The editors of the Automobiles section of The Times will respond to reader questions about the Volt, as well as other questions about the state of hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Ask About the Volt and Other Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

According to Ford, sales of small cars could exceed those of midsize cars by 2013 because two huge demographic groups, baby boomers and their children, are gravitating toward smaller cars.

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There May Be a Smaller Ford in Your Future

The “Two-Mode” hybrid system jointly developed by GM, Chrysler, Daimler and BMW is turning out to be quite the albatross. Chrysler’s Two-mode Durango and Aspen were discontinued before Bob Nardelli had the chance to drive one to last year’s bailout hearings. GM’s hybrid Escalade has been dead in the water, and BMW and Mercedes have

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Now How Much Would You Pay?: Mercedes ML Hybrid Offered As Lease-Only

Ford analyst George Pipas reckons the recession is over; the U.S. economy is on its way to recovery. New car sales will, uh, stay the same. “I think that we won’t fall backward from October. How much November might advance from the October level it is too early to say . . . The fourth

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Ford: The Worst is Over

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McLaren MP4-12C Puts Mercedes SLS to Shame

Buick has announced that its new Regal, which is based on the Opel Insignia, will go on sale in the second quarter of next year as a 2011 model.

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G.M. to Position New Buick Regal as Premium Sport Sedan

With Tata unable to produce enough Nanos to keep up with demand, more automakers are gunning for its entry-level segment. Renault-Nissan is teaming up with its Indian-market partner Bajaj to produce a car that’s even cheaper to produce than the Nano. “I can tell you the cost of this car would be lower than any

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India’s Nano Wars

The single trim level is what tipped us off, and if we’d looked closer at its spec sheet, we’d have seen that its manufacturing location is listed as “Rüsselsheim, Germany.” Automotive News [sub] reports that Regal will be built in Germany for 15 months before production shifts to Oshawa. Which makes the Regal even more

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Regal: More Than Just Bred On The Autobahn

When GM CEO Fritz Henderson promised Congress he would run the nationalized automaker with complete transparency, we knew he was full of shit. How could anyone expect New GM to do anything but lie, misdirect, prevaricate and obfuscate when the same Bozos that ran it into the ground were still large and in charge? Which

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Chevrolet Cruze’s “Flawless Launch” Delayed by Transmission Problems

The American version of a Chinese rebadge of a German sedan to be built in Canada will be available at your local Buick dealer starting in the second quarter of next year. According to GM’s presser, the new Regal will initially be offered with the direct-injected 2.4 Ecotec, making 182 hp. Which, you gotta say,

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Buick Regal Announced