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Check out this color…Furious Fuchsia! What’s next Top Banana, Sublime Green or Go Mango Orange??

Seems Chrysler is holding an ace up their sleeve for the Chicago Auto Show this week.  Due to be unveiled is the brightly painted 400+ HP Dodge Challenger R/T & SRT-8.  Focusing on the 85% male buyers of this muscle car, Guys…it’s ok to drive a pink car!

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Check out this beauty!  The Dodge Nitro DETONATOR!

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Standard Features Include: 250+HP, 20″ wheels, Performance Suspension, Infinity Sound from 8 speakers & a subwoofer and sharp looking decals!

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As of early this morning Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc has temporarily suspended sales of the RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Tundra & Sequoia….the same 8 models which had been recalled last week.  A recall that could cause the accelerator pedal to stick…fun fun.  This recall is completely separate from a previous recall of 4.2 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles due a potential pedal entrapment because of a loose floormat.

Toyota owners can call Toyota’s customer service line @ 1-800-331-4331 !

Back in December of 2009 Ed Whitacre was appointed interim CEO of GM.  Whitacre ruffled his features and a major change in upper management took place including the appointment of Mark Reuss President of GM North America & Susan Docherty Chief of US Sales as well as Whitacre removing the “interim” before his name.  Now that musical chairs are finished & everyone knows who’s in what chair let’s see how GM does in 2010.  Stability was the word of the day from Whitacre, stating that that’s what GM needs right now & that “stability” was him!  Since Whitacre’s appointment & ascension to a more permanent title, he marks the last of the 3 Detroit Motor-groups to be run by a “automotive newcomer”.  Ford CEO Alan Mulally is a former Boeing executive & Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne a former lawyer/accountant, and now Whitacre a former AT&T CEO and even had ties to ExxonMobil.

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One of GM’s plans has already gone a muck…
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GM is trying to push the Cadillac franchise in the larger city/metropolitan areas & pulling from the smaller less populated areas.  GM has been trying to bring it’s struggling luxury brand up to par with other brands like Mercedes, BMW & Lexus which all have this targeted market strategy.  Very soon we could see only about 500 Cadillac Dealerships, down from 1400+.    Dealers who lost their Cadillac brand and new potential homes for the brand have not been taking well to this latest push sending Cadillac into turmoil.

2010 Honda Civic GX 2010 Honda Civic GX MSRP $25,340 MPG 36HWY / 24City The Civic GX burns natural gas & has made the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s “Greenest Cars” list.

2010 Toyota Prius 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid MSRP $21,400-28-070 MPG 48HWY / 51City The Prius is a Hybrid with very low emissions @ city speed limits and also having excellent MPG on the highway as well.

2010 Honda Civic Hybrid 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid MSRP $23,800 MPG 45HWY / 40City Despite sales of the Civic Hybrid being way down this year it is still one of the most popular hybrids on the market.

Smart ForTwo 2010 Smart ForTwo MSRP $11,990 – $20,990 MPG 41 Hwy / 33 City The small ForTwo earns its MPG ratings the old fashioned way. It’s very very small and light. Seating for only two& is powered by a 1.0L 3 cylinder engine.

2010 Honda Insight 2010 Honda Insight MSRP $19,800 – $21,300 MPG 43 Hwy / 40 City The Insights’ direct competitor is the Toyota Prius.  It’s not quite as fuel efficient but it’s still better on gas than most other cars in its’ class.