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Struggles with Auto Industry Bailout Dampen Los Angeles Auto Show

When leaders of the Automotive Big Three left Washington empty handed Wednesday night, it became clear that the industry's immediate future may now lie with the Bush administration, which has staunchly opposed using the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout program to aid Detroit.

Women in the car business; their time has come!

America may not be ready for a woman president, but a woman car salesperson or even a General Manager?

Safety Reminder: Teen Safety Week Urges Young Drivers to Concentrate on Driving Basics

With fall season here, and students settling back to the classroom focusing on readin', writin' and 'rithmatic, here's another reminder to also concentrate behind the wheel when driving a car or truck. As part of this week's National Teen Driver Safety Week activities, Ford is expanding Driving Skills for Life, https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com the company's award-winning driver's education program.

Volkswagen "Sign-Then-Drive" Lease Promotion Returns

In a time when most vehicle manufacturers have begun shying away from leasing, Volkswagen is announcing the return of a stimulus package from earlier this year to promote the attractiveness of leasing a new Volkswagen.

NASCAR's "Drive for Diversity" hosts 26 candidates at Combined Racing Event October 13-14

Twenty-six drivers from different forms of racing all over North America will showcase their skills in front of NASCAR team owners and executives at the sixth annual Drive for Diversity Testing & Evaluation Combine presented by Sunoco.

New Questions on Booster Seat Safety

We've been told over and over again how important it is to have our babies safely buckled in to their child safety seats, but as they grow up a little more, it's also equally important that their growing bodies be strapped into booster seats better designed for their midsize frames.

Can you be won away from Google search?

by Virginia DeBolt at 8:48am Tue, 7 Oct 2008 under Social Media, Life, Politics & News, Technology & Web, ask, Lijit, Hakia; 856 views
Perhaps you've noticed that the search feature on BlogHer now has a Lijit logo in the search box. Under that, you see two options. Search blogher.com or search the BlogHer network. If you search the BlogHer network, you find posts on your search words found in any blog that is part of the BlogHer network. The Lijit search is perfect for BlogHer. It helps BlogHer fulfill its key mission of locating and linking to the world of women's blogs.

Be Safe and Smart with Car Seat ID Kits

Sometimes AskPatty stumbles across something that's so smart and such a no-brainer, we're ashamed we didn't think of it ourselves!

Chrysler Joins the Electric Vehicle Party

With so much talk of electric vehicles approaching the marketplace, it appears that Chrysler was not about to be left out of the party and has announced that it will also be supplying a couple of entries to green-minded alternative-fuel seeking consumers.

Amazing Women, Paris Auto Show Preview & GM's 100th

Arrived in Detroit on Sunday on a Northwest Airlines flight with a big sigh of relief on the tail end of Hurricane Ike, a bumpy white knuckle flight arriving a bit travel weary to be greeted by the ever cheerful and soggy GM welcome committee.

Honda Insight, Chevy Volt: The future of electric vehicles is -almost- here

At the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Honda will debut its long-awaited Insight Concept, a vehicle which heralds the return of a dedicated hybrid to Honda's model lineup. Remember the original little two-seat electric Insight that was sold from 2000 to 2006?