Can Toyota Digg its way out of recall crisis?
The reeling Japanese automaker turns from old school PR to new media.
CHICAGO — As Toyota careened from one recall crisis to the next, the contrast was almost funny.
In one corner, we had pure Kabuki theater — a highly-stylized corporate drama playing out on the world stage.
At a hastily-called news conference in Nagoya on Feb. 5, Akio Toyoda — Toyota president and grandson of the company's legendary founder Kiichiro Toyoda...
Fordzilla vs. Japan
It may not be a giant radioactive lizard, but Ford is stomping all over Japan's auto industry.
India autos: Detroit? Frankfurt? Tokyo? Not anymore.
New Delhi's auto show illustrates how the global automotive industry has shifted. Big time, yaar.
The Paris taxi smackdown
Paris' taxi driver union protests encroachment by motorcycle taxis on their business.
The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback
Want your own "little Sputnik?" You may soon get the chance.
Kenya's 'Wabenzi' tribe threatened
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UK steps closer to electric car framework
Contributor, "The Green Car Website" blog - Wheels - March 21, 2010 19:31 ET
Having outlined plans to become a worldwide electric car leader, Transport for London has now placed two notices in the Official Journal of the European Union to create the UK’s largest electric...
Maserati GranCabrio company car for Alonso
Paul Tan - Wheels - March 21, 2010 14:18 ET
Ferrari’s highest profile employee, two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso, has chosen a Maserati GranCabrio as his company car. The Scuderia’s race winner at the season opening Bahrain GP “collected” his new car at the Fiorano track. The fact that...
SIA Flashback – Model Race Cars
The Hemmings Auto Blogs team - Wheels - March 21, 2010 10:46 ET
We’ve taken a look at tether cars (”tethered cars,” spindizzies, whatever you’d like to call them) before, and as it turns out, so did Special Interest Autos, nearly 30 years...
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
The writing team, "The Super Cars" blog - Wheels - March 21, 2010 01:45 ET
The Cadillac Company has been known throughout the globe for creating elegant and luxurious vehicles. In later years, the company has also taken its fair share of concept cars to be able to show the...
Frugal Shopper: Five Most Miserly Models
Author, "The Car Connection" blog - Wheels - March 21, 2010 18:45 ET
Run all the numbers for overall ownership costs—including depreciation, insurance, repairs, maintenance, and the like—and you'll almost always find that holding on to that used car, or...
J.D. Power Study: Toyota Prius Is Most Dependable Compact Car
Author, "Hybrid Cars" Blog - Wheels - March 19, 2010 12:46 ET
High-profile media reports of runaway cars give the impression that the Toyota Prius is unsafe and undependable. However, the hard data tells a different story. J.D. Power—the auto industry’s...
Women in Motorsports Blog Carnival - March 19
Contributor, "Ask Patty" blog - Wheels - March 19, 2010 05:45 ET
AskPatty.com's women in motorsports blog carnival rounds up all the latest news from Melanie Troxel's triumph over Ashley Force Hood to Angelle Sampey's retirement. Danica Patrick made...
BMW eyeing FWD for future vehicles
Alex Ion, Author, "Car Blog" - Wheels - March 18, 2010 20:01 ET
Until date, we’ve known the bimmers to be all-wheel driven commuters but all that is soon slated to change as revealed by BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer. BMW is keen to target the small and city car...
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