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December 18, 2008. General Motors plans to auction more than fifty cars from its heritage museum as part of its ongoing effort to raise funds.

December 18, 2008. Ford Motor Co. will shut down 10 of its North American assembly plants an extra week in January to adjust production with demand in the midst of the ongoing economic slump.

December 18, 2008. Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. have reopened merger talks with Chrysler's owner saying it may part with a share of the company.

December 18, 2008. It's been a pipe dream for 30 years but now the world's first fully available flying car is set to hit the roads next year.

December 17, 2008. By using state-of-the-art autosport / aerospace technology, and exploiting the inherent rigidity of layered carbon fibre, Terence Woodgate and John Barnard have created an astonishing table that spans 3 metres and has a thickness of just 2mm at the edge.

December 17, 2008. An advertising campaign for the automotive company MINI. Where the user holds the ad in front of a webcam and sees an animated 3D MINI "pop-up" on the page.

December 15, 2008. Jeremy Clarkeson reviews the Tesla Roadster.

December 15, 2008. Alan Mulally, Ford CEO, has made it clear to Congress and the media that unlike GM and Chrysler, Ford is not seeking a bridge loan.

December 14, 2008. Among automaker start-ups, the efforts of Powel Crosley Jr. followed a path taken many times by idealistic industrialists: creating a car for the masses, without much regard for whether the masses wanted one or not.

December 14, 2008. The seeds of the Big Three’s current problems were laid in the late 1950s, when the lack of small American cars opened the door to the first large wave of imports, particularly the Volkswagen Beetle.

December 15, 2008. The country's carmaking industry is once again becoming a battle between the North and the South.

December 15, 2008. President George W Bush will hold off on any action to inject billions of dollars into beleaguered US automakers until he returns from a surprise visit to Iraq.

December 13, 2008. BMW is rumored to have plans to revive the 8-Series name for a potential “four-door coupe,” much like the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class.

December 13, 2008. BMWBlog brings you the first official photos of the new 2009 BMW Z4.

December 13, 2008. Promising a slew of new green vehicles, the troubled Detroit automaker is turning to top design firms to make those cars innovative and appealing.

December 13, 2008. Seeking Alpha's Auto Industry Watch.

December 12, 2008. The most amazing car junkyard, near Bern, Switzerland.

December 12, 2008. A last-ditch attempt at compromise fails, increasing the risk of bankruptcy for one of Detroit's Big Three and more turmoil for the overall economy.

December 12, 2008. Gas Cubby is the ultimate tool for tracking gas mileage and vehicle maintenance.

December 12, 2008. The Big Three aren't the only ones having a tough time of it. The German auto industry is in crisis too.

December 12, 2008. Although some car companies will be absent from the upcoming North American International Auto Show, organizers say there will be more products unveiled than at the 2008 event.

December 12, 2008. The industry's capital is Detroit, but it extends across the country.

December 12, 2008. President Bush threw an eleventh-hour lifeline to America's stricken car industry yesterday after being faced with - and potentially blamed for - the collapse of the country's once-mighty car manufacturers.

December 12, 2008. Propping up ailing car companies is not what the government’s bailout for Detroit’s car makers is really about, says the man in the middle of the controversial plan.

December 11, 2008. Car & Driver details the 10 lies that pinhead legislators—and, by extension, the mainstream media—believe about the car industry.

December 11, 2008. The bosses at the Big Three have watched their public reputations go down the drain over the past month. What can they do about it now?

December 11, 2008. An easy way to do home repairs with a few simple items.

December 10, 2008. For the fifth year in a row, the gas/electric Toyota Prius hybrid is the top car for owner satisfaction.

December 10, 2008. JPPadula took the time and trouble to modify an OEM cassette player, making it accept an iPod effortlessly.

December 10, 2008. Dvice's list of mandatory standard equipment, for every car built from 2010 on, counting down in order of importance.