Well, it’s pretty sad to be semi-celebrating when Lexus sales for the month of June are off by 16.68% compared to the same month in 2008; however, the sales gap in June was not nearly as pronounced as in May when year-over-year sales were off a whopping 36.37%! The fine folks at Autoblog.com recently reported [...]

Tesla Motors has asked the courts of San Mateo County, California to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them by co-founder and former CEO, Martin Eberhard. Eberhard sued Tesla on May 26 for libel, slander and breach of contract. Tesla’s response was characteristic of their current CEO, Elon Musk. The motion filed on Monday neither shies [...]

Yes, you PT Cruiser fans read that right; the popular retro hauler has been given a production extension through the end of 2011. As reported by our colleagues over at GreenCarReports.com, the PT Cruiser has a somewhat “irrational” following, especially given a car that was debuted in 1999. In April, I posed the question of [...]

It’s not every day that the CEO of a car company takes you for a ride. Especially if it’s through the move-it-or-lose-it traffic of midtown Manhattan. In the rain. But Kevin Czinger seemed to enjoy it. We covered the 2011 Coda Sedan all-electric car when it launched three weeks ago. Now we’ve had a ride [...]

What do you get when a niche Swedish supercar company, Koenigsegg, buys the common man’s Swedish car company, Saab? Apparently you get the capacity to produce electric supercars in volume. Realtid.se has reported that Koenigsegg’s recent purchase of Saab was intended to give the supercar company access to Saab’s production facilities. With the new capabilities and some [...]

Whenever a car company releases a green car, especially if it’s a hybrid, it’s usually shown in a green color. The first several thousand Ford Escape Hybrids all seemed to come in a kind of pale metallic green, and other makers use similar colors. Now Toyota’s mischievous little brother, Scion, has released its own green [...]

As we reported last month (Down The Snake Hole), Chrysler hasn’t had an easy time finding a buyer for their Viper brand. That stuck me as kind of odd, because everybody in the auto nation knows that every true enthusiasts and rich guy, sooner or later, dreams about having their own car company. Now AutoWeek [...]

Over two dozen Tesla Roadster owners hit the streets of L.A. on Saturday to recognize the San Carlos, California, based electric car company’s 500th delivery. Sixty miles of driving and one Malibu barbecue later, some impressive videos of the event appeared on YouTube. This was no ordinary car rally, though. There was no admiration of [...]