While the 2011 Chevy Volt will find its way to between 10,000 and 15,000 U.S. buyers, that's far from enough volume to make any car a production success--or to make it profitable. Most mainstream car models must sell 100,000 or more units a year to produce black ink. So to achieve a return on its investment in the inn...Read more

While the price cut on the 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car made headlines on Friday, there's more to the announcement than meets the eye. And the news gets worse after a look through the really small print. What many writers appear to have missed is that GM has actually "decontented" the base Volt that's now priced a...Read more

One of the enduring stereotypes of economy cars is that they have to be boring to look at, and dismal to live in. But 2011 has brought us great transportation options that are green, fun to drive, and have impressive and eye-catching design details. And it's not just the exterior sheetmetal that counts. The interior, ...Read more

Get out your checkbook, have a backup credit card account, and consider missing a lunch or two each week, as gas prices are likely to soar to record levels this summer. Of course, drivers in  Europe pay much more for their fuel than we do, but they have been sensible enough to opt for smaller cars and to use the ...Read more

For many older car buyers, FIAT was the acronym for "Fix It Again, Tony," or some other such reminder that Fiat products on American roads did not hold up well. The return of Fiat to the U.S. market with the retrostyled 2012 Fiat 500 promises a total rewrite of that earlier trauma. Or does it? Fiat now owns a major st...Read more