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Have you experienced Prius markups?

Mark ups on the Prius, again? There are some minor reports of a few Toyota dealers adding markups to the Toyota Prius. Fortunately, the markups are nothing like last year when dealers would as much as ,000 or more to the price of the Prius simply because they could. Earlier this year, several Toyota dealers told me [...] [...]

FORD ADDS SHIFTS AT PLANTS IN KANSAS CITY, MICHIGAN TO MEET DEMAND FOR FUEL-EFFICIENT ESCAPE, F-150

Ford Motor Company today announced it is adding third production shifts at its Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant’s sport utility line to help meet strong demand for Ford F-150 pickups and Escape utility vehicles. [...]

New GM Shirks Responsibility for Old Toxic Dumps and Mercury Disposal

General Motors is working hard to establish itself as a leader in the market for high-tech eco-friendly vehicles, but its actions since coming out of bankruptcy raise doubts about the depth of the company’s environment commitment. When GM emerged [...] [...]

Would natural gas cars make sense?

A rough look at pricing Today, buying hybrid cars only makes sense if you think long term, and not even then in some cases. Inevitably, achieving even 10 percent hybrid market share will require far better cost-effectiveness. So, what about natural gas vehicles? My local Honda dealership is selling Civic GX natural gas vehicles for ,388, while a [...] [...]