Revamped Malibu Fuels Hopes for Chevy Upturn
A revamped 2008 Chevrolet Malibu is part of GM's effort to compete with Toyota and Honda to bring in buyers shopping for a car below $30,000. The redesigned new model is almost one year away from arriving at dealer showrooms, but GM is showing off the trendy new model and wants to generate as much enthusiasm now as possible.
Japan Automakers Widen Residual Gap
Despite their best efforts, Detroit's automakers are losing ground to their import competitors. Deep discounts and sales to rental companies, plus poor design and quality, have all played a key role in this problem.
Moorby Heads New Auction Company
Veteran auto auctioneer Tony Moorby is back in action
Drivers: Protect Yourselves by Making Backseat Passengers Buckle Up
Drivers are looking after themselves as well as their passengers when they insist that persons sitting in the backseat use seat belts. Using crash-test dummies, tests simulating head-on crashes between two vehicles have demonstrated the likelihood of severe head and chest traumas for driver and passenger caused by an unbelted passenger slamming into the seat of a belted driver.
