No sooner did the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ legislation pass the Senate and get signed by President Obama than carmakers started marketing around it. The program won’t officially launch until next month, but Smart is already pointing out that its 2009 Smart ForTwo is eligible for the highest voucher level of $4,500. The car traded in [...]

There’s been lots and lots of discussion of the merits of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ legislation, but it’s now here. Or at least, it will be next month–which means carmakers are already rolling out programs to take advantage of it. One of the first is Smart, which points out that the 2009 Smart ForTwo is eligible [...]

Middle East-market Chevy Lumina SS y General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker’s Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it’s been reported a few times over that GM has no intention of resurrecting the Aussie-built Pontiac G8 under [...]