http://carsblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:14 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Irv Gordon, who has driven his 1966 Volvo P1800S 2.7 million miles in 43 years, has responded to my recent blog about his achievement. And... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-220.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-220.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:14 -0500 DETROIT -- Automakers had another difficult month in June, but sales figures released Wednesday included faint glimmers of hope for the industry, according to The... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/june-sales-at-f.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/june-sales-at-f.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:14 -0500 Aston Martin has announced a new compact car concept, the Cygnet. Aston calls the car a "luxury commuter concept," according to The New York... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/aston-martin-jo.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/aston-martin-jo.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:14 -0500 NEW YORK -- Facing a July 10 government funding cutoff, General Motors Corp. is calling for quick approval of its bid to sell its "good"... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/gm-urges-quick.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/gm-urges-quick.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:41:14 -0500 I have a mistake in today's Lifebeat section of The Providence Journal which I want to correct as quickly as possible. On page D7, I... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/correction-perr.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/correction-perr.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:21:24 -0500 DETROIT -- U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/us-auto-sales-d-1.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/us-auto-sales-d-1.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:52 -0500 Last week I noted that lower diesel prices were helping sale for German-made vehicles from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Now it seems they might... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-219.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-219.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:52 -0500 I really do not know what to make of Irv Gordon and his 2.7 million mile 1966 Volvo P1800. Gordon, 68, is a retired teacher... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-218.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/backseat-driver-218.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500 NEW YORK -- A senior member of President Barack Obama's auto task force testified Wednesday that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/govt-wont-fund.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/govt-wont-fund.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:18 -0500 DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. says its June U.S. sales fell only 10.7 percent from a year earlier, a far smaller drop than in previous... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/ford-us-sales-d.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/07/ford-us-sales-d.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:18 -0500 DETROIT, June 30 - Hyundai on Tuesday offered to allow customers to lock in fuel prices for new vehicles at $1.49 per gallon for a... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/hyundai-hopes-l.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/hyundai-hopes-l.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:26:01 -0500 BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT - Efforts to save two leading European carmakers took a twist on Tuesday that could change the ownership of both crisis-hit General Motors' Opel... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/control-of-opel.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/control-of-opel.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:15:04 -0500 DETROIT - General Motors cut operational ties on Monday to a northern California auto plant it had operated in a joint-venture with Toyota for a... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/gm-cuts-ties-wi.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/gm-cuts-ties-wi.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:15:04 -0500 NEW YORK - General Motors is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a "New GM" in a... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/bankruptcy-cour.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/bankruptcy-cour.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:39 -0500 STUTTGART, Germany -- Porsche has rejected Volkswagen AG's bid to take a 49 percent stake in the sports carmaker, a company spokesman said Monday, according... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/porsche-rejects.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/06/porsche-rejects.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:38:43 -0500