Acura NSX Vintage Japanese cars are ripe for collectors. That’s what Grassroots Motorsports, a magazine for sports car enthusiasts, is predicting for the generation that grew up on Hondas, Datsuns and Mazdas. So troops, get out your checkbook or look in your garage. Check out this list of 10 Japanese classics–all models that were imported [...]

Cash for Clunkers comes to an end. See this video for some interesting info.

Edmunds.com, an online resource for automotive information, warns consumers that car prices are climbing as the “Cash for Clunkers” feeding frenzy is influencing the marketplace. “Since the program launched, we’ve seen that shoppers are getting less of a discount off sticker price for new cars,” notes Senior Analyst Michelle Krebs in her report on Edmunds’ [...]

BMW is pulling out of Formula One at the end of this season, the company announced yesterday. Although it will remain involved in auto racing, BMW wants to use is its healthy F1 budget to advance “sustainability and environmental compatibility.” Why not? Times are changing and BMW is willing to look in new directions. While [...]

While I was spending time sunning and swimming yesterday, the bankruptcy court in NYC was hard at it hashing out plans for GM. The upshot? Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan approved a restructuring plan that allows General Motors to sell some of its prized assets to a new, government backed [...]

Occasionally I hit upon a story that has emotional appeal. This one is about rebirth; creating jobs, rebuilding a plant that was falling down and building fuel-friendly green cars. It started with a significant investment by Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, the San Diego based car maker V-Vehicle Co. and a retired GM plant in [...]

Miracles do happen! A day after GM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, they’ve got a deal to sell their Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. in China. The deal is expected to secure more than 3,000 U.S. jobs in manufacturing, engineering and at Hummer dealerships around the country. “There are a lot [...]

Some more updates from  Automotive News.  Chrysler LLC will eliminate 789 dealers, or 25 percent of its U.S. network, by June 9. What does this mean for the local community, for car buyers and for Chrysler? Comments from  Edmunds.com : “Local communities who are losing dealerships will clearly see a rise in unemployment. “Dealerships may [...]