It's not in the Neiman Marcus catalog, but General Motors Corp.'s EV1 will go on sale before Christmas, at least at 26 Saturn stores in Los Angeles San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson.For those who must be the first on their block, Dec. 5 is the first...
Malibu, Ca - General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet Div. has an all-new platform for its 1997 Malibu, and executives and engineers attending the new Malibu's press launch here believe the car perhaps represents Chevrolet's first legitimate chance at...
Say au revoir to the 2-stroke engine - at least as far as Chlysler Corp. is concerned.Engineers at the company's stroke engine "skunkworks" will suspend further development of the 2-stroke engine, work which began nearly a decade ago under the...
Several auto analysts believe 1997 to be a watershed year for the industry: If the model year sustains strong sales, it could be the first signal that the automotive sector, like a growing snake shedding its skin, is tortuously evolving away from...
Chevrolet's new Venture minivan will start at $20,495 (3 doors, regular wheelbase) and range up to $23,269 (4 doors, extended wheelbase). Pontiac's Trans Sport will initially sticker between $21,049 and $23,939, while Oldsmobile's Silhouette will...
Various sources both inside and outside of General Motors Corp. have suggested GM is ready to scrap its 3.4L DOHC V-6 engine, not to be confused with the above mentioned overhead valve 3.4L in the new GM front-drive minivans. One source in GM...
Pricing won't be released until later this summer, and the first vehicles won't reach dealerships until later this fall. But the Silhouette -- the classiest of GM's new front-drive vans -- will likely set its sights on Chrysler's lavish Town &...
FLORENCE, ITALY -- As far as I'm concerned, whoever it was at Mercedes-Benz AG to have finally "signed off" on producing the 1998 SLK roadster deserves a few extra "company matches" to supplement his or her pension. The SLK is a titanic...
FORT RICHARDSON, AK -- It was a great idea: Invite the press troops to Alaska and let 'em have a go at the all-new 4-door Ford full-size SUV in the world's most rugged terrain.What Ford didn't count on is the dearth of rugged roads, on or off, in...
Advanced aluminum casting technologies increase critical component application possibilities for vehicle weight reduction.Over the past two decades, spurred by government regulated corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and clean air regulations...