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While we're a few days late in talking about May car sales, we dig deeper into the best- and worst-selling models for last month. The top selling vehicle is always the Ford F-150, which is getting a refresh and going even further upmarket.

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GM was once a top-seller, but not know for quality. That is changing as they change the corporate culture  and bonus. They are also working to remove some of the pension obligations that have been weighing down their balance sheet.

Mitt Romney has taken some credit for the auto industry bailout. Now he wants to unload GM shares. It's always tough to get anything done in an election year, and getting a big money transportation bill made in to law in Washington is about as easy as finding a parking garage in Manhattan for your Rolls-Royce. But the publishers of Consumer Reports are working to rip the scales of action for motorists this year.

A blurry, but beautiful Ferrari FF parked on the street.

Companies may soon ban you from texting while driving, well as least when you are on the clock or driving their car.

While out on the town, David saw his first Ferrari FF on the street, and then the reviews hit. Will the same happen for the Telsa Model S, which appears to be arriving ahead of schedule to buyers.

Finally, haphazard road repairs are common in this time of tight government budgets. But IndyCar doesn't usually have that issue with it's tracks, except in Detroit.

You Can't Sue Us If You Don't Like This Podcast About Cars

GM is hoping that you don't sue them, especially for anything that might be wrong with the cars that it made before it went through bankruptcy.

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Hyundai might get sued for this questionable unintended acceleration (check out the video below), but we agree there is something fishy going on.

Putting premium fuel instead of regular might save you some money in the short term, but the long-term effects on your engine remain unclear.

On a scary note, a fake police officer is terrorizing drivers in Mississippi and another is scaring police officers in Florida.

In Atlanta, efforts to add more lanes have created confusion and led police to arrest a former NFL player.

GM has decided it doesn't like Facebook anymore, at least for advertising -- and Ford is mocking its cross-town rival.

Finally, one man has taken a dead and crushed Ferrari and turned it into a coffin-like coffee table.
It made us wonder what kind of car you'd like to be buried in.

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It's the beginning of the holiday season and car dealers and auto makers got some nice holiday news already as folks went out to the car dealers in November, pushing up sales to recent highs.

Chevrolet has had some great success recently with the Volt, nabbing lots of early sales and love from buyers. But they have hit a bump recently with the NHTSA report about a Volt that caught fire. Now GM is offering to buy back vehicles from people who are unnerved by the sketchy fire risk.

Tokyo is a hub of crazy Japanese car culture and the annual motor show there is always delightful. We review some of the interesting designs.

Safe drivers?

We love cars and want to drive something really interesting. But would we spend $8 an hour to own a Ferrari. Maybe.

Voice control is back in vogue and one smart guy has hacked his iPhone to have Siri take control of his car.

MIT researcher who are even smarter have designed an algorithm that can predict whether people will run a red light in 5 milliseconds. But what to do with information.

It might be that smoking marijuana could makes roads even safer. Mostly because pot smokers don't go anywhere.

Finally, some ideas for holiday gifts that car fans would like.

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Like iPhones, Flat-Screen TVs and Electric Vehicles, This Podcast Will Be Big, Eventually

All-electric cars and extended-range electric vehicles are going to be as relatively popular as iPhones and flat-screen TVs, according to Fisker's CEO. Seem reasonable to you?

Meanwhile, Tesla is going to expand it's model range to include a SUV.

Ferrari FF

Technology is going to help with improving safe driving as much as propulsion according to NHTSA's chief. Cars that talk to each other are probably the biggest advance coming.

Dodge may be running some terrible ads, but they are getting smartphone savvy.

High-speed trains are getting whipsawed by competing party agendas. David has a problem with car taxes subsidizing bus travel.

Dallas cab drivers are upset about a natural-gas initiative and could make travel a bit more difficult for Super Bowl travelers.

Hot Wheels has added technology to its classic design, building a digital movie camera and screen into some of its cars.

Finally, Ferrari rolled out a new design, the FF. It's a little weird, but it works.

Dallas cab drivers are upset about a natural-gas initiative and could make travel a bit more difficult for Super Bowl travelers.

Hot Wheels has added technology to its classic design, building a digital movie camera and screen into some of its cars.

Finally, Ferrari rolled out a new design, the FF. It's a little weird, but it works.

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This Is a Safelier, 5-Star Podcast, Even With the New Ratings

The U.S. government is taking steps to make cars safer, and the 5-star ratings that so many vehicles have been getting. The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday formally launched a more rigorous system for grading car safety. The new system for the first time gives vehicles one overall safety rating, as well as various subratings, with one star for the worst and five stars for the best.

Hopefully, drunk drivers will be safer as well, even in the 20 cities where there are more convictions for DUI offenses.

One more safety update: Toyota announced it has resolved issues with over five million vehicles involved in the three main recalls of the company's products this year.

Car sales were safely above last year's numbers in September. It wasn't a surprise that the weak numbers from the Cash for Clunkers hangover provided a positive comparison. Lexus isn't getting a good comparison in the luxury sales race, with Mercedes-Benz taking the lead for now. Perhaps Mercedes is benefiting from all of the older people -- over 50 years old -- that make up the large majority (more than 60%) of car buyers in the U.S.

Mathew isn't that old, but he did join the car buying elite recently when he said goodbye to the Vibe. More on his new wheels to come.

He got such a good deal, there might be a chance he can also afford one of the electric scooters that BMW's Mini and Daimler's Smart showed at the Paris auto show.

But he probably won't be able to afford the airfare to Abu Dhabi for the opening of Ferrari World later this month.

Would you spring for a trip to see the Prancing Horse theme park. Email us.

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