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How many automotive air bags does it take to save a life in a side-impact crash? According to General Motors (NYSE: GM) at least one more than what you may have now, in the center between the driver and the front passenger.

No less than eight presidents and multiple congressional sessions said they would put America on the path to energy independence. All failed, here’s why and how that can change with the NAT GAS Act.

In an update, GM responded to the rating agency, Standard & Poor's of General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) credit rating in direct response to the company's new four-year-labor deal with the UAW. Question still remains, though: Will it make much of a difference to the present stock price in light of overwhelming economic conditions affecting the entire auto stock sector?

Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced that it has signed an advisory agreement with former President Bill Clinton's former Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force, Roger Ballentine and his company, Green Strategies Inc.

The connectivity segment of the auto industry is now becoming like the cell phone industry, where fickle consumers tire quickly of the latest gizmo and leave it by the roadside for the next big thing that comes along; and leases of GM, Ford, Toyota and others are directly affected.

Toyota Motor Corporation (Public, NYSE:TM) is rumored to launch a new hybrid compact car Aqua in January of 2012 that will revolutionize the auto industry. The price is going to be much cheaper and the mileage significantly higher, according to a report.

In a surprise announcement, OnStar announced today it is reversing its proposed Terms and Conditions policy changes and will not keep a data connection to customers’ vehicles after the OnStar service is canceled.

As the GM Thailand plant retooled the entire vehicle assembly line, and this week completed final build checks on pre-production models for the Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup, the question about its contribution to GM stock value still remains.

Ford’s new Door Edge Protector is the first active system to help prevent costly dents and scratches and to provide a buffer to protect neighboring vehicles. Aside from appearing on the 2012 Ford Focus in Europe, question is, when will it appear in America?

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) in a surprise move to many stock investors went outside of internal corporate candidates to name James A. Davlin as GM vice president finance and treasurer, effective Oct. 3. Davlin joins GM from Deere & Company (NYSE: DE).

Shanghai GM (Shenyang) Norsom Motors, GM China’s joint venture with SAIC and Shanghai GM in Shenyang, today broke ground for its new manufacturing facility.

With its signed agreement with General Motors (NYSE: GM), it is clear that General Electric (NYSE: GE) has officially joined the auto stock sector with its contribution to the charging infrastructure of the EVS in China.

Does it make sense that the leading automotive technology company in the world should cave in to the demands of a country? Well, General Motors (NYSE: GM) did when it agreed to revealing its electrical technology secrets to China just before GM China hosted the "Driving Technology to Tomorrow" event.

Auto sector stocks, including GM, Ford and Toyota stocks, reacted more to the Fed decision than the state of UAW contract talks today, whereby the Fed decision invoked the start of Operation Twist but the auto sector followed the general market and plunged lower.

Since investors like to track disruptive technologies, it appears they now have one with Axion Power (OTCBB: AXPW) which takes a novel electrode approach to increasing charge/discharge rates for a new PbC (lead-carbon) battery for stop-start applications.

All eyes of the automotive industry will be on Detroit Tuesday, when every president of every UAW local in America will come to the auto capital of the world to hear specifics of the proposed four-year UAW-GM contract that union negotiators created with General Motors Co.

It’s amazing how much change an earthquake and tsunami can bring to the parts portfolio management within the auto industry, especially for a world giant like Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), which currently exports parts for hybrid cars to its factories outside Japan, including America, but talk is easier than action, and world economics have a powerful influence.

The expansion of the Ford three-cylinder 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show surely shows strength of Ford engineering, but does it help Ford meet customer needs of larger safe vehicles as well as the 2016 and 2025 MPG government expectations?

When Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. opened its second call center in the city of Xiamen, China became a member of the fastest-growing telematics markets in the world.

The Business of Plugging In 2011 conference returns to metro Detroit in October, and will feature a unique blend of global experts who will provide insight into the evolving plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) landscape.

Two types of market incidents led the auto stocks like General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) to open higher this morning, European Central Bank (ECB) news and the market reaction to the news starting with futures trading.

Avis Budget Group (Public, NASDAQ:CAR) shared Wednesday that it is no longer attempting to buy out Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (Public, NYSE:DTG). Avis was in pursuit of buying Avis Europe plc (Public, LON:AVE) for $1 billion instead.

Despite an unconfirmed rumor set off by Der Spiegel Online that General Motors and the German automaker BMW are seeking some sort of cooperative arrangement with IC engine and electric propulsion, probability seems high, logical on the surface, but less of a win-win, at least for GM.

Imagine no down payment and extreme short-term fuel surge for parents of high school seniors in their final year before they go off to college.

As the car industry enters the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show the European car makers fear a slowdown in demand due to few reasons.

IBM has for many years seen itself as not only a supplier, but also a powerful partner of the automotive industry; thus it fitting that IBM shows its presence at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA Cars).

General Motors remains the No. 1 innovator among 184 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.

Despite all the news by President Obama, the FOMC and the government committing to more fiscal stimulus, many auto sector stock investors in GM, Ford and Toyota have taken a hard hit with lower highs and lower lows, and are now left in a quandary: Who is best qualified to deal with this kind of market uncertainty, buy & hold investors or short-term traders?

Anyone who heard the names of those lost on 911 ten years ago can still feel cracking of all the hearts of the families left behind, but at no time is this more profound than the trumpet sound of Taps.

For the second year in a row, Dr. Oded Tour, CEO of Tour Engine, will present at the 17th Directions in Energy-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference in Detroit on October 3-6, 2011.