 2009 Hour 2
Too many cooks may spoil the stew, but do too many wrenches wreck the repair? Find out on this hour of the Car Doctor. Plus news on the latest automotive recalls, and lots of easy to follow advice and answers to all things automotive, from Ron Ananian,T
Here is some updated info and current status on the Toyota recall.
The recall back in October is was for aprox 4 million vehicles due to “pedal entrapment” where the floor mat was getting stuck under the pedal assembly. The fix for this was to send the Toyota techs to class and show them how to ...
Ok, we all know that Toyota has recalled a pile of cars and trucks due to defects in the accelerator pedal assemblies. But to paraphrase Sargent Friday; "What are the facts?" Here's what I have been able to substantiate.
Sarah Palin dominate the airwaves, making fun of President Obama’s use of the teleprompter, than using the palm of her hand as a cheat sheet for a Tea Party political talk, made me want to eat chocolate pudding! You just have to laugh at what politics are about today. My son told me that he is taking “Boot Camp” cooking classes to relieve stress. ...
Hey! Who’s this guy in my seat on the train? Never seen him before. I’ve seen everyone else…from the kindle readers to the guy whose wristwatch beeps every morning at 6:30am for no apparent reason. I even know that he won’t turn it off…it just beeps for a minute and re-sets. What’s up with that?
With Valentines’ Day around the corner, I thought it might be apropos to offer a run-down of the biochemical changes that occur when we’re in love. Or, stated otherwise, what’s the formula for Love Potion Number Nine?
