J.C. Chandor is one of Hollywood's hot new names.
Every auto show, these days, is "all about plug-in cars and hybrids," they say. Everyone's gawking at the cherry on top while few notice how different the ice cream underneath is.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named 66 vehicles as "Top Safety Pick Winners" this year, more than double the number that earned the award last year.
"Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit" takes cops and robbers to a whole new level with realistic controls, exotic cars and chase scenes to rival a Hollywood blockbuster.
Subaru, which makes a habit of beating expectations, has done it again.
Unlike almost any other industry you can think of, the auto industry gushes public information. In any given month, an interested consumer can find out exactly how many units of his favorite car model have been sold, how much they sold for, and how that compared with competing makes in the same category.
MT. WASHINGTON, N.H. - They had all stopped squinting toward the summit by now. There was nothing to see but rocks and clouds, nothing to do but try to find a spot where their phones could pick up a cell signal in this picturesque and remote sector of the White Mountains. The quiet, the wake in the energy field created when Travis Pastrana exited, stage up, was palpable. Almost unnerving.
Colin Ferguson and the Syfy channel have built a loyal following for the show "Eureka," now in its fourth season. The series' titular, top-secret town is filled with uber-geniuses and one wily sheriff, which turns out to be a great mix for science fiction. Ferguson is in Atlanta, Georgia, to promote "Eureka" at Dragon*Con, and stopped by CNN studios to answer a few of our fan-centric questions.
Like a reflection in a side-view mirror, NASCAR's problems are sometimes larger than they appear. During the past few years, criticism has rained down on a sport that's seen double-digit ratings drops, attendance declines and the dominance of a few select drivers. Case in point: Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have combined to win 11 of the last 18 races, leaving fans snoozing or searching for other sporting entertainment.
A couple of items in recent news clearly point to a new direction for the global auto industry:
The tabulation of U.S. auto sales for the month of February contains some big surprises. Consider:
Subaru, the car brand of choice for quirky, all-wheel-drive loving Northeasterners and trendy turbo freaks, is on something of a tear.
Chrysler Group's Dodge Ram Heavy Duty won Motor Trend magazine's coveted "Truck of the Year" award in a unanimous vote, the magazine announced Thursday.
If you're hoping to make a last-minute Cash for Clunkers deal, you'd better call your car dealer first to make sure he's still doing them. Also, make sure there are cars left to sell on the lot.
There are lots of different ways to measure automotive quality. But for my money, the best single indicator is J.D. Power and Associates' three-year study of vehicle dependability. More than 46,000 original owners of 2006-model year vehicles weighed in with their opinions this year
Honda slashes jobs in Japan. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Maybe it's all the news of "Anonymous" protests against Scientology that have been dominating the blogs lately, but it seems the word "cult" is on a lot of people's minds. Which makes me think about just how many cults there are out there -- and not just the religious kind, either.
The actress is fine after car crash in Massachusetts
YOUR NEW ISSUE OF FORTUNE MAGAZINE: A classic, barnburner of a story by Carol Loomis no less, on Mayor Mike Bloomberg's business. Yes Mike is a force of nature, but his company is the real star indeed. SUCH a great story, because it's all discovery, right? THIS is what FORTUNE does.....And how about Marcia Vickers's story on Citadel and Ken Griffin. A tour de force. Of the three stories on Citadel, two out and one to come, which one do you think is the best? Let me know!! (I have an idea...).....There's also a great "Where are They Now" feature. Check out Linda Wachner and her doggie! Woof woof!
Adam Schlesinger is in demand.
Business 2.0: Going globalupdated: Mon Mar 19 2007 10:45:00
With the U.S. real estate market in the doldrums, look south - way south - to Uruguay. Uru-where? The tiny South American nation is wedged between Brazil and Argentina, whose sputtering currencies have been attracting globe-trotting bargain hunters in recent years. But it's getting harder to find a real deal in those countries, with all the competition from euro-flush investors and increasingly prosperous locals. That makes largely overlooked but delightfully cosmopolitan Uruguay the place to be.
"Whether you're planning to spend Gay Ski Week in Whistler with your friends, or take your partner to Boston so you can hop over to Provincetown to enjoy Lesbian Week, we have terrific options for you..."
(Time.com) -- Richard Ellis paces impatiently back and forth across a small room lined with computer terminals, trying to contain his mounting frustration.
An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say.
Malcolm Bricklin, legendary serial entrepreneur, is starring in the movie of his life. He can scarcely brush his teeth without being followed by a videocamera.
Japanese carmakers -- or, more specifically, Honda followed by Toyota and Subaru -- took all ten spots in this year's Consumer Reports magazine top picks.
A Michigan environmental group is charging that at least part of the so-called "new car smell" is toxic, and that the interior of an automobile has dangerous levels of various chemicals.
If there were a list of the "toughest jobs for cars" being a police car would probably be right up there at the top.
FSB: Roll With Itupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 00:01:00
When the weather turns Chilly, most mountain bikers push their bikes into the garage and keep them there until spring. For one biking devotee that wasn't good enough. Ray Petro, 39, a remodeling co...
General Motors Corp. is selling its entire equity stake in Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. as the company refocuses its Asia-Pacific strategy toward "high-growth markets," the automaker said Wednesday.
Target: Guzzlers updated: Mon Aug 29 2005 17:22:00
With gas prices setting records, the Bush Administration has proposed an overhaul of fuel-economy standards.
After a few close calls, astronomers have finally obtained the first photograph of a planet beyond our solar system, SPACE.com has learned.
Money Magazine: Motor Mouthupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00
Q What's the difference between all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive? Manufacturers refer to their vehicles as being one or the other, and some magazines use the labels interchangeably. I'm confuse...
FSB: Wild Rideupdated: Tue Mar 01 2005 00:01:00
As an entrepreneur, Malcolm Bricklin, 65, is best known for his bold failures. He began importing Subaru cars in 1968 but left in 1972 before Subaru's sales ignited. His attempt at manufacturing hi...
As always, there's a lot to look forward to in the upcoming automotive model year. Then again, some of next year's new cars and trucks are already generating more groans than cheers.
A U.S.-based company plans to sell cars manufactured in China at American dealerships beginning in 2007.
CNNMoney: Three hot wagonsupdated: Thu Dec 30 2004 09:45:00
The old suburban standby is back in earnest -- faster, sexier, safer and priced to sell. SUVs, get ready for some real competition.
When it comes to automotive gizmos, Americans say they are most willing to pay for stuff that saves them at the pump, according to a study released Wednesday.
Pity SUVs. The big lugs suffer nonstop abuse--for bullying smaller cars, guzzling gas, flipping over. So what do we do when we're not nominating sport utilities as Scourge of the Planet? We buy the...
I love winding roads, pretzel-shaped turns, and the cars built to safely speed through them. That's probably why I've never been a fan of sport-utility vehicles. Turns out those gas-guzzling land c...
Pssssssst. While car designers are frantically trying to gene-splice the latest, greatest SUV hybrid, a hot new concept car has quietly motored onto the scene. It offers a roomy cargo bay, lots of ...
If you want ample space for gear or passengers, you may think you have only two choices: a sport utility vehicle (SUV) or a minivan. SUVs remain the sultans of sales. In the past five years, their ...
These are great days for Subaru, the quirky Japanese automaker that almost called it quits in America four years ago. Its U.S. sales operation, Subaru of America, has a hit car-- the Legacy Outback...
The fact that my friend Sara walked away from her totaled 1992 Subaru wagon after it veered off a highway at 55 miles per hour illustrates one reason why investors as well as drivers are so smitten...
Even the vast and merciless poverty of Calcutta cannot do what the New York City building code can do: make Mother Teresa cry "uncle." ÊThe Missionaries of Charity, whose leader that estimable lady...
If you plan to slap a low ceiling on your '95 budget, you're not alone. Since 1993, Americans have gunned their spending by an average rate of almost 5% per year, while personal income grew only 4%...
WANNA BUY a goose? Al "Chainsaw" Dunlap, a.k.a. Rambo in Pinstripes, will sell you a whole gaggle of them -- cheap. Dunlap, a boisterous, back-slapping | fellow famed for slash-and-burn corporate t...
Whatever their image problems in the U.S., Japan's automakers need more customers and are speeding on to other frontiers. Their latest target: Israel. Toyota Motor, Mazda, Daihatsu, and Suzuki open...
TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN Donna and Donald Vigliotti of Hamden, Conn. bought a new ( $17,000 Jeep Cherokee to complement their valiant but aging 1981 Subaru, they knew that their auto insurance costs wou...
General Motors, Ford Motor, and Chrysler stepped up their television advertising budgets last year. Yet some competitors from Japan and Germany outstripped Detroit not only in the rate of increased...
NOT CONTENT with strong sales and rising market share, Japanese carmakers want more -- they want to prove they are No. 1 in the world. That message reverberated through the recent Tokyo Motor Show,...
Money Magazine: One Up on Wall Streetupdated: Sun Jan 01 1989 00:01:00
The title of a heartening (and irreverent) new guide to stock picking by Peter Lynch, manager of the world-beating Magellan Fund, says it all. The investors with that one-up advantage, by the way, ...
SHOPPERS supplied most of the oomph in the service economy last year. By keeping cash registers ringing even after many economists thought they would be immobilized by the stock market crash, consu...
THE PHONE RINGS. It's your broker, and has he got a stock for you. ''This company is fantastic!'' he booms. ''It has a high alpha factor, a low beta factor, and it makes the best darn radish puller...
The table below shows the lowest-priced car sold in the U.S. in each model year since 1972. Though the sticker price briefly broke the $5,000 barrier in 1985, in real dollars the difference between...
Bloated inventories. A possible strike. Yet another profit-draining financing program. The U.S. auto industry seems more battered than the last survivor of a demolition derby. Nonetheless, some sav...
OVER VERY LONG PERIODS OF time, a diversified portfolio of small stocks offers some of the best returns that an investor can earn. The reason is simple. Small companies constitute the creative, fas...
The bear market in small-company stocks, now two years old, continues to linger. But you wouldn't know it from the performance of the $254-million Acorn Fund, a no-load mutual fund specializing in ...
Over the past five years, Boston-based Fidelity Magellan Fund has bested the market averages by a nautical mile, surging ahead 314%, counting reinvested dividends, while Standard & Poor's 500-stock...
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