• GM Teases 8.3-liter 'Mongoose' Turbo-Diesel V8

    GM Teases 8.3-liter 'Mongoose' Turbo-Diesel V8
    Following last week’s promotion of the new V8s that will replace some of the brand’s more contentious powertrains, General Motors has elected to tease the new Duramax “Mongoose” engine. Despite being named after a small predatory mammal, the motor is a monstrous 8.3-liter turbo diesel.As with the new small blocks, the Duramax V8 will see action in the updated Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The only difference is that the gasoline engines will premiere in the 1500 mod
  • Volvo Poaches Skoda's CEO As Samuelsson Bows Out

    Volvo Poaches Skoda's CEO As Samuelsson Bows Out
    Volvo Cars is about to churn through another chief executive, and this time the board went shopping in Wolfsburg — Germany. The Swedish automaker has appointed Klaus Zellmer as President and CEO, less than two years after coaxing Håkan Samuelsson out of retirement to steady the ship. Zellmer takes over no later than Oct. 1, 2027. By then, Volvo will have run through four CEOs in roughly five years — a revolving door that has become the norm rather than the exception in Gothenb
  • GM Grabs Half the NACTOY Truck Of The Year Field

    GM Grabs Half the NACTOY Truck Of The Year Field
    The annual contest to find the best vehicles of 2027, the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) has whittled the field down to a large group of semifinalists, which includes some surprises.“This is a diverse field of vehicles that reflects the changing nature of the auto industry,” said Jeff Gilbert, president of NACTOY and auto reporter for WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit, in a release. “Our jurors started with 56 eligible vehicles and selected 25 to advanc
  • Junkyard Find: 1961 Ford Falcon Fordor Sedan

    Junkyard Find: 1961 Ford Falcon Fordor Sedan
    When the Ford Motor Co. replaced the Model T with the Model A for the 1928 model year, the price tag for the cheapest possible new U.S.-market Ford car jumped 33 percent just like that. It wasn't until the introduction of the Falcon that the Model T had a genuine successor here, and I've found an early example in a Denver-area yard.When the Falcon first appeared as a 1960 model, its MSRP was more than 15 percent less than the next-cheapest U.S.-market Ford car (the two-door Fairlane Business Sed
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