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STUDY: The way to profits in Detroit? Make fuel efficient cars 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the Detroit three automakers need to make major changes in their current corporate cultures if they truly want to reverse their fortunes, and that will likely require new leadership. Says Walter McManus, ...

IHS Global Insight report forecasts Dodge Hornet may come by way of Fiat 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

- So far, the path of the Dodge Hornet from concept to production has been a long and winding road leading to nowhere. We first saw the Hornet way back in 2006, and since then, Chrysler has been searching high and low for a partner to actually assemble the vehicle. First, Chinese automaker ...

REORT: Chrysler kills light-duty Cummins engine for Dodge Ram 1500, at least for now 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

- According to court documents, Chrysler has put at least a temporary halt to the expected light-duty Cummins diesel engine for the Dodge Ram 1500. Mark Land, director of public relations at Cummins, tells our sleuthy friends at PickupTrucks.com:This is not a surprise. We're OK with this. ...

Peapod meets the Governator, makes new friend [w/VDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

It appears that the Peapod has emerged unscathed from the recent turmoil of Chrysler's brush with bankruptcy. In fact, the little neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) with the big friendly (or evil, depending on your point of view) smile is now riding about the 35 mph-or-lower streets of California, ...

U.S. government buys 17,205 new cars for $287 million, Ford represents 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Completing the Obama Administration's plan to replace its fleet of government vehicles with newer, more efficient vehicles, the U.S. General Services Administration is reporting that it has purchased roughly $210 million worth of new vehicles from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. Of the three ...

VIDEO: Scott Griffith, Zipcar CEO: We have never had a request for a GM product 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

It shouldn't come as a major surprise that car sharing services like Zipcar are reporting increased membership rates and demand for short-term rental vehicles in these tough economic times. It's also to be expected that as more and more people rely on these services, new car purchases will be ...

Malcolm Bricklin reveals a few more details of his hydrogen plans 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking in an interview with Robert Farago from The Truth About Cars, Malcolm Bricklin offered a few more details on his plans to convert existing vehicles from Chrysler and General Motors to hydrogen hybrids. To put it mildly, we remain unconvinced that the technology will work, but Bricklin once ...

Malcolm Bricklin has hydrogen visions for displaced Chrysler and GM dealerships 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Add serial entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin to the list of people interested in getting a crack at the 2,000 or so automotive dealerships that are scheduled to be shut down by either General Motors or Chrysler in short order. Unlike most other interested parties, though, Bricklin's plan would also ...

Chrysler submits $448m plan to build electric vehicles 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler has submitted a series of plans to the U.S. Department of Energy intended to speed up the development of plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars and trucks under the DOE's Transportation Electrification Initiative and Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing ...

Chrysler says alliance with Fiat will allow it to meet future CAFE requirements 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Joining the chorus of supporters applauding the Obama Administration's new CAFE standards is bankrupt automaker Chrysler. After 'thanking the administration for their leadership' and for creating a single nationwide standard, Chrysler points out that it's alliance with Italian automaker Fiat ...



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