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BMW torched in Germany in protest of high gas prices

Seriously folks, none of us are all that happy with the amount of money it takes to fill our tanks these days, but perhaps dousing your car with fuel and lighting it on fire isn't the best way to get your point across. Or, maybe it is, as this type of stunt is certainly getting lots of press. Regardless, one man in Germany decided to do light a fire with his 1995 BMW 3 Series sedan, which he parked on the grounds of the Frankfurt Convention Center in Germany before setting it ablaze. Though we in no way advocate such displays, we can all ... Read more →

Toyota exec gets into tussle with Rainforest Action Network activist and it's all on YouTube Lascelles Linton

At last year's LA Auto Show, someone from the Rainforest Action Network held a protest which included a giant contract. RAN is back in LA this year, got thrown out again after being caught by a ...

Retired teacher wants to end Woodward Dream Cruise Sam Abuelsamid

On a Saturday in mid-August for each of the past dozen years, thousands of classic and not-so-classic cars have taken to Woodward Avenue in Detroit and the northern suburbs for the Woodward Dream ...

Freedom from oil campaign to protest at Detroit Auto Show Sam Abuelsamid

At the Los Angeles Auto Show in November a group called Jumpstart Ford turned up to protest against Ford to encourage them to build more fuel efficient vehicles. They also tried to get GM chairman ...

BMW torched in Germany in protest of high gas prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Seriously folks, none of us are all that happy with the amount of money it takes to fill our tanks these days, but perhaps dousing your car with fuel and lighting it on fire isn't the best way to get your point across. Or, maybe it is, as this type of stunt is certainly getting lots of press. ...

Toyota exec gets into tussle with Rainforest Action Network activist and it's all on YouTube 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At last year's LA Auto Show, someone from the Rainforest Action Network held a protest which included a giant contract. RAN is back in LA this year, got thrown out again after being caught by a Toyota manager with a fake name badge and RAN put the video on YouTube. In the above video from RAN's ...

Retired teacher wants to end Woodward Dream Cruise 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On a Saturday in mid-August for each of the past dozen years, thousands of classic and not-so-classic cars have taken to Woodward Avenue in Detroit and the northern suburbs for the Woodward Dream Cruise. Over the years the businesses in the area have raked in tens of millions of dollars from ...

Freedom from oil campaign to protest at Detroit Auto Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the Los Angeles Auto Show in November a group called Jumpstart Ford turned up to protest against Ford to encourage them to build more fuel efficient vehicles. They also tried to get GM chairman Rick Wagoner to sign a pledge to be the most environmentally friendly company in the world, but ...


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