America’s Finest News Source has given mention to Southern Arizona’s two congressional representatives. One note I need to make, however. I contacted Raúl Grijalva aide Natalie Luna and she confirmed that Grijalva does not drive a Buick LaSabre but a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid.
General Motors’ new Chairman, Edward Whitacre, is asking its engineers to call a couple hundred customers who are returning or exchanging their GM vehicles under the company’s 60-day money-back guarantee program. Mark Reuess, GM’s vice president of global engineering said today that he is personally calling customers. Reuss said that this evening he will call a [...]
Filed under: News Hot off the press, the all-around vehicle safety watchdog, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), has just released their awards for safe cars to 19 passenger cars and 8 SUVs for the 2010 model year. Each year IIHS recognizes vehicles that perform with flying colors when tested for protecting folks in front, rear, side and rollover crashes. This year, IIHS has rolled...
U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, among the safest cars of 2010 model was determined. IIHS a statement by the large small and medium-concept safest cars as follows: Wide Automobiles: Buick LaCrosse Ford Taurus Lincoln MKS Volvo S80 Medium Vehicles: Audi A3 Chevrolet Malibu (after the production vehicles in October 2009) Chrysler Sebring (4 door and ESC optional) Dodge Avenger Mercedes C...
A man died late this afternoon after the car he was driving was broadsided by another car in a South Side traffic accident, authorities said. The driver, whose identity was not being released pending notification of his family, was driving an Oldsmobile Alero that was hit near 75th and State streets about 5:10 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. The Cook County medical examiner's...
Suzuki has released the pricing and features for its new (almost) midsize Kizashi sedan, and I rushed them into TrueDelta’s database to see how the car stacks up. Suzuki is marketing the car as offering more features and premium materials for the same or less money. But does it really? Compared to a Chevrolet Malibu [...]
ITHACA—Three individuals are in custody after leading police in a pursuit that lasted 58 minutes and covered approximately 75 miles with a top speed of approximately 100 miles per hour. State Police said that about 10 a.m. Saturday, a Homer-based trooper clocked a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu on radar at 92 mph northbound on I-81 in the Town [...]
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU STYLING | [9 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "bold, attractive sheet metal" Car and Driver: "sleek styling, attractive interiors" Popular Mechanics: "more expressive styling" The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu is one of the best-looking cars in its segment and doesn't seem out of place sitting next to some much more ... Browse Photos
Asian vehicles continue to lead in car reliability, but a number of domestic and European automakers are showing improvements. Of the 48 models with top reliability scores, 36 are Asian—Toyota accounts for 18; Honda, eight; Nissan, four; and Hyundai/Kia and Subaru, three each. The rest come from Ford with eight; Mercedes-Benz, one; Volkswagen, two; and Volvo, one. European brands continue to...
Out with the old, in with the new. California electric-car startup Fisker Automotive will announce plans tomorrow to turn an old General Motors plant in Wilmington (Dell.) into a hybrid electric-car plant. Fisker plans to use the 52-year-old factory to build its $48,000 Project Nina plug-in hybrid starting in 2012. Readers will recall that I have been pretty skeptical about electric cars and high-mileage...
Last week, Ford Motor Co. went to a third shift at the Claycomo plant to crank out more of the strong-selling Ford Escape SUVs. In January, the General Motors Fairfax facility will add a third shift, producing the popular Chevrolet Malibu and the new Buick LaCrosse. Factories running around the clock, workers producing goods that are in high demand. Job security.
The YouTube caption: "The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a unique crash test to demonstrate the advances in motor vehicle safety over the last 50 years. In this test, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air...
Three members of a church youth group suffered critical injuries in a two-car collision this morning in the Kansas City Northland. Police said a church youth minister was driving five members of a church youth group about 10:45 a.m., traveling west on NW 68th Street. Police said another vehicle, a Chevrolet Malibu, pulled onto NW 68th Street from Ames Avenue. The collision injured three youths critically,...
To streamline its manufacturing operations, General Motors is adding a third shift at three of its assembly plants. Of those three, one is the Fairfax, Kans. facility that will become the sole provider of the Chevrolet Malibu starting November.
Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen of America, plans to make the German company the largest automaker in the world. His plan to encroach on the global automotive market includes introducing new models aimed at the heart of the market, including a new American-made midsize sedan targeting the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fusion. Volkswagen will refresh its entire