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 monitoring further developments closely, and it does not expect any disruptions in its operations. Ford also says it supports the Obama administration's efforts to

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 ethanol country - in Des Moines, Iowa - yesterday, even though he has previously said that, "corn is not the right crop for

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

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 the folks who support the town -- and in turn, take care of the taxpayer -- he's trying to expand the order he gave last year that required his appointees to Buy

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 is this blogger's favorite event of the year, and for good reason. The two-day showcase features American cars on Saturday,