Obama's Auto Plan: Pay $1,300 Up Front, Get $2,800 Back From Your Vehicle

President Obama has upped emission standards and miles-per-gallon standards so that domestic cars will have to average a minimum of 30 MPGs by 2016. According to the numbers by the White House, a vehicle would cost the average consumer about $1,300 extra when they buy it.

The Upside of the Downturn

I know this might be a bit of a stretch, but I'm trying to find any silver linings I can in the current economic climate. My neighbors each pick-up truck drivers, just bought 2 new trucks to repalce their current ones because of the deals they got.

CNN.com - Anti-gay group boycotts Ford - Mar 14, 2006

DETROIT, Michigan (Reuters) -- A conservative Christian group has launched a boycott of Ford Motor Co., saying the automaker had reneged on a pledge to drop its advertising in gay publications and support of gay rights groups.

Ford bans competitors' vehicles from lot

Employees at Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich., will have to drive Ford Motor Co. vehicles to work or park across the street, the plant manager announced earlier this week.

'11 Mustang mpg certified - Detroit Free Press

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'11 Mustang mpg certified Detroit Free Press According to Ford, it's also the first car to achieve more than 300 horsepower and 30 mpg on the highway. The 2011 Mustang is to go on sale this spring. ... 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 With 305 HP Rated At 31 MPG HighwayGreen Car Reports (blog) all 74 news articles »