Monday, February 18, 2008 Daniel Howes Ford’s ‘F’ fixation fouls its future Ford Motor Co. evidently hasn’t rid itself of its effing problem. By that I mean the ingrained reflex to bestow new models with names beginning with the letter "F" — Fusion, Flex and now Fiesta, the global subcompact that would have been just [...]

Monday, February 18, 2008 Glowing appeal: In car design, energy use, LEDs add ‘cool factor’ Scott Burgess / The Detroit News Bright little lights, known as Light Emitting Diodes, are changing the face of autos, inside and out, designers and engineers say. Once a beacon for the plush interiors of Lexus, Mercedes and Cadillac, LEDs [...]

Monday, February 18, 2008 Chavez: Venezuela does not plan on halting oil exports to the United States CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER / Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez sent a soothing message to American motorists on Sunday, saying that Venezuela is not preparing to cut off oil shipments to the United States. The socialist leader [...]