How beneficial is it to go "green"?Ask the LaFontaine family, builders of what may be America's first Gold LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) auto dealership.After constructing their new Highland Township Buick-Pontiac-GMC-Cadillac store, the LaFontaines admit they got "carried
Vintage race cars occasionally come up for grabs, but we can't recall the last time a Chaparral happened to change hands. Perhaps that's why seeing a 1962 Chaparral as part of RM Auctions' Sports and Classics of Monterey sale, scheduled
The 2008 Paris motor show is still three months away, but Kia continues to leak more information about its 2010 Soul hatchback.Available only with front-wheel drive, Kia revealed more information about the Soul's powertrain along with a number of exterior
the latest sports car emanating from the house that Chapman built.Scheduled for an official unveiling at the British motor show on August 22, the Eagle, a 2+2 coupe, is the first all-new Lotus car since the 1995 Elise (the Elise-based
What do you do with an empty Porsche assembly line? If you're Finnish supplier Valmet Automotive, you offer to build the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan in your own factory.On July 15, Fisker Automotive proclaimed Valmet as the official engineering
Day 1At Automobile Magazine, we've been interested in spending some quality time in the Chevy Equinox fuel cell vehicle ever since GM began its roll-out of a 100-car demonstration fleet earlier this year. Part of the program involves putting the
While grueling desert rallies have typically been home to modified Pajeros, Mitsubishi revealed it will bring a custom-built Lancer, the MRX09, to the 2009 Dakar rally.Designed for the FIA's T1 class, the Lancer MRX09 shares little (if anything) with the
We thought we'd have to wait until August 26th for photos of Mazda's new show car, but the company leaked a few shots of its Kazamai concept before its unveiling at the 2008 Moscow motor show.Early sketches of the Kazamai
As we've already told you, Mazda has given its new 6 more power, room, and style. All that can be yours for half a grand less than the outgoing model.Pricing for the four-cylinder i models starts at $19,220, while a
Six weeks after announcing a considerable shift in its product strategy, General Motors today revealed a series of cuts and changes aimed to improve its financial standing.The restructuring, which affects everything from product planning to retiree healthcare, will attempt to
Although much of today's announcement focused on its financial woes, GM did manage to reveal some interesting tidbits surrounding its future product plans.With its truck production slated to be cut by nearly 300,000 units by 20xx, the company is switching