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The End of a Road and a Long Journey
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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

It's a Long Road to Profitable Fuel Economy in the U.S.
The best myths are sometimes planted in academic studies, one of which was delivered last week by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

General Motors' History Holds a Key to Its Future
I've long envied the extensive library of automotive history owned by my friend and mentor Frank Swoboda, a former business editor of The Washington Post.
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Warren Brown's Car Culture
Electric cars -- all-electric, gas-electric hybrid, and plug-in electric extended range models -- are becoming more popular. In some cases -- the new Ford Fusion Hybrid mid-size sedan and the revised Honda Insight Hybrid are examples -- they also are becoming more affordable, a welcome development that is bound to increase their appeal in the marketplace.

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Warren Brown's Car Culture: General Motors Likely to Have Last Laugh
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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Warren Brown's Car Culture
Buried under the current global economic collapse is the debris of conventional wisdom. Consider, for example, the wreckage of the automobile industry.
Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Warren Brown's Car Culture
The Obama administration's proposed new standards for vehicle fuel economy mark a partial victory for common sense. A complete win is more difficult. It requires a provision ensuring that American consumers will buy the more fuel-efficient vehicles that American politicians are asking car companies to make.
Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT