The Collapse of the Auto Industry – Are Unions to Blame? According to the Indianapolis Star, in the year ending 2007, the average base wage for a GM blue-collar employee, was just under $28 an hour. GM officials. Auto industry concerned by price hike in iron ore The European automobile industry is very concerned by the sudden and massive increase in the price of iron ore, a crucial ... Read More

As the Formula One pre-season testing drew to its close at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton came out as number one as he clocked the best time of 1m 20.472s all throughout the four day run. The McLaren driver edged out second placer Mark Webber of Red Bull by over two-hundredths of a second. Ferrari's Felipe Massa finished third after covering 114 laps. Hamilton spent the morning fine-tuning the MP4-25's ... Read More

Just a round-up of all the hottest news from all over the Interwebs, brought to you by Auto Blog Today. More Toyota Cars Recalled: Time to Buy Shares of TM? A recall usually involves bringing your car to a dealership, subjecting yourself up to some sales pitches, getting your car fixed, and driving home. Toyota's recent string of recalls is more complicated because... Suzuki's Indian JV Sells More Cars Than Suzuki ... Read More

Mercedes GP team manager Ross Brawn was quoted as saying that despite a lagging season opener, he still sees 7-time F1 champ Michael Schumacher breaking his record and getting his 8th world championship in this year's F1 season. Brawn, who worked as a technical director with the legendary driver during his title-winning tenures at Benetton and Ferrari, said that the 41-year-old driver won't have a hard time reacclimating himself to F1 ... Read More

The 2010 Detroit Auto Show was held last January 11-24 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. More formally known as the North American International Auto Show, the even featured the new "Electric Avenue" section which showcased the latest models of electric vehicles from all over the world. Photo credit: Autospies.com ... Read More