• NHTSA postpones new crash testing regimen

    Increasing the burden on the car industry through government regulation is the last thing anyone wants right now, as it would undo the work being done in Detroit and Washington to realign current oper...

  • Toyota-Subaru joint RWD coupe delayed

    The Big 3 Detroit carmakers have been capturing the world's headlines with their economic and product woes for the past several weeks, but the truth of the situation is that the whole industry is stru...

  • GM delays construction of Volt, Cruze engine plant

    As Washington waffles on the auto industry bailout, General Motors has decided to put construction work on hold at the Flint, Michigan engine plant where the 1.4L turbocharged and naturally aspirated...

  • Honda may delay U.S. diesels due to fuel costs

    Honda and Acura have been contemplating bringing diesel engines to the U.S. for some time, but in late October word broke that the engines had been delayed. At the time the reason had been thought to...