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November 21, 2012 - Bosch is the world largest maker of auto parts. As of last week, Bosch has decided to sell its shares of Denso for $1.4 billion. Bosch has been a stakeholder of Denso for almost sixty years! Both companies have said that they will continue to collaborate on further projects but the…

November 20, 2012 - In case your completely out of the loop (pun intended), the Circuit of the Americas ran its first Formula 1 race this weekend. The Circuit of the Americas is the first “purpose-built” Formula 1 race track in the United States. Sunday’s race brought over 100,000 people out, to watch Lewis Hamilton…

November 16, 2012 - Yesterday, BorgWarner reported that it will be changing leadership at its North American Headquarters. Tim Manganello, who has been CEO and chairman of BorgWarner for the past 10 years, will be replaced by James Verrier as of January 1, 2013. Verrier is a 23-year veteran at BorgWarner and a great fit…

November 12, 2012 - The 2012 Honda Civic, the 9th generation of the model, was an utter disappointment in the eyes of the American media. They charged the car with a poor design constructed with cheaper materials than its predecessor. Despite terrible reviews, Civic sales were up to par for the fiscal year—apparently consumers didn’t…

November 8, 2012 - Across the Eastern United States, as far south as Texas, used car prices are dramatically inflated. According to the used car site Edmunds.com, car prices will jump about $750 to $1000 over the next couple of weeks due to Hurricane Sandy. Over 200,000 cars have been totaled due to the storm,…

November 5, 2012 -  Car technology—as are all forms of technology—is advancing at an unprecedented rate. It is an exciting time for transportation. All this talk about driverless cars has to give you the feeling we are on the verge of something really big. Driving as we know it, will not be “as we know…

November 2, 2012 -  Hyundai Motors America and Kia Motors America have had to send out a brand new batch of window stickers for 6 models (3 each) because they apparently overestimated the MPG on about 900,000 cars. Oops! The Hyundai Accent, Veloster, and Elantra all touted 40MPG, along with their Kia counterparts (Hyundai owns…

November 1, 2012 -  And the winner is…the Tesla Model S? I’ll give you a minute to let the disbelief sink in. Go ahead and hit the refresh button a couple of times to make sure it’s not a typo. Heck, open another browser window and Google it, just so you know I’m not messing…

October 31, 2012 -  When I think about the damages caused by a hurricane I generally conjure the news photos of people’s homes being destroyed—their personal belongings being washed away, destroyed in fires, or crushed in a collapse. It is estimated that Hurricane Sandy is going to cause about $20 billion dollars’ worth of damage—that…