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General Motors' June 1 bankruptcy declaration was quickly followed by the announced sale of Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhou Industrial Machinery Corporation (June 2) and Saturn to Roger Penske's Penske Automotive Group (June 5).

General Motors' June 1 bankruptcy declaration was quickly followed by the announced sale of Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhou Industrial Machinery Corporation (June 2) and Saturn to Roger Penske's Penske Automotive Group (June 5).

A just-completed AutoPacific online survey showed that buyers are disappointed by automakers taking bailout funds and that Ford tops their choice options in U.S. vehicles, in part due to its ability to avoid an Uncle Sam handout.

Wagoner, who has managed an $82 billion loss during the past six years was quoted in 2002 about the future of the company. He said, "It's time to stop whining and play the game." For a growing number of Americans, it appears to be game over.

We got the opportunity to briefly drive the new Ford Fiesta in Port Hueneme in anticipation of Ford's "Fiesta Movement" program where they will place 100 5-door Fiestas with influential Millennium drivers.

The Ford Taurus SHO is a good example of a nicely put together, potentially efficient and exciting new sport sedan. I would suggest the SHO be invited to the next G8 summit, if catch my drift. All four wheels of it.

Over the past decade, AutoPacific has been monitoring and evaluating the impact and rationale behind the automotive industry's rampant atomization. Since 2004, we have cautioned that atomization was shifting the battleground from product development to product marketing.

GM’s 2009 Sunday press conference packed a powerful punch, with several production vehicles and a hint of what a Cadillac based on the Chevrolet Volt architecture might look like. Introduced by Bob Lutz himself, the Cadillac Converj is likely to see light of day as a production vehicle down the road, though Cadillac is also just as likely to find an alphanumeric name. Though Cadillac did not specify launch timing, a logical expectation would be that the vehicle arrive about 2013MY.
Aside from distinctive Cadillac styling, the Converj gave GM a chance to discuss the next stage for their Voltec system (the new corporate name for their range-extended electric vehicle powertrain archicture). The 161HP Converj is, like Volt, a front-drive application, though a two-door coupe with seating for four.

Perhaps the current concerns about fuel efficiency, the allure of an ultra-cool-sounding powertrain, and the [...]

Along with looking at new-century powertrain options, Chrysler LLC showed off ideas for connecting drivers to their cars and houses in the future. This trick interior was found inside the stunning 200C concept.
Though the primary purpose of vehicles remains getting us from point A to point B, we live in an increasingly connected world. The technology is available to have your smartphone replace these new-fangled smartkeys, find your car remotely, find out if your friends are in the areas, and even see traffic real-time by connecting to city intersection cameras.
All manufacturers are working with partners to see how quickly and how well we remain seamlessly connected to our jobs, families, fun, and obligations as we move from home to car to work or school to car to destinations and everywhere between. Follow the jump to get an idea of the solutions Chrysler is looking for.

What wasn’t easily found at this year’s CES was a lot of technology that merged the personal tech world with the auto tech world. By that, I mean integration of all the technology we walk around with into our vehicles.