All month, the Toyota news seemed to snowball, with wave after wave of recalls leading up to three Congressional hearings . It was inevitable that Toyota sales would take a hit, but the question was, how much? Now we know. As a corporation, February 2010 compared to the same month last year is down 9...

The numbers are in, and there is a dramatic difference between the car sales winners and losers for January, 2010. The most significant observation is that 21 brands saw a sales increase when comparing January 2010 to January 2009. That alone is worth celebration. Mercedes-Benz wins the award for most...

It didn’t take long for Toyota’s major competitors to pounce on the conquesting opportunity when the automaker was down. While Toyota is battling a public relations nightmare, with halted sales, production plants due to idle on Monday, and the challenge to rapidly develop and deploy a fix for its accelerator...

It was a helluva ride. The auto industry rolled into 2009 with the Detroit automakers dominating national headlines. Chrysler and General Motors were teetering on the brink of disaster , and the Detroit 3 executives were on a first-name basis with Congress, becoming household names themselves in the...

A jury of 49 veteran automotive journalists has selected three cars and three trucks/utility vehicles as finalists for 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year Car Finalists 2010 Buick LaCrosse 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2010 Volkswagen Golf/GTI Truck Finalists 2010 Chevrolet Equinox 2010 Ford Transit...

As the days wind down towards the end of the month -- and the end of the year -- automobile salespeople and dealerships across the country are monitoring their inventory, hoping to make it disappear. Black Friday shopping deals are behind us, but dealerships and their sales staff are extremely anxious...

It's the week ending December 04, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather the highlights from each. In this week's better-late-than-never CARnival, we've assembled a great collection of vehicles from this week's Los Angeles Auto Show, as well as other...

Los Angeles Convention Center doors open to journalists Wednesday and Thursday, December 2 nd and 3 rd for press conferences, sneak peaks, new technologies, and the announcement of this year’s Green Car of the Year winner. The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show officially opens to the public on Friday, December...

It's the week ending November 27, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather the highlights from each. So, while you sit down with a plate of Thanksgiving leftovers, you can also peruse these tasty automotive morsels from across the internet. Have you already been...

It's the week ending November 6, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather the highlights from each. SEMA is not quite over, and many blogs are still highlighting the highly modified vehicles on display there. Leave it to Jalopnik to highlight the highly modified...