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By Jim Motavalli Oct 30, 2009 Bob Dewar , author of the new book A Savage Factory , was general foreman at the Ford Sharonville transmission plant in Ohio in the 1970s, and says he saw upfront the industry's ethic of waste and meet-the-quota at all costs, quality be damned.

The Navigator, Continental and Town Car weren't exactly world beaters let alone an enthusiast's cup of Darjeeling, but the typical Lincoln buyer was getting precisely what he or she expected: soft, cozy, squishy cruisers for soft, squishy old people.

"She just might be right," says Owens, a retired auditor in Plano whose 1990 LS 400 sedan has more than 420,000 miles on it.

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American car companies say they're retooling and - finally! - making stylish, reliable, high-mpg vehicles.

If you do your part to forget about your father's Buick, we'll do ours to refrain from picking the low-hanging fruit when it comes to smart remarks in this comparison test of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS and the 2009 Lexus ES 350 .

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The Detroit Three are closing the quality gap with Asian competitors, according to a University of Michigan survey of customer satisfaction.

It's been a knock-down, drag-out 2009 for carmakers, but despite the tough economic conditions, the cars themselves just keep getting better.

Having driven the Lincoln MKT equipped with its new EcoBoost V6 engine for a week, I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from the latest edition of the Ford Flex.

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. The Lexus RX 350 is the undisputed king of luxury crossover SUVs.

Jay Leno thinks so. The celebrated entertainer and car collector was in London recently at the launch of Jaguar's biggest car -- the XJ.

Jaguar has just unveiled its new XJ flagship to the public in a celebrity-filled extravaganza in London.

Hybrid new vehicle market share by month. Click to enlarge. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased 5.2% by volume in June 2009 year-on-year to 26,205 units, representing 3% of new vehicles sold - marking the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008, and the fourth straight month of increasing share.

Lexus was the top brand in 2009 initial quality study, and the LS sedan was the best individual model for quality among large premium cars.

The Toyota Prius that debuted in the U.S. in the 2001 model year has become the nation's best-selling hybrid.

License plate collector William J. Rokosz, of Chicopee, kneels beside the low number license plate he currently holds on his Lincoln Continental while holding some of the rare plates he has in his collection.

"Ford has always been a strong supporter of SEMA and our industry," said Christopher J. Kersting, president and CEO of SEMA.

I've just had a few days in the new Shelby GT500 . It's a pretty impressive piece -- fast, loud, and blessed with the best steering ever in an American car.

With Congress on the verge of passing some kind of 'cash-for-clunkers' legislation, it's time to take a look at what cars are worth trading in for the scrappage credit and what models would be better to sell by other means.