I spent part of Wednesday afternoon tooling around GM's tech center in a "mule" version of the Volt. When I hit the gas, the acceleration was instant. The Volt will deliver the same performance you would get from a car with 250 horse power   Read More

With the auto companies on their holiday breaks, this is always a week when I think about the year ahead for the auto industry. In past years, some of the predictions I've made to myself have come true, while many more were so off the mark it was kind of funny. So: What will happen in '09?    Read More

I'm not a car expert. I'm a driving expert. I drive 25,000 miles a year, and I've driven everything. I know what works and what doesn't, and I avoid buying American. Get mad at me all you want, but I speak from experience, and millions of other drivers in the Car Capital of America (California) agree with me.    Read More

Most of you are waking up this morning, hearing that Toyota has just forecast it's first annual loss in decades, and may be saying, "Wow, even Toyota is hurting." This news shouldn't come as a surprise.   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Macy’s and Silver Wheaton popped while Newell Rubbermaid and Hovnanian dropped.   Read More

I have noted the weeping and gnashing of teeth that accompanied yesterday's downturn, and the widespread belief that we have not yet put in a convincing bottom.    Read More

The Big Three will become two, Detroit will need more help from the government, SUVs will enjoy a modest rebound and electric cars will fire up the industry.   Read More

The Consumer Price Index had its biggest one month drop ever.  Here is a breakdown of the inflation benchmark to show you where costs are falling most.   Read More

As the mess in Detroit continues to get worse, and the Big Three automakers continue to lobby the government for a bailout, it's looking ever more likely that we could be talking about a Big Two before long.   Read More

The latest overall job loss numbers showed a loss of 240,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate climbed to 6.5%.  This is the highest unemployment rate since March 1994.  The September payroll numbers were revised to a loss of 284,000.  Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.   Read More