Travel Tips for a Busy Thanksgiving Weekend.on TheCarConnection.

DETROIT, Nov. 14, 2005 -- More Americans are expected to take to the road this year for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. What that means is that some families accustomed to the convenience of air travel may decide to instead endure a long drive this time. With the right type of vehicle and proper planning, it's not as bad as it might sound.

Media and readers alike will want to turn to this week's issue of TheCarConnection.com for this handy guide to safe holiday traveling.

And there's plenty of breaking news on TheCarConnection.com this week, starting with the tectonic shift shaking Detroit. See how Delphi's bankruptcy is dragging GM's image down, and how Ford's not quite over Visteon yet. Chrysler's getting over Mitsubishi -- but it's not a clean break by any means.

On the Left Coast, meanwhile, Nissan is shaking things up with its decision to pull up roots and move its U.S. headquarters to Nashville.

Then drop some Dramamine before TheCarConnection.com rockets you into low geosynchronous orbit with the HEMI-riffic Charger SRT8 and the somewhat less hormonal Buick Lucerne.

See the new Suburban and Suzuki SUV in this week's spy shots.

And if fuel prices have you down, here's a handy pick-me-up: TCC's guide to fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly luxury cars.

Then, in TCConfidential, find out why a Dallas woman owes the tollbooth a whole lot of change. But can she come up with $70,000 in quarters?

Let OnSite Mechanic solve your service problems. Find Kelley Blue Book pricing and more -- on the Web's Automotive Authority, TheCarConnection.com.