http://www.giveusedcars.com Learn about used car donation. Find a charity. Read auto & charity news. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:49:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , GM Without the government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler , the U.S. auto industry would likely have two fewer domestic automakers and hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs would be history. The Detroit News reports that ex auto task force chief ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/ratner-auto-bailout-saved-michigan-from-bankruptcy/ Filed under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , Dodge Remember a couple weeks back when we told you about Chrysler's improbable legal battle against little Lake Mary High School in Florida? Chrysler's legal team put the smack down on the school for using the Ram logo as its school insignia, and ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/update-texas-high-school-gets-to-keep-using-ram-logo/ Filed under: Car Buying , Government/Legal In what might turn out to be one of the biggest games of "he said, she said," in the history of the world, Maritz Research, an automotive market research company, is claiming that the government's Cash for Clunkers program actually boosted auto sales ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/cash-for-clunkers-more-than-twice-as-effective-as-first-thought/ Toyota is looking more like Detroit’s Big three all the time. First the quality problems and now the company has a big incentive campaign to win back loyalty. Toyota is offering 0% financing for up to five years and some discounted lease deals as a way to get buyers ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/toyotas-incentive-deals-drive-interest-can-the-company-drive-pricing-back-up/ Filed under: Government/Legal Is CARB backing down on its so-called "cool cars" regulation? On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will have to turn in its final draft of the controversial regulations, which calls for automakers to build cars and trucks with windows that prevent 45% of ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/report-california-to-amend-cool-cars-legislation-over-criminal-activity/ Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Toyota After Dave Chappelle threw himself overboard the USS Hollywood, he did an interview in which he said, "When a person tells you something's... just business, that means some ice-cold [stuff] might be about" to happen. We can imagine that Toyota , doing ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/alliance-of-automobile-manufacturers-in-peril-over-toyota-recalls/ Filed under: Sedan , Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Hyundai 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE - Click above for high-res image gallery A couple weeks back, Hyundai put a stop-sale on its freshly minted 2011 Sonata sedan because a front door latch could malfunction after a rather labored series ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/2011-hyundai-sonata-door-latch-recall-gets-official/ Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Videos , Toyota Click above to watch the video after the jump And here we thought all that Toyota bashing was happening just in Washington, D.C ., in Midwest bars and on late night talk shows. It appears Toyota can't even escape the ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/toyota-gets-dishonorable-mention-in-oscars-opening/ Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Toyota If you're like us and wondering what lengths are required to get your hands on a 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera , we may have the answer. All you need to do is solve the mystery of Toyota's unintended acceleration issues and our ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/edmunds-pledges-1-million-prize-for-unintended-acceleration-research/ Filed under: Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , GM According to Automotive News (which is citing four separate yet unknown sources), General Motors is preparing to reinstate more than 580 dealers that had applied for government-mediated arbitration to keep their franchises in the United States. For those keeping track, 580 represents ... http://www.giveusedcars.com/2010/03/hope-on-the-horizon-general-motors-reportedly-to-reinstate-more-than-580-dealers/