The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech have announced that they plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle equipped with technology that will help a person without sight to be able to get behind the wheel and drive. The demonstration is said to be scheduled for sometime in 2011. The point the Federation wanted ... Read More

This is a sad day indeed–the Ford Motor Company has decided to phase out its once mighty Mercury brand. Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally and his top lieutenants have won the backing of key members of the Ford family and are expected to seek approval from the car maker’s board to kill Mercury after years ... Read More

In an unexpected move, General Motors recalls 162,000 Hummer sports utility vehicles despite no mechanical issues. The reason behind the recall is part of General Motor’s new social responsibility platform, where the company has committed to promote socially responsible corporate citizenship. “Despite there being no mechanical issues with the Hummer, it is simply creating too ... Read More

Who would have guessed that the people who couldn’t run the company before would continue doing a bad job? This has come as a shock to almost everyone who is has been following the trials and tribulations of the once iconic American car company. General Motors is stressing that despite the dire report, it started ... Read More

In a revealing interview with the Sarcasmist, several auto industry spokespeople said that the big three American car companies had no plans of making smaller cars. “Americans are getting fatter and there is no foreseeable ebb in this obesity trend. As any good business would do, we are investing in our future, and developing a ... Read More