This Just In: New on the Net

You know the best thing about coming back to work after a three-day weekend? Realizing that it’s going to be a short week! How’s that for a glass-half-full perspective? Anyway, here’s the news:

• Here’s a question: How many white-collar Ford employees does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer: 12% less than it did yesterday. Detroit News
• When pictures of the BMW M1 Concept surfaced, there was audible drooling from the automotive press. So will we see a similar-looking production model? At least one mag thinks so we just might. World Car Fans
• The quality of Hyundai’s cars has been exceptional in recent years, but the Genesis sedan is the company’s first real effort to break into the luxury market. Will it fly? Well, the guys from Winding Road just got their hands on one, and it sounds like they were impressed. Winding Road
• Should Danica Patrick go to F1? Personally, I’d like to see her take the checkered in some more IRL races, and raise open-wheeled Stateside profile first. But others aren’t so patient. Top Gear
• Consumers want small cars, and they want them faster than anyone could have predicted. Sounds like more bad news for Detroit. Auto Observer