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The Chevrolet Stingray concept car - A vision of the future Corvette?

Auto show season is officially upon us and to kick things off the NADAguides.com team traveled to the 2009 Orange County Auto show. Most of the automakers save their big product reveals for a little later in the year at shows like the LA, Chicago, Detroit, and New York event. This year however the Anaheim convention center is filled with some great concepts and a few surprises. More...

 
The 1958 Firebird III will make sure you and your wife arrive for your dinner date on the moon ... in style!

World War II had recently ended and the United States was thriving. Soldiers had returned from their posts overseas and were ready to spend their hard earned paychecks. The country was growing and new highways were being built. The American car industry found itself in the midst of a design boom, and the Motorama era was born. More...

Despite recent reports to the contrary in the Wall Street Journal, General Motors (GM) is not considering discontinuing or selling any of its brands other than Hummer, according to a meeting Mark LaNeve, VP of Sales for North America, had with its dealers. Regardless of its official position on the matter, there are definitely some major changes on the horizon for GM. It is faced with a 16 percent decline in sales this year (compared with an industry-wide decline of 10 percent). Stock analysts believe the company needs to raise $5 billion to $15 billion in cash in order to stem its ongoing losses and high expenses, and if it doesn't, bankruptcy is a possibility.

General Motors has put its Hummer brand up for sale.

In yesterday's post, I addressed whether you should be concerned if you are buying a car from one of GM's eight b...

General Motors (GM) is considering discontinuing or selling several more of its brands, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. GM, which has been struggling financially, currently sells eight different brands, including Hummer, which it put up for sale last month. If you are considering buying a car from one of GM's brands, especially a Buick, Pontiac, Saab or Saturn, which are the brands most likely to be affected, should you reconsider your purchase?

The short answer is no. Regardless of whether a brand is sold or discontinued, your car warranty will still be in effect (though it may be managed by anoth...