http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:35:06 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Well, I guess we're here: The U.S. economy has sunk into a recession and government action is critical to stem the damage, according to economists... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/economists-see.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/economists-see.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:35:06 -0500 How bad can it get? Check out what happened to GM's stock today: DETROIT - General Motors shares fell to their lowest level since 1950... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/gm-shares-drop.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/gm-shares-drop.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:28:47 -0500 NEW YORK - Oil prices fell more than $2 to below $87 a barrel on Thursday as expectations that the financial crisis could further slow... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/oil-falls-2-as.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/oil-falls-2-as.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:28:47 -0500 Hurd Auto Mall has is now Rhode Island's exclusive distributor for Eurospeed Scooters which get 80 miles to the gallon. Scooters, which do not require... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/hurd-auto-mall-1.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/hurd-auto-mall-1.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:52:55 -0500 Okay, I was wrong. A few weeks ago - and that feels like a lifetime in these historic times - I wrote that I expected... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-138.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-138.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:05:28 -0500 Tasca Automotive Group raised $6,000 at its 11th annual Mustang Rally last month despite the intrusion of Hurricane Hanna, according to Tasca. The rally, which... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/tasca-raises-60.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/tasca-raises-60.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:06:37 -0500 Automotive News has some pretty sobering articles on its front page this week - under the overall headline, "The Great Collapse." In terms of sales,... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-137.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-137.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:06:37 -0500 VIENNA, Austria -- Oil prices were down Wednesday but off earlier lows on a rate cut by the world's major central banks, according to The... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/rate-cuts-suppo.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/rate-cuts-suppo.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:31:19 -0500 TOKYO -- Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota may have trouble meeting global vehicle sales targets,... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/toyota-fighting.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/toyota-fighting.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:28:02 -0500 Honda's Takeo Fukui shows off a concept version of the new Insight gasoline-electric hybrid. Honda unveiled an "affordable" hybrid family car at the Paris... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/honda-shows-off.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/honda-shows-off.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:01:22 -0500 Oil prices briefly fell to an eight-month low below $90 a barrel Monday on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/oil-falls-as-fi.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/oil-falls-as-fi.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:32:04 -0500 If there is any merit to the legal motion against Bill Heard Enterprises seeking penalties of more than $50 million for deceptive marketing and alleged... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-136.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-136.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:50:30 -0500 Auto dealer Bill Heard Enterprises, the world's top selling Chevy dealer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court documents cited by the... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-135.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-135.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:30:41 -0500 You name it - high gas prices, an economy all but in recession, politics as abnormal at the presidential level, the meltdown on Wall Street... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-134.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/backseat-driver-134.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:49:07 -0500 Toyota, Ford Motor and Chrysler each said Wednesday that their sales in the United States fell more than 30 percent in September, as volatility in... http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/auto-sales-fall-1.html http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/carsblog/2008/10/auto-sales-fall-1.html Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:54:10 -0500