http://www.toomanycars.info Just One Man's Opinion Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:59:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GM is upping the warranty game on used vehicles sold in the U.S. Under the GM Certified and Saturn Certified programs, you will now get 12-months or 12,000-mile “bumper-to-bumper” warranty. The certified vehicles were on a 3-month or 3,000-mile warranties after the new car warranty expired. GM also increased the ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/gm-warranty-increase-on-used-cars/ While out-of-town, a few news items came across the news that I thought I’d share. Being that I happen to be in sunny Phoenix area this week, I found the news of convertibles yesterday, very fitting. First up is news is from Toyota, the Solara that was discontinued this month ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/convertible-news-from-toyota-and-vw/ Calling all truckers, your Olympics are coming up. Yes, that’s right, the American Trucking Association for the past 71 years has held the annual National Truck Driving Championships. Nearly 400 truckers compete for the gold in what sounds like a real world obstacles. They include alley docking, rear and front ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-blog/calling-all-truckers/ How bad is auto financing right now? I guess pretty bad, HSBC said it will stop making new auto loans through U.S. dealerships and direct-to-consumer channels, according to autonews.com. Or to put it another way, "we ain't given' out loans to the U.S. for cars anymore". HSBC will take about three ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/hsbc-stop-giving-us-auto-loans/ MG’s are being made again in Great Britain again. After 3 1/2 years since the bankruptcy, the MG TF roadster is coming off the assembly line in Longbridge, near central England. China’s Nanjing Automotive Corp. bought the assets of the company and moved the TF’s production to China. The TF’s body ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/mg-tf-roadster-being-built-in-uk-again/ We have a new number 3 in the quest for world domination global sales. Ford slipped to fourth as Volkswagen increases its sales for the first half of 2008. Ford lost number 2 spot in 2003 to Toyota, whom moved ahead of GM as the worldwide sales leader during the first ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/vw-passes-ford-as-number-3/ I’m not sure what this says about Tata Motors, but Fiat has agreed to take on the management of auto financing for Jaguar and Land Rover in Europe. Fiat has a joint venture with French bank Credit Agricole. They will take on all of Jag and LR financing activities with ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/fiat-to-handle-jaguar-and-land-rover-financing/ Looks like 2011 will be a good year for small cars in good ol’ U.S.A. With the SUV/Pick-up truck market crashing, Mercedes-Benz is going to export the next generation A-Class and B-Class cars. Both cars are currently being sold in Europe and should be noted that they are small, ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-news/small-cars-coming-from-m-b-and-gm-in-2011/ Car and Driver did an interesting comparison test. No, it’s not which car is more boring, the Toyota Camry or the Honda Accord. It’s “Surprise Speed Tournament”. In this case, it’s not Ferrari v. Lambo v. Viper v. ‘Vette. No this is all about straight-line speed, but against cars you ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-blog/surpise-speed-tornament-from-car-and-driver/ According to Autonew.com, all Mercedes-Benz cars will be turbocharged by 2010. With legislation in Europe and the U.S. forcing automakers to reduce emissions, turbo can help. Plus they are able to install smaller and lighter fuel-efficient engines without sacrificing performance. The long-term goal for M-B is to go with zero-emission. The ... http://www.toomanycars.info/auto-blog/all-m-b-cars-turbocharged-by-2010/