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Just another sign of the waning power of Detroit as the geographical center of the auto universe from freep.com Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has taken over sponsorship of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl -- known for the past 12 years as the Motor City Bowl. This year's game will be played Dec. 26 at Ford Field...

As with a lot of people, some of the activities that I participated in during my youth were less than respectful endeavors. It was during my first year in car sales and after one of “those” nights in 1984, that I showed up to work more than a little hung over.   July in the Mojave Desert is hot, dry, dusty and windy...

 Jeff Wyler is your Cincinnati OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics dealer!  Fifty years ago car aficionados dreamed about having a system like OnStar that would monitor and alert them when their vehicle needed repair, inspection, or had an important recall.  Those dreams are now a reality for our Cincinnati Chevrolet customers and all GM brand customers in greater Cincy, northern KY, Florence Kentucky, greater Dayton, and Springfield OH...

From CNNMoney.com The auto industry temporarily awoke from its slumber last month thanks to the U.S. government's "Cash for Clunkers" program, led by a 17% sales jump at Ford Motor Co. and higher sales from Japan auto makers Toyota Motor Corp...

AR Index     632.92  +7.49  (+1.20%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  85.19  -0.56 GM        0.80    +0.05 Ford      7.60   +0.19 Dow 9496.28  -13.00   (-0.14%) Like the title says, I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to the relationship between reality and the price of crude oil or gasoline. But the ratio of crude oil price to prices at the pump seems to be settling into about a 25 to 1 relationship. Not sure I'm ready to call it a trend since the commodity markets, especially in oil, don't seem to behave rationally a lot of the time, but there it is.

Car Donation  is a novel concept. It has now become possible to make a car donation online. Moreover you’ll also get tax benefits...

“Who is the old guy that hangs out around here?” I asked. “That’s Sarge, He’s the eyes and ears of the owner, watch it”, was the common reply. I was new in the car business, but, a guy who watches and tells didn’t seem right to me...

Here's we go again. Yet another story about how another source has been found to make ethanol. From the NY Times: Rejected watermelons -- those with misshapen, scarred or discolored rinds -- may soon be the newest ethanol feedstock, according to new research released this week...

Dear Dub, Do you happen to know the record for time/miles between oil changes? A little voice told me that you would be the guy who would know. I really don't like to spend any money that I don't have to on my car, so I check the oil to make sure it's up near the full mark on the dipstick and add a bit when it gets a touch low which only seems like maybe twice a year, but my car has run great for the three years I've had it...

Gee, even Dub Schwartz saw this one coming.  DOW JONES NEWSWIRES New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 18% in August from July in the U.S. on the popular "Cash for Clunkers" government program, but still remain down 6% from a year earlier, according to Edmunds.com...