Ford unveiled at least five new electric or partially electric models at the Detroit Auto Show, but other global auto makers are energized as well, rolling out new concept cars, including a few sleek and sexy models.

Dinner reservations? No problem with some of the new luxury cars unveiled at the Detroit auto show. Deborah Gembara reports.

The City of Redlands reports that the latest quarterly sales tax revenue figures are up 4.7 percent.
Tax receipts for sales from April to June 2011 were up 4.7 percent over the same quarter last year.
Actual sales activity in Redlands during the period from April to June 2011 rose 7.2 percent over last year, according to […]

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General Motors has announced initiatives for customer satisfaction and battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
The initiatives follow six months of research and testing in the United States with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration designed to induce electric vehicle battery failure after severe […]

Two Chevy Volts have caught fire in federal tests — now there’s an investigation.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into the risk of a fire in Chevrolet Volts after two Volt batteries caught fire.  The incidents happened within weeks after crash tests.  It’s believed there was some type of damage to the battery.
A […]

It won’t fit inside your basket, but most Costco stores greet customers with brand new cars parked in front of the store.

We take a look at the history of the American corporation General Motors, which was the world’s largest automaker for over seventy-five years.

News headline from the California Highway Patrol:
Rain, sleet, snow, high winds and perhaps fog will visit California roadways the next few days.  Here are some reminders you may want to pass along to motorists.
Many crashes are caused by driving too fast for current conditions.   The first and foremost tip:  SLOW DOWN.  It’s a simple matter […]

Racecar builder Casey Putsch is selling his one-of-a kind turbine-engine powered Batmobile to the highest bidder.

A truck owned by KNBC-TV caught fire at 10:37 a.m. Friday.
It happened on the 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, according to the station’s website.
One photographer was driving the vehicle northbound near the Getty Center as the truck caught fire.
There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is unknown.