• Forgotten Harvest Receives Record-Breaking Farm Equipment Donation from Ram Truck, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture

    October 9, 2013 , Oak Park, Mich. - Forgotten Harvest, Metro Detroit’s only food rescue organization, will be able to provide millions of meals to people who would otherwise go hungry in Southeastern Michigan thanks to major equipment donations announced today by Ram Truck brand, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture. The donated equipment, worth nearly $400,000, will enable the expansion of large-scale farming operations through Forgotten Harvest Farms, where healthy fruits and vegetables are harvested by volunteers and delivered fresh and free of charge to agencies fighting hunger in the region.

    “In three years of harvesting fresh food from farms ourselves, we’ve gone from 100,000 pounds of food to 440,000 pounds to an estimated 850,000 pounds this year,” said Forgotten Harvest President & CEO Susan Goodell. “One of our greatest barriers to further growth was the lack of equipment to support our staff and volunteers – and today, Ram Truck, Case IH and New Holland have delivered what we need to keep growing our farming operations to feed hungry families in need.”

  • 2014 Chevrolet Malibu Offers Hands-Free Texting

    DETROIT – New technologies help the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu deliver greater efficiency and connectivity, two of the most important considerations for customers of midsize sedans.

    “The midsize sedan segment is one of the most competitive in the industry and by improving the Malibu so quickly, we’re proving to our customers that we’re listening and acting on their needs,” said Chevrolet Global Chief Marketing Officer Tim Mahoney. “The new and enhanced features make the 2014 Malibu a smarter choice, putting it at the heart of the strongest Chevrolet passenger car lineup in our history.”

    A new Ecotec 2.5L four-cylinder engine is the first standard engine in the segment with stop/start technology. It helps owners conserve fuel by automatically shutting off the engine when the car comes to a stop, such as at stoplights, contributing to EPA-estimated fuel economy of 25 mpg city and 36 mpg highway – a 14-percent improvement in city mileage and 6 percent greater highway efficiency.
     

  • Sales soar for all-new '14 Stingray

    For the nearly 950 Chevrolet dealers across the country that have received initial shipments of the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray, sales are as quick off the line as — well, a Corvette.

    Car-shopping website Edmunds.com says Corvettes are being sold within an average of five days of when they hit dealer lots. That’s a very quick turn time.

    But the seventh-generation ’Vette, known as the C7, isn’t making its way into every Chevy dealership.

     

     

  • Turbocharged Ford engine sets Daytona records

    A prototype race car with a new 3.5-liter, V-6 Ford EcoBoost race engine set a new Daytona single lap speed record of 222.971 miles per hour during a special record run attempt today, Ford says. The old record, set 26 years ago, was 210.364 mph set by Bill Elliott in a Ford Thunderbird during qualifying for the 1987 Daytona 500.

    The records were engineered to show that Ford's huge bet on turbocharging, which adds power while saving gas, doesn't result in any sacrifices. Ford has applied EcoBoost engines across almost its entire line, from its smallest engines for its subcompacts to big V-6 turbos for its F-Series pickups.

  • GM Raises the Bar With New Cadillac Escalade

    General Motors unveiled its all-new Cadillac Escalade in New York City Monday night, and our "Motor Money" team of John Rosevear and Rex Moore was there.

    In this first of a multipart series, John and Rex talk about the major points of the new and completely redesigned vehicle, and what it means for GM. (Watch the entire "Motor Money" show here.)

  • Better Cars for Short and Tall Drivers

    It is the Goldilocks syndrome for car buyers.

    In their search for a car that fits just right, tall drivers hope not to bonk their heads or bruise their knees. Short ones crane their necks for better sight lines and sometimes strain to comfortably reach the foot pedals.

    Evolving safety standards and sleek styling trends are exacerbating the challenges. So is the fact that more people are looking for smaller cars in search of better fuel economy.