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Mazda’s Iconic Rotary Engine Reaches the End of the...
When you think of the rotary engine, what kinds of things jump quickly to your mind? Let me try a few: Mazda, thirsty, rev-happy,...
Toyota To Try Transporting Tercels To Texas (and Other...
Pardon the alliteration. It's late and I'm feeling a little loopy. Of course, Toyota hasn't called its B-segment model the Tercel since...
J.D. Power Initial-Quality Scores Show Some Surprises, Some...
It's time again for automakers to brace themselves for the release of the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Intial Quality Scores. These...
What Improvements Does the Chevrolet Volt Need?
Yesterday, we posted a review of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, a car that is controversial for a number of reasons, from GM's bailout, to the...
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Ford and Honda Tops In Customer Retention Study
According to the annual customer retention study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates, the Ford and Honda brands each managed to retain...
Honda Further Undercuts Prius With New Base Insight
By Chris Haak Honda's second-generation Insight, which is based heavily upon the Fit's architecture, but without the conventional car's...
GM, Chrysler Each Set to Add 1,000 Engineering Jobs
GM and Chrysler - yes, the same two companies that shed tens of thousands of white-collar and production employees over the past few years...
China’s 2010 Auto Sales Could Top 18 Million
By Chris Haak Fresh from snatching the title of the "world's largest new-vehicle market" from the US last year, China's new-vehicle sales...
Volt Rated at 93 MPGe, Leaf at 99 MPGe
By Chris Haak This past week, the EPA released the long-awaited official mileage estimates for the two newest kids on the block, the...
Review: 2011 Ford Super Duty F-350 4×4 Crew Cab...
By Chris Haak Photos by Joseph Rapanotti For the past decade, we've been in the midst of a winner-take-all battle for torque supremacy in...
Ray LaHood Wants to Ban In-Vehicle Cell Phones
By Chris Haak US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a crusader against distracted driving, has fired the latest salvo in the battle. ...
GM Pulls off a Successful IPO at $33 Per Share
By Chris Haak Less than a year and a half after its predecessor, General Motors Corporation, collapsed under the crushing weight of...
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Intellectual-Property Theft Will Impact China’s Auto...
It's well-known that China has some serious issues with protecting intellectual property. From cars that are knockoffs of the name brand...
BNSF Railway Will Switch Some Locomotives to Natural Gas...
As you know, we don't usually deviate much from our core mission of covering cars and the car business here at Full Metal Autos. But this...
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Cars That Are Popular With Sub-Prime Buyers
There was an interesting article in today's edition of Automotive News that explored part of the reason behind Chrysler's dramatic sales...
Mazda and Fiat To Co-Develop New Roadsters
When the original Mazda MX-5 Miata made its debut some 23 years ago, a number of British sports cars such as the MG MGB, Austin-Healey...
Review: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ V6 FWD
GM has a big problem with the Chevrolet Equinox. They just can't make enough of the things to satisfy consistently strong demand. (I...