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BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 David Welch |
Stability Shouldn't Be Optional Detroit lagged in recent SUV rollover ratings. Now, remedies are coming -- in the way of stability control systems as standard equipment on popular SUVs. |
Reason July 2002 Hans Eisenbeis |
Four-Wheel-Drive Fantasies A defense of the SUV. |
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 David Welch |
Detroit Is Over A ($50) Barrel The Big Three auto makers aren't ready to compete with foreign rivals on fuel economy. |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Keith Naughton |
Ford Tries to Jump-Start the Explorer SUV After a sales plunge, the one-time cash cow gets a risky makeover. |
Popular Mechanics April 16, 2009 Larry Webster |
Does Insurance Institute Crash Study Conflict with Fuel-Economy Standards? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a study that confirmed when two cars collide, the lighter one usually loses. Does this mean that small cars are necessarily less safe? Not exactly. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Brian Gorman |
The Greenhouse Gas War California's latest emission proposal is likely to cause headaches for Detroit. |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Kathleen Kerwin |
Steering Away From Guzzlers High gas prices are starting to take a toll on sales of the profitable SUVs and trucks the Big Three count on. Will they get burned? |
Salon.com January 8, 2003 Arianna Huffington |
Road outrage How corporate greed and political corruption paved the way for the SUV explosion. |
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 David Welch |
General Motors Is Still Living Large The success of GM's new SUVs has given it a boost. But the buzz may soon wear off. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why Cash for Clunkers Won't Save the Economy Onerous restrictions make it hard for most to take advantage. |
Scientific American October 2007 Mark Alpert |
Saving Gas and Lives Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety? |
Popular Mechanics December 7, 2007 |
Why the New 35-MPG Fuel Economy Standard Is a Bad Idea We shouldn't be forcing automobile manufacturers to make more gas efficient cars, we should be forcing the consumers to buy the gas efficient cars already on the market. |
Mother Jones August 1999 Jack Hitt |
The Hidden Life of SUVs They're built to go off-road, but what kind of landscape are they really designed to conquer? |
Entrepreneur December 2002 Jill Amadio |
Start Your Engines Is reliable transportation what your business needs to get it where it needs to go? Look no further than our special guide to commercial vehicles. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
SUVs Cost More Than You Think Prepare yourself for some unexpected surcharges if you drive an SUV. |
Salon.com November 25, 2002 Arianna Huffington |
The coming SUV wars Is the tide of public opinion turning against these metal monstrosities? |
Salon.com October 24, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
What a vote for Nader means To cynics, it's a vote for Bush. But you won't hear Bush or Gore rip the auto industry on its Motor City turf the way Nader does in this speech. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Robert Aronen |
Where's My Chevette? The economic argument against investing in oil companies suggests that high gasoline prices will cause demand to fall and prices at the pump to recede. But automakers know better and are giving the consumer just what they want -- style and muscle. |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2004 Seth Jayson |
SUVs Keep Rolling Government safety tests confirm what consumer watchdogs have long alleged. SUVs have a tough time keeping four on the floor. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Stephen Barlas |
Stricter U.S. Gas Standards Stalled In the U.S., bipartisan opposition defeats bipartisan efforts to strengthen Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations. |
Popular Mechanics June 18, 2008 Ray Wert |
Fuel-Efficient 'Cute Ute' Concepts Could Resurrect the Dying SUV In April, sales of these mastodons of the macadam plummeted by a whopping 32 percent. And the trend doesn't appear to be rebounding -- even Detroit admits that. |
Scientific American December 2005 |
Running on Empty While rising gas prices prompted conservation, more permanent legislative measurements need to be made. |
Fast Company February 2005 Deutschman & Byrne |
Super Size Me! Mercedes is bringing a bigger, bloated version of its Smart car to the United States. Is this cowardice -- or clever strategy? Two writers argue the case. |
Salon.com May 24, 2000 Beth Gallagher |
Road sows Why do women drive SUVs? Could it be that they believe that size matters -- in the driveway? |
AskMen.com Thomas Bey |
Evolution of the SUV SUV's emerged from a convergence of yesteryear's jeeps, station wagons and minivans -- and the evolution continues. |
Popular Mechanics June 9, 2009 Mike Allen |
How 35.5 MPG Will Change Our Vehicles and the Way We Drive: Analysis The EPA's role in fuel economy |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Dexter Roberts |
They're Huge, Heavy -- And Lovable Gas-guzzling SUVs are all the rage with newly prosperous Chinese drivers |
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Kathleen Kerwin |
The Green American Car Company? Ford needs to reinvent itself. Pushing environment-friendly cars might do the trick. |
Entrepreneur December 2005 Jill Amadio |
Wheels and Deals With 2006 on the doorstep, it could be one of the best years to buy light commercial vehicles for your business. The 2006 vehicles will hit the road with more power, better options and lower prices. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Jennifer Schonberger |
Chrysler Thinks Smaller DaimlerChrysler rolls out a new line of more fuel-efficient SUVs. Given current gas prices and the continuing high levels at which they are projected to linger, this is a good move for the automaker and its shareholders. |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Hybrid Help for GM? Even if a newly announced hybrid technology doesn't lead to a resurgence in GM's truck and SUV sales, it could help stem customers' exodus from the category. For GM, that alone would be cause for celebration. |
Entrepreneur December 2006 Jill Amadio |
Ready to Roll The latest commercial vehicles are green, mean and loaded with extras. |
National Defense August 2011 Stew Magnuson |
Army, Car Makers Push Ahead With Driverless Vehicle Research When it comes to concepts for vehicles that can drive themselves on highways or city streets, the military and automakers have been working on similar paths for several years. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Rich Smith |
We Hate Ford! We Love Ford! The Cash for Clunkers program reveals America's love/hate relationship with Ford. |
Entrepreneur December 2003 Jill Amadio |
Driven to Success With incentives, tax breaks and price wars sweetening the pot, there's never been a better time to shop for new business vehicles. Let our guide to commercial vehicles get you started. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Rich Smith |
Automakers' Yin and Yang Nissan and GM have very different views on SUVs. This presents a dilemma to GM investors. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Lori Calabro |
Tenneco's Kenneth Trammell Tenneco's CFO has his hands full, with the auto industry in a production slowdown and consumer preferences doing an about-face. |
Entrepreneur June 2005 Jill Amadio |
Clean Up Your Act Going green when you purchase your next business car is getting easier, and your choices include more than just hybrids. With the new crop of low-emission cars, it's easy being green. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Rich Smith |
$200 Oil? We'd Rather Walk A Transportation Department report shows U.S. drivers spent 4.3% less time on the road in March, driving 11 billion fewer miles than last year -- the steepest year-over-year decline ever recorded in public records. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2011 John Rosevear |
Why Is Ford Happy About 54.5 Miles Per Gallon? An onerous burden for the automakers? Not quite. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 John Rosevear |
A Strong Result for Ford The Blue Oval finishes strong as December sales beat estimates. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Why We Shouldn't Bail Out Detroit Comparing a Detroit bailout to a financial-system bailout is, quite frankly, stupid. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Kathleen Kerwin |
"Detroit Is Missing The Boat" Demand for hybrids is rising, but the Big Three are slow to get on board. |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Neha Chamaria |
One Sector Dominating the Recession Companies dealing in used cars are making profits. |
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Lee Walczak et al. |
Dream Machines There's a new 'golden age' of automotive design and technology dawning as sales-hungry automakers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles. |
Fast Company March 2003 Katharine Mieszkowski |
Fill 'er Up With Hydrogen The California Fuel-Cell Partnership looks to go without gas. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Auto Sales With the large contribution the automakers make to the overall economy in terms of employment and manufacturing output, data that provides insight on the auto industry can also be used to make inferences about the direction of the economy. |
AskMen.com September 26, 2003 Paul Anderson |
6 SUVs For Under $40K Though choice is good, it may be difficult to differentiate one sport ute from the other. Many cars offer similar looks, modern features, off-road control, and performance. Here's help for SUV buyers who want all these attributes in addition to originality and bang for their buck. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2010 Matthew Argersinger |
Automakers Must Know: Green Means Green If the public wants small cars, then the auto industry is going to give it to them. |
Salon.com June 21, 2000 Jacques Leslie |
We want our SUVs Al Gore and the Democrats' attacks aside, rising gas prices could be the only thing that forces the U.S. to stop hogging the world's energy. |