Category: The Car Biz

One of the interesting things about working in the automotive industry is the exposure you get to all kinds of different vehicles and technology. And the folks at AutoPacific and VehicleVoice get to sample all kinds of cool, not so cool, and plain awful cars, trucks, SUVs, and tech gadgets. So, at this festive time of year, I thought it might be fun to organize my own "holiday automotive wish list" for your reading enjoyment. It's not scientific, per se, but it does perhaps relate to our own "top ten" cool car bits and pieces.

Mazda will Scrap all cars on ill-fated Cougar Ace car carrier

LA Auto Show moves to November for 2007 - stronger guarantee of success

Detroit's North American International Auto Show faces stiffer competition this year with an new and improved Los Angeles Auto Show, but Detroit is not ready to give up the fight.

Watch for full VehicleVoice coverage including news stories and video podcasts from the biggest LA Auto Show yet beginning on Wednesday November 29!

Watch for full VehicleVoice coverage including news stories and video podcasts from the biggest LA Auto Show yet beginning on Wednesday November 29!

Which vehicles are so hot they just blow off the dealer's lot? As with the slower moving vehicles where we arbitrarily cut off the days supply at 150 days, here we are using 50 days as the cut off point.

Which cars and trucks are planted to the dealer's floor? In other words, which vehicles take the longest to sell? Who cars? Why does it matter, anyway?

Which cars and trucks are planted to the dealer's floor? In other words, which vehicles take the longest to sell? Who cars? Why does it matter, anyway?

The Ford Taurus ceases production during the week of October 23, 2006. Since the Taurus was launched on December 24, 1985 as a 1986 model year product over 7 million Tauruses have been sold. Taurus, over the years, is the second best selling Ford car after the Model T. What began as a bold move into contemporary automotive design was allowed to wither in the vine and eventually fade into a fleet-only product.