Every day we hear in the news about how terrible the economy is doing and how the Big Three is on the brink of bankruptcy in Detroit. But things must be getting out of hand when even Toyota, the world’s most profitable automaker, announces that it suffered major profit loss.

The aim of the bill was to give owners of “high polluting automobiles” tax-payer paid vouchers to help replace the vehicles with “new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation”. But it is not quite as simple as it seems be on the surface.

Remember in Austin Powers, when Dr. Evil cloned himself and created his own mini-me? Ever since then, you were green with envy. You contemplated on how awesome it would be if you could have an 1/8th replica of your own self. Well, the day for your mini-me has not arrived yet, but with ABC Hobby’s introduction of their new ‘Genetics’ line-up, at least your Nostalgic Japanese classic can have it’s own 1/10th scale version of itself.

The definition of what a Japanese classic car is very loose. Most people will tell you it is a vehicle which is has Japanese origins and was produced in the yester-years before plastic bumpers. These same people would probably argue between what it means to have Japanese origins and whether or not the vehicle …

HKS Co., LTD has reported a net profit of $2.23 million in the 2008 fiscal year even amidst all the cutbacks and difficulties in the automotive and aftermarket industry. In the previous fiscal year, HKS posted a loss of $1.66 million. The healthy performance is attributed to increased sales, cost reduction in operations and expense reductions.

It is the midst of the fire season in the hot and dry parts of the United States and the threat of wildfire is always a concern. In these regions, the possibility of waking up to realize that your car is under a light blanket of ash is not uncommon. But how harmful is ash to your vehicle? And what is the best way to clean it off?