http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog DriveMojo.com - Covering Cars, Autos, Bikes, Industry News and Rumors - Part of Mojo Supreme Network Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Falling gasoline prices were not enough to revive sales of SUVs and pickups in August as General Motors, Ford Motor and Toyota Motor all reported a sharp fall in sales once again. And Ford warned it sees even tougher times ahead.General Motors, the nation's largest automaker, reported that sales tumbled ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/09/03/falling-gas-prices-do-little-to-affect-gm-slide/ Any good news of late from Detroit?  Not today: General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators. A short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke, ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/29/gm-recall-from-bad-to-worst/ Automakers plan to urge Congress to support funding up to $50 billion in low-interest loans over three years to help them modernize their assembly plants and develop next-generation fuel-efficient vehicles.Industry officials said the loans, which are twice the amount authorized in last year's energy bill, are a top priority when ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/25/auto-industry-seeks-50b-in-loans-from-congress/ A beast of a machine... or two: http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/22/bentleys-continental-gt-and-continental-flying-spur/ Above 0.08, you get arrested. At 0.3 you suffer from alcohol poisoning. At 0.4, you are either in a coma, or you die. The man was driving in a parking lot with a beer in between his legs. Nice. Not so nice: someone called the ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/22/man-blows-047-into-breathalizer-arrested/ Slated to enter the U.S. market for the 2011 model year, the Cruze could replace the Cobalt small car. General Motors released the first photographs of what will be the company's new Chevrolet Cruze compact car Thursday. The Cruze represents a more aggressive attempt by GM to truly take on the ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/21/gm-unveils-new-compact-car/ One of the most exclusive sports cars in the world just became more exclusive. On the night before the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Bugatti took over the awards ramp to show its latest creation. Given that dozens of vintage Bugattis have traveled across that ramp over the past 50 years, it ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/19/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-debuts/ http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/15/will-solar-cars-inherit-the-earth/ Larry Horsley loves that he doesn't buy much gas, even though he drives his '95 Chevy S-10 back and forth to work each day. Horsley, a self-described do-it-yourselfer, simply plugs his truck into an electric wall outlet in his Douglasville, Georgia, garage and charges it overnight, instead of buying gasoline refined ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/14/converting-gas-powered-cars-to-electric/   BMW AG said Wednesday it was recalling 200,000 vehicles over concerns that the front passenger air bag may not deploy in a crash.The German automaker said the recall involves the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport utility vehicles in the United States. The ... http://watchmojo.com/cars/blog/index.php/2008/08/14/bmw-recalls-200000-vehicles/