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Automotive Industry Year in Review: One Wild Ride in 2008

There's never been a wilder year for the automotive world than 2008. Beyond the automotive financial implosion, nine more events, developments and products stand alongside as the most important of the year.

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The Quest for the Electric Car's Perfect Plug Refueling a plug-in electric vehicle sounds like an overly simple task: Take it to the socket and plug it in. But when you are quickly transferring 400 amps of energy, your everyday outlet—and standard extension cord—just won't do.
Can Battery Suppliers Keep Up With an Electric Car Revolution? If the U.S. dramatically increases the nation’s hybrid and electric car fleet, battery suppliers for these vehicles may find themselves struggling to keep up with demand. Will the manufacturers be able to make way for more electric vehicles?
The Auto Bailout, in Pictures It's safe to say that this will go down as one of the most tumultuous times in the history of the automotive industry. You can read breaking news about the bailout as it happens on our daily bailout blog.
Top 10 Bikes from the 2008 Cycle World International Motorcycle Show The 28th annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Show was filled with an array of factory and custom motorcycles, as well as the show's first-ever Scooter Pavilion. Here are our ten favorite rides from the show.
GM in Crisis—5 Reasons Why America's Largest Car Company Teeters on the Edge Strapped for cash, GM is on the brink of bankruptcy. It's a dramatic shift for a car company that had begun to right itself after decades of trouble. So what happened?
Top 10 New Eco and Exotic Car Companies Can fresh startups weather today's economic perfect storm? The car industry is certainly in trouble, but these ambitious little companies intend to buck the trend.
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GM Chrysler Merger Mashup: Debating the Automotive Lineups, Who Stays, Who Goes? While the mainstream press spends its time contemplating the benefits of the Malibu over the Sebring, we'll focus on what the enthusiast wants to know—what'll happen to both companies' high horsepower and heavy-on-the-fun offerings.
The Popular Mechanics 2009 Automotive Excellence Awards It's been a rough year for automakers. Yet the new cars and trucks available today are some of the best and brightest ever produced. Here are the cars and trucks that have earned a PM Automotive Excellence Award.
2009 Full-Size Pickup Truck Comparison Test Drives: Exclusive Today's pickups are the most capable, fuel-efficient and useful trucks ever. We know because we gathered the five newest full-size pickups for an exclusive showdown and we're rolling out our test results early so you can read them here first.
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