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The Movies have taught us one thing it is to be car obsessed!  The car enthusiast’s passion generally isn’t founded in any single experience. It is a result of many influences, coming from places like our parents, our surrounding area’s culture and, almost always, the media.   The automobile plays…

Wondering which vehicles are best when it comes to retaining value? Pickup trucks, famous for their rugged construction, generally fair best when it comes to depreciation and luxury cars fare worst, a study by an auto website, CarGurus.com, finds. The study looked at the prices of used cars from the…

After adding thousands of new jobs and renovating its Kansas City Assembly Plant, Ford is finally ready to begin production of its full-size 2015 Transit van, which is set to arrive in showrooms this summer. Ford Motor could exceed its commitment to hire 12,000 people by the end of 2015….

Honda has revealed their anticipated 2015 Fit. The old Honda Fit was so popular in the United States that Honda consistently struggled to produce enough Fits in Japan to keep up with demand here. The 2015 Honda Fit hatchbacks are already rolling off the line at a brand-new plant in…

Canada’s energy industry saw markets for its two main products head in sharply different directions in 2011: Global oil prices (CL-FT100.700.110.11%) averaged a record high $111 (U.S.) per barrel for the year, while natural gas prices in North America languished. That disconnect prompted North American companies to focus their exploration…

It seems cheap batteries are the wave of the future if we are to embrace electric vehicles.  General Motors has invested $7 million in Envia Systems, a California-based start-up that has been developing more powerful and cheaper batteries for electric vehicles.Newark, California-based Envia has developed cathode technology for lithium-ion batteries…