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After reporting yesterday that Chrysler recorded a second-quarter profit, Ford is announcing today that they turned a second-quarter profit as well. Given Chrysler’s role as the proverbial Los Angeles Clippers of the auto-industry, it should come as a surprise to no one that Ford also managed to turn a second-quarter profit. According to The Detroit News, “Ford Motor Co. reported higher-than-expected net income of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, …

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GM is set to introduce a mobile app for many of its 2011 vehicles that will allow you to use your phone as your vehicle's key fob, start your car remotely and call up your vehicle's vital information, among other things. Autoblog reports that GM can create these features with its OnStar system while Ford’s SYNC is unable to because, “GM integrates cellular radios into the car while Ford relies …

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In the market for a new small car? If safety is a top priority in your next purchase the Mitsubishi Lancer may be a good bet. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just awarded the Lancer with its Top Safety Pick award. As the IIHS states, “The Lancer, a small car, is the first Mitsubishi to qualify for the top safety designation since the Institute implemented the new rollover …

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Some people may be on the lookout for flying pigs today.  Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the company turned a profit in the second quarter. Automotive News reports, "Chrysler Group posted its second straight operating profit as the automaker continues to recover from its 2009 bankruptcy. The announcement was made today by CEO Sergio Marchionne in a call with analysts. He didn't say how much Chrysler earned. Specific numbers will …

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Maybe there's something in the Y chromosome that makes being in the passenger seat cause for angst. "From the department of obvious things comes a poll indicating a third of men are afraid of their female partners' driving habits," writes Jalopnik. The survey was conducted by OnePoll.com We should note that the poll was by no means scientific. It used a self-selecting sample of men who visited the OnePoll site. …

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Honda has announced that it plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) to the U.S. market by 2012. “Japan’s No.2 automaker was one of the world's only car makers to offer gasoline-electric cars during the past decade but has begun looking like a laggard without a ‘strong’ hybrid or concrete plans to mass-produce pure electric cars,” writes Reuters. The introduction of two new fuel-efficient models will allow …

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Toyota could learn a thing or two from General Motors. Less than a week after PickupTrucks.com discovered a potentially dangerous glitch in the hill-hold assist feature equipped in GM heavy-duty trucks, GM has already identified the problem and issued a fix. PickupTrucks.com explains the problem: “Hill-hold assist automatically applies the vehicle's brakes for 1.5 seconds once you lift your foot off the brake when you're on an incline that’s 5 …

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The good folks at Inside Line received word that Nissan — not content to rest on its Leaf electric car laurels — will be adding an electric sports car to its lineup. Inside Line was unable to extract any specific details about the future sports car, but believes Nissan is down to two options; “An all-electric 370Z-E is the lower-cost route, or the company could make an ambitious run at …

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