The government’s Auto Task Force was given the difficult task of saving General Motors and Chrysler at a time when the credit markets were frozen and the economy was in chaos. The team ultimately got the job done by ushering the two iconic companies through extraordinarily short bankruptcies. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Volvo To Unveil New V40 In Geneva
We like Volvo, from the old boxy but good designs straight on through to the latest S60 mid-sizer. But there’s no denying the fact that the swoopier designs – let’s call it New Volvo – it’s been producing the last several years are more appealing to the masses than its historic bricks. The C30, to our eyes at least, is still an interesting machine. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: California Launches Campaign Against 3,000-Mile Oil Changes
If you ask the typical driver how often they should change their oil, the answer would likely be about 3,000 miles. But thanks to advances in engine and oil technology, the 3,000-mile barrier is just a number. Many vehicles can travel 7,500 miles or more between oil changes, but still a large number of drivers head to the nearest oil change facility for their 3,000-mile fix. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: These Are American Senior Citizens’ Favorite Cars
The stereotype of elderly drivers preferring Lincolns and Buicks has to come from somewhere. TrueCar.com took a look at the past two years of car sales to buyers at least 65 years old and found a couple common threads. The first thing these buyers are looking for is familiarity. The nameplates and vehicle types that were popular when these buyers were younger rank high with senior buyers, kind of the same way people’s musical preferences get frozen in time. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Fisker Names Former Chrysler Chief Tom LaSorda Its Vice Chairman
Starting a new automaker from scratch is no easy feat. Henrik Fisker is a visionary designer, but to get his Karma luxury hybrid on the road, he knew he’d need a good management team behind him. So he brought in BMW and Ford native Bernhard Koehler as Chief Operating Officer, General Motors number cruncher Joe DaMour as Chief Financial Officer and former Jaguar marketing chief Richard Beattie as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Tech Talk Future: Will Contact Lenses Show You Emails???
If this aint some Minority Report ish to me, I don’t know what is, I mean Contacts that will send your emails right to your eyes? That ish Cray, Hit the Jump for the Full story here! Follow @TatWza +TatWZA
