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 fine, thank you, beginning [...]

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 have made their way [...]

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 rattled oil markets a [...]