General Motors filed for bankruptcy today, following cross-town rival Chrysler into Chapter 11. What does it all mean for Ford, the only one of the Detroit Three that has neither filed for bankruptcy protection or used any government loans? Well, the Blue Oval released a statement today in which the company says it plans on [...]

In early May, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $786.5 million “third-generation” biofuel program. Yesterday, ex-biofuel researcher Stephen Chu, the Energy Secretary, said that all cars made in America should be able to burn ethanol (E85). Earlier this month, Chu said electric vehicles were “inevitable.” Predictably, Chu made the E85 statement deep in corn [...]

Hover H7 by Great Wall Blue goes green — Kelley Blue Book has announced its top “green cars” for 2009. No points for guessing the #1 pick (could it be anything other than the 2010 Toyota Prius?), but you get props for knowing which American cars made the cut. Hint: the Ford Fusion Hybrid, the [...]

Calling it “economic and consumer patriotism,” the mayor of Warren, Michigan wants to make it compulsory for city officials to buy American cars. Jim Fouts says that 15% of his fiscal budget depends on the auto industry, and the city’s two most lucrative tax payers are General Motors and Chrysler. Therefore, in order to support [...]

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the 2007 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance If you’re an Autoblog reader and plan to be in the New York metropolitan/tri-state area the weekend of June 6 and 7, you ought to be making tracks to Connecticut for the annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. The concours [...]