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As fuel prices continue to edge up and the auto market remains soft, the sales decline of the traditional truck-based SUV looks to be  permanent. What are people driving instead? What should you consider if you're in the market?

MSNBC reports that from their high-water mark in 2003, the percentage of market captured by SUVs has fallen from 17.1 percent to just 7.8 percent year to date. Specialty entries such as the excellent 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and 2009

Every time we make a joke involving the US Marine Corps, first we check it with our friend Cap'n Connors, a former Marine.

With multiple deployments under his belt, and much multicolored art under his skin, the cap'n is our source for all things having to do with the most profane of the armed forces.

Even he was impressed at the steps his service has taken to green

With Roger Penske's PAG (Penske Automotive Group) taking control of General Motors' Saturn division, the question among product geeks was what vehicles will make up the new Saturn's line?

According to AutoblogGreen and other sources, the Penske deal apparently includes a continued supply of some current Saturn products on an interim basis until Penske lines up one or more suppliers for new vehicles.

For TuningTruck, one of 2010's most anticipated new Saturn vehicles

Earlier this week I was among the first journalists to drive the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. The new crossover is a huge improvement over the outgoing model.

One of the things that always gets me about new model introductions, is that often journalists (like myself) forget about the outgoing vehicle too quickly. There are still 2009 Chevrolet Equinox models out on dealer lots, so consumers should rightly compare the 2010 Equinox to the outgoing model, as well as

We've just spent three hours behind the wheel of the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevy's new entry for the growing compact crossover market. TuningTruck.com was among the first to bring you a look at this new  competitor to the Toyota RAV4, Honda CRV, and Ford Escape (check out our First Look at the Equinox here from the Detroit Auto Show), and now we're out ahead with this First Drive.

While I had trepidation about the 2010 Equinox being built on a modified version of the old Equinox's

Just as hopes for a national hydrogen infrastructure seem to be fading, it seems that a small infrastructure is finally within reach—at least in California—and that several smaller hurdles, at least on the refueling side, are on the verge of being solved.

One of those issues is that drivers can’t actually buy hydrogen in California, and that many of the stations have limited hours and are associated with energy companies, the state, or fuel-cell advocacy groups. But it looks like they’ll be

After years of corporate arrogance and blindness toward vehicle pricing, General Motors is finally getting religion on this topic. There seems to be a trend here when you put this Chevrolet announcement together with last week's announcement from Cadillac about the sub-Lexus RX350 pricing of the 2010 SRX

Ed Peper, GM North American Vice President recently announced that the new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox will carry a MSRP of $23,185, including a $745 destination charge, for

To much of the general public, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles remain a novelty from a distant future. And hydrogen advocates haven’t done a very good job in demonstrating fuel-cell vehicles to those outside of Los Angeles or Sacramento. It might pique the interest of more than a few gearheads to see how quickly fuel-cell vehicles can be refueled and what respectable long-distance capabilities they have compared to EVs.

But with hydrogen stations clustered in the

The Honda Pilot underwent a major update only last year, with the mid-size SUV receiving a complete redesign, new trim levels and a more efficient powertrain. Not surprisingly, Honda has decided to leave the vehicle untouched for the 2010 model year, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot going for it.

Up against strong competitors like the Ford Edge, the popular Toyota Highlander, and the all-new Chevrolet Equinox, the 2010 Honda Pilot relies on its already

GM says it will be building more cars abroad after it completes its reorganization, inside or outside of Chapter 11.

Automotive News, following on this morning's press conference in which GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the automaker was more likely to file for bankruptcy than not, reports that the sales of Chinese-made cars would begin in 2011, and would make GM the first big car company to bring over whole vehicles for U.S. consumption from