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Apparently, police in Boston used the vehicle telematics system to track the bombers last Friday after…

Apparently, police in Boston used the vehicle telematics system to track the bombers last Friday after the carjacking

The quick-thinking victim whose Mercedes-Benz ML350 was hijacked by the Tsnarnaev brothers alerted police that his SUV could be remotely tracked, helping track down the bombers in Watertown.

Detroit-based startup +Shinola  is building a limited edition watch to celebrate 50 years of +Ford Motor…

Detroit-based startup +Shinola  is building a limited edition watch to celebrate 50 years of +Ford Motor Company Mustang

I haven't worn a watch in decades but if you are still into analog timepieces that strap to your wrist and you're into the original pony car, this is the watch for you. Shinola, a luxury-goods startup in Detroit is partnering with Ford to build this limited edition watch to celebrate a half century of the Mustang http://www.cmgestore.com/for2/SkuDetailsFOR2F6990.asp

Only 1,000 of the watches will be built, so get your order in now.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130425/AUTO0102/304250431/1361/Shinola-s-limited-edition-watch-to-help-Ford-celebrate-Mustang-s-50th


It’s +Tesla Motors vs the car dealer franchise system Back in early 2007 when I first interviewed former…

It's +Tesla Motors vs the car dealer franchise system

Back in early 2007 when I first interviewed former Tesla CEO Martin Eberhard, he explained that the company was planning the follow the Apple retail model with company owned stores instead of franchised dealers. http://green.autoblog.com/2007/03/17/tesla-to-open-customer-service-centers-in-2007/

At first it wasn't much of a problem, but as Tesla has expanded it's retail footprint in the past year dealers have been pushing back. 

When Tesla set up company-owned stores to sell cars directly to consumers, traditional dealers cried foul. Their arguments aren?t holding up in court. Here?s why Tesla won this round.

This is a fascinating idea that a colleague and I were discussing last week Lincoln could certainly …

This is a fascinating idea that a colleague and I were discussing last week

Lincoln could certainly use some unique products alongside increasingly well equipped Ford brand vehicles. If Ford were to do this they should follow the plan that Bob Lutz was planning for VL Automotive. http://youtu.be/nfw9DYNZJCs

However instead of a Chevrolet LS9 from the Corvette ZR1, they could do a base model with a higher output 400+ hp version of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 and a flagship with the 662-hp supercharged 5.8-liter V8 from the Shelby GT500 Mustang. 

Nobody seem to know what to do with Lincoln, which is just getting over its amazingly dull Superbowl ad failure. What if they merged with another totally-screwed carmaker, Fisker?

This man is just so utterly wrong! Those that need to understand the value of water are the corporations…

This man is just so utterly wrong!

Those that need to understand the value of water are the corporations and industrial farms that waste it!

Do you believe water is a basic human right? According to Nestlé CEO water is a foodstuff that should be privatized, not a human right. Nestlé CEO Peter Brabe

Mental health care is important and there are real problems that people need help with I don’t want …

Mental health care is important and there are real problems that people need help with

I don't want to discount the importance of mental health, but it seems clear that in recent decades under the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, mental health care has devolved into more of a money machine than a concern for what is in the best interests of the patient.

For years, the diagnosis of mental illness has largely relied upon one book — the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. Published by the American Psychiatric Association…

I was not a fan of this generation of dodge avenger but this is a ignominious end

I was not a fan of this generation of dodge avenger but this is a ignominious end

Sometimes we feel bad when cars get damaged or destroyed in ridiculous accidents. Take that ultra-sad Lamborghini Miura fire from a couple weeks ago, for example. But this Dodge Avenger falling into a…