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Posted on March 23, 2009
The 370Z is one of those exceptions to the rule when it comes to new year models; most seem to tweak things and add a thing or two over the entire course of the model and maybe update the...
Posted on February 24, 2009
The Cobalt name makes some people giddy, while others it makes their stomachs turn. It may not be the "best" or the "flashiest" smaller car out there, but it still is formidable in the ever-changing auto world. It still...
Posted on February 22, 2009
Out of all of the Audi cars that turn people's heads, the S5 Cabriolet has to be near the top of the list. The "S" which stands for sport has had some updates and classic touches to give this...
Posted on February 21, 2009
Mustang lovers, you have to be stoked for this! The new Mustang to be offered as a base under 21K? Not bad at all, in my opinion. It certainly will make the sports car icon much more competitive against...
Posted on February 16, 2009
The video below was filmed at the Canadian International Auto Show a few days ago in Toronto: Here's some specs: --All-new naturally aspirated DOHC 16-valve 2.5 liter engine --Top of the line CX-7 gets the MZR 2.3-liter DISI Turbo...
Posted on February 16, 2009
Some people have balked at the fact that Toyota came out with the Venza to be able to compete with the Ford Edge in the sense that Toyota already has the Highlander and would in a sense be cannibalizing...
Posted on February 9, 2009
Well, I guess it's kind of redundant to describe the CRZ as a hybrid since Honda has decided to make the CRX only as a hybrid to rival Toyota's hybrid-only line of cars, but this was actually kind of...
Posted on February 9, 2009
As Mercedes opts to try and combat the ever-increasing category of crossover SUVs, the GLK350 gives those who are still wanting a piece of the upper crust trending with the new popular genre of cars/trucks/SUVs (relatively speaking, of course)...
Posted on February 6, 2009
The Clio has long been a hot-selling car in terms of Renault's overall numbers, as it outsells the next best-selling model in the United Kingdom by a margin of nearly 2 to 1. So it's no surprise that in...
Posted on February 5, 2009
Well, I am not going to go into all of the gory details, but check out the road test on Car and Driver for more specific information on this revolutionary car that is not even available for sale and...
Posted on February 3, 2009
Does the Prius have a bonafide competitor in the hybrid world that it has dominated for so long? Well, considering the specs on the 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid, it just may. Sporting capabilities of getting 40 MPG in city...
Posted on January 25, 2009
From 4wheelsnews: Even for those who have paid a $50,000 initial deposit previously must dig deeper into their pockets as Tesla decides to up the original price of all its Roadsters by at least $6,700 pointing to its survival...
Posted on January 25, 2009
No, no, not at this site, but one of the ones that you are seeing as the thumbnail on this site is from autoblog.nl that has leaked some pics of the 2010 Mercedes E-Class coupe. As discussed in a...
Posted on January 12, 2009
With global sales expected to rocket in 88 countries when it is offered commercially, the 2010 Toyota Prius, which has become the gold standard for gas efficiency in a vehicle, made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show,...
Posted on January 10, 2009
Check it out! German Mercedes just released the new 2010 Mercedes E-Class official photo and price list. The priced starts from €41,590 to €70,269. E 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY - €41,590 E 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY - €44,506 E 350 BlueTEC...
Posted on January 10, 2009
Like seemingly every Auto Show, when the cars that are announced to be shown at various locations, inevitably the secretiveness that car makers try to protect ends up on this great internet we all inhabit. So it's no surprise...
Posted on January 5, 2009
Honda had been very careful about giving too much information out, including the "look" of the 2009 Honda Insight Hybrid that was to be revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. However, the good people over at CarScoop have...
Posted on December 30, 2008
Once Ford's biggest outside investor, Kirk Kerkorian is no longer involved with Ford after selling his remaining 100 million+ shares--a 4.89 percent share--to end his relationship with Ford. From the Associated Press: Ford spokesman Mark Truby declined to comment on...
Posted on December 30, 2008
With the new bailout money being funneled into GMAC under the new provisions of the US Treasury, the company has come forward to say that they will lower the credit score limitations that had previously been put in place...
Posted on December 30, 2008
I'm sorry, what was that? A sales INCREASE? Ha! That's a good one! No--wait....you're serious? Hyundai and Kia have stated that they are targeting a 4 percent sales increase in 2009 globally, which is obviously in sharp contrast to...
Posted on December 30, 2008
GMAC was obviously a trickle down effect of the sludgy auto industry, as it posted a total of $7.9 billion over the last five quarters due to the credit crunch. So, with the impending emergency loans that are being...
Posted on December 30, 2008
I know this is one of those bittersweet announcements, but it's announcement all the same. Toyota, which swiped the title away from American auto makers in 2007, will repeat as the global leader for car sales overall. The Japanese...
Posted on December 30, 2008
The 2008 Honda Civic has officially been crowned as the most researched car on Kelley Blue Book for 2008. With the gas prices being the way they were (for most of the year) as well as the Civic always...
Posted on December 28, 2008
From Edmunds AutoObserver: GMAC LLC, the finance arm of General Motors Corp. that also lends money for home mortgages and lines of credit, on Dec. 24 was granted status as a bank holding company by the U.S. Federal Reserve....
Posted on December 24, 2008
Tata Motors, the Indian car maker who has revolutionized the small car world with the Nano, also owns Jaguar and Land Rover, which it purchased from Ford last year. However, in light of a ton of money already spent...
Posted on December 24, 2008
Even with it being Christmas time, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler can't catch a break. These grinch-like days continue to worsen for the Detroit Big Three, and yesterday GM and Ford's stock plunged yet again following another downgrade report...
Posted on December 23, 2008
While there's really no details beyond just the statement (isn't that SO Toyota?), it has been made known that the car maker will have a small, battery-electric urban commuter vehicle concept to the Detroit auto show in January. There...
Posted on December 23, 2008
From CNN Money: Trucks and SUVs will outsell cars in December, according to researchers at the automotive Website Edmunds.com, something that hasn't happened since February. "Despite all the public discussion of fuel efficiency, SUVs and trucks are the industry's...
Posted on December 23, 2008
Well, I wouldn't call it a "frenzy" per se, but it definitely is one that is catching on as a trend for governments that are directly affected by the auto industry. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy had already announced a...
Posted on December 22, 2008
You know things have to be bad if an auto maker's CEO won't even answer a question about forecasting the number of vehicles that the company would like to sell the proceeding year. But that is exactly the case...
Posted on December 21, 2008
American auto makers just can't possibly have any nails left, as they for certain have been chewing them to no end over the past week. After the auto bailout package had failed in Congress on December 12, there had...
Posted on December 21, 2008
You know, there is a time and place for so many things. Whenever there is a down and out moment where I feel that finances may be starting to unravel, I calmly start scouring my "stuff" and go on...
Posted on December 20, 2008
While industry and financial analysts had said all along that even though the congressional vote for the auto bailout package failed that the United States would not simply turn their back on the Detroit Big Three, President-Elect Barack Obama...
Posted on December 19, 2008
In light of the recent announcement by President George W. Bush that the United States government would be offering emergency loans to the American auto makers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada would be following suit in...
Posted on December 19, 2008
Everyone has been swarming about the electric hybrids that the American auto makers have been discussing, and the one in the forefront has been the Chevrolet Volt, set to be distributed in the 2010 model. However, there's another player...
Posted on December 18, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reported that unnamed sources had discussed that General Motors and Chrysler had discussed another potential merger in lieu of the failed bailout vote. However, this has been denied vehemently after it was released. "We are...
Posted on December 18, 2008
This article on CNN Money notes that when a car maker typically shuts down their production plants for the reason of having car surpluses in order to allow for the surpluses to catch up with production in terms of...
Posted on December 18, 2008
Having your car stolen from you is a traumatic thing, but it may not be as random as you think. Car thieves aren't normally just looking for a ride, they are looking for specific things in cars, and so...
Posted on December 17, 2008
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, don't go all chicken little on me quite yet--while this news is a bit disturbing when General Motors announced that they were temporarily halting construction on its Flint, Michigan factory...
Posted on December 17, 2008
Ugh. I would love to be able to report that all of these significant breakthroughs are happening and the auto world is heading in the right direction, but when I am continuing to look at the ticker go by...
Posted on December 17, 2008
Honda continues to drop bomb after bomb. This time, it's in relation to the NSX supercar, which was supposed to rival the Nissan GT-R, had a fully functioning prototype and was scheduled to be highlighted at the 2009 Detroit...
Posted on December 15, 2008
While the Toyota Prius still remains one of the most popular cars out there, with falling gas prices and car sales continuing to flounder, even the Prius has not been immune to the decline. That being said, Toyota announced...
Posted on December 15, 2008
I've said all along that it has certainly been a huge gamble that General Motors is putting all of its proverbial eggs into one car with the Chevrolet Volt, and this article on CNN Money discusses the fact that...
Posted on December 15, 2008
If you are a business owner and you have competitors for a product that is in demand, generally the misery of the competition would make you delight. However, when it's in a situation that the product is not so...
Posted on December 12, 2008
Unbelievable. It really shows how bad things have gotten in Washington when President Bush can't carry even close to his party's weight in such a huge situation. The Senate’s defeat of a White House-backed bailout for the auto industry...
Posted on December 10, 2008
It's not a huge secret that the auto maker that is in the biggest trouble in terms of surviving the initial period of time is Chrysler. With the bulk of the 15 billion federal bailout money being divvied out...
Posted on December 10, 2008
It's always nice to have some good news sprinkled in what seems to be a mess of mud. So--here's some sugar! :) The 2009 Ford F-150 was named the Best Redesigned Vehicle for 2009 by Kelley Blue Book. The...
Posted on December 10, 2008
Despite the fact that the US government will dole out almost 15 billion and in the end probably more than that to Detroit's Big three, along with the sales estimates when seasonally adjusted looking to be better than anticipated...
Posted on December 10, 2008
General Motors much-hyped Chevrolet Volt is supposed to "pace" the future for both GM and also set the bar higher in terms of electric cars/hybrids. While the press and pub has been sparkly, the bottom line for GM has...
Posted on December 9, 2008
I love the pic. Special thanks to eGMCartech for this funny. But it does have some irony to it. The "Car Czar", who will basically function as the great and powerful Oz of the Detroit Big Three as one...
Posted on December 9, 2008
After negotiating plans and contracts with UAW just months earlier, the Diamond Star plant that produces Mitsubishi Eclipses and Galants has announced that it will close in early 2009 for approximately seven weeks. The plant employs just short of...
Posted on December 9, 2008
After Barack Obama went on record that with the bailout money finalized that it also may be time to think about replacing some of the executives in charge, there has been a flurry of rumors and predictions as to...
Posted on December 6, 2008
Taking a page from the United States, the Argentinian government is now making an effort to assist its auto industry as well in money for a bailout. From CNNMoney.com: Argentina's auto industry will get a 3.1 billion peso ($900...
Posted on December 6, 2008
The tension could be cut with a knife over the past two days in Detroit. Wasn't much better in Washington, where the CEOs of the big three were anxiously awaiting where their proposals for federal aid would lie in...
Posted on December 4, 2008
The Ford Taurus X and Mercury Sable have long been favorites of consumers across the United States, but even the best models have to go the way of the dinosaur eventually. With the economic crisis and plummeting sales of...
Posted on December 3, 2008
In response to the Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors proposal to the Federal Government for bailout money, president-elect Barack Obama has stated that he won't comment on each one of the proposals and their details. However, Obama has said...
Posted on December 2, 2008
The recession was officially announced in the United States yesterday. But for auto makers, the word has been in full swing for almost all of 2008. And not to sway away from the already-plummeted depths of sales figures, November...
Posted on December 2, 2008
Alright, so I am not the brightest bulb in the box sometimes, especially when it comes to seemingly smoke and mirrors that some times seem to come about every now and then. But Ford had several different situations in...
Posted on December 2, 2008
Are we really surprised that General Motors request is for 12 billion dollars? Of course not. Considering the things that have lead to the demise to GM, 12 billion actually seems a little "surprising" relatively speaking. Here's some details...
Posted on November 30, 2008
From Reuters: The latest automaker in Europe to resort to laying off employees to cope with the difficult economic climate is Suzuki. The Japanese automaker said on Friday that it plans to slash more than 20 percent of its...
Posted on November 30, 2008
From EGMCartech: The new 2009 MINI Convertible has been unveiled prior to its 2009 Detroit Auto Show Debut. Orders are being taken now with prices starting at $24,550 for the 2009 MINI Cooper Convertible and $27,450 for the 2009...
Posted on November 24, 2008
Everyone in the auto world is hurting, that's no secret. But unlike the United States government, who has been reluctant to give over any more dollars to its core automakers Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors, the France and Germany...
Posted on November 24, 2008
The Detroit Auto Show is certainly going to have a different feel this year. While the rest of the automotive world sits and chews its proverbial nails seeing what will happen with the big three and the potential bailout...
Posted on November 24, 2008
Tiger Woods, one of General Motors biggest endorsers, had one year left on his contract with GM. Note the word had. In an announcement made today, the car company dropped Woods from its marketing roster one year earlier than...
Posted on November 23, 2008
Well, kind of. Not in the way that US auto makers are sticking their hands waaaaaaaaay out for 25 billion. More like trying to get the government to relax different policies as well as assisting with pump prices to...
Posted on November 23, 2008
It's been no secret that General Motors is not only throwing its eggs into one basket, it's seemingly stuffing as much as it can into it. In this case, it is expected that when the deadline hits for the...
Posted on November 22, 2008
Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari and Suzuki already said that they will not be attending the 2009 Detroit Auto Show due to the global economy, falling car sales, and the cost of being in the show. And now, Mitsubishi has...
Posted on November 22, 2008
As the federal government continues to try to look for possible ways to assist the big three with their bailout request, the powers that be have indeed asked for a plan that would justify the 25 billion that they...
Posted on November 20, 2008
In a world where Mini Coopers can't stay on the shelves and Prius is becoming as much as a name to hybrid cars as Xerox was to copy machines, Nissan has fed off this energy by giving the world...
Posted on November 20, 2008
Oh, how fiction can be fun! Solarworld had gone on record publicly that they would be purchasing Opel from GM to make the first European "green" automotive company. CEO Frank Asbeck had discussed this openly, and there was even...
Posted on November 18, 2008
Thanksgiving week in the United States is the highest travel week of the year--yes, including Christmas! And ironically, it comes at a milestone time for OnStar, the pioneer in GPS and crash response safety systems. This week the CEO...
Posted on November 18, 2008
Nokia working with Navteq is not a surprise, being that Nokia owns the GPS giant. However, even before the purchase of the company, Nokia had struck an agreement with Navteq to start developing a real-time traffic application to be...
Posted on November 18, 2008
So, here's the deal. Liquidate assets and make cash, or hope for the best with the dwindling amount. Well, Ford made the decision to liquidate, and in this aspect, they reduced their holdings with Mazda down to 13%, and...
Posted on November 17, 2008
When the idea was put on the table, it seemed like a good deal--Chery Automobile Co. is a privately-owned Chinese car manufacturer that produces the QQ, a little city car that sells for less than USD 10,000, struck an...
Posted on November 17, 2008
Called "dinosaurs" by Michigan Senator Carl Levin and making such bold statements that perhaps the leaders of the Big Three should be fired or resign for their roles in the demise in the automotive industry, that hasn't been all...
Posted on November 16, 2008
Citing the fact that he feels that with the auto economy in dissary in America, Canadian Premier Dalton McGuinty has stated that he fears with president-elect Barack Obama looking to make some serious headway into the problem, that the...
Posted on November 16, 2008
In what has been seen as yet another sign of the apocalypse, Rolls Royce, Land Rover, Suzuki and Ferrari have all pulled out of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, citing the downturn in the auto industry numbers being the...
Posted on November 16, 2008
With tensions mounting before Congress' lame duck session approaching, the Big Three have been discussing not only the 25 billion dollars that the federal government had promised to the automotive industry, but will also be wanting more immediate funds...
Posted on November 15, 2008
While Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has been lauded for efforts to really be able to move the Canadian economy on many fronts in a positive manner, it has not been by risk taking, rather a very conservative approach...
Posted on November 15, 2008
Like many other car companies that have tried to produce higher car sales over the past year, Ford is expected to announce its employee pricing promotion that will include the majority of 2008 and 2009 models. The F-Series isn't...
Posted on November 15, 2008
When Chrysler broke off from Daimler in early February 2007, there was a general uneasy feeling as to where the company would go and its likelihood of success. When the contracts were signed and all of the i's dotted...
Posted on November 14, 2008
Ahhhh...I love technology! As car safety has been one of the forefront issues with the automotive world for quite some time with developments in terms of GPS navigation, airbags virtually all over the cars, laws that have been enforced...
Posted on November 13, 2008
You have to hand it to the Ford marketing people. They certainly have done a good job in gradually bringing out the 2010 version of the Ford Mustang, which will make its physical debut next week at the LA...
Posted on November 13, 2008
While Barack Obama has broken the barrier of being the first African-American person to be the President of the United States, there is also some history being made at General Motors of the same fashion (you thought I was...
Posted on November 11, 2008
If there's something to be said about General Motors' forthcomingness, (Yes, I know that's not a word, so what), it's that the auto maker has been brutally honest about their cash issue and the impending swoon that it will...
Posted on November 11, 2008
Amidst falling car sales in Japan for 3 straight months and almost a year in the US, Toyota got some good news when it was awarded the Car of the Year award by a committee of 65 auto-industry writers...
Posted on November 10, 2008
From Automotive News: DETROIT -- Delphi Corp.'s operating loss narrowed to $96 million in the third quarter from a loss of $663 million a year earlier, largely because of payments received from former parent General Motors. The supplier, operating...
Posted on November 10, 2008
It's been well documented that Toyota is working on expanding the prius concept to an entire slew of family-branded vehicles, and there have been some details given as to what different items will be offered. For one, a small-pickup...
Posted on November 10, 2008
In the midst of all of the automotive companies making estimates as to how far they can last on their initial cash reserves, General Motors has made it clear that it won't go past mid-2010. According to analysts, GM...
Posted on November 9, 2008
Well, not ALL of the 700 billion. But at least some of it--in addition to the already promised 25 billion specifically earmarked for the automotive industry. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., the Democratic leaders...
Posted on November 9, 2008
While General Motors has said that if the government will not help its cause that it can last until mid-2009, Ford says that it is in better shape--but only until 2010. After reporting a 3 billion after tax loss...
Posted on November 8, 2008
Well, Barack Obama said that one of the first things he was going to look at was the automotive industry and helping the Americans who are involved and affected by the dismal showing the big three have shown for...
Posted on November 4, 2008
From Audi of America: HERNDON, Va., Nov 3, 2008 - Audi today announced sales for the month of October totaling 7,443, an increase of 0.3 percent. This follows on a robust September when the luxury brand attained an all-time...
Posted on November 4, 2008
Toyota's forecast continues to get dimmer by the minute. October sales dipped by over 26 percent, and Toyota had previously forecast that it expected U.S. sales of 2.44 million units in 2008 previously--and now it's down to 2.2 to...
Posted on November 4, 2008
So we have been faced with 4 dollar + gas prices, an economy that basically has lost trillions in retirement benefits for millions of Americans, and an uncertain change in leadership. Even before all of this happened, the automotive...
Posted on November 3, 2008
Press Release from Chrysler: Chrysler LLC today reported total October 2008 U.S. sales of 94,530 units, down 35 percent from the same month last year. Sales for October reflect an overall industry decline and reduced fleet sales. "While October was...
Posted on November 3, 2008
With a marketing campaign that is just about as annoying as the "Five dollah...five dollah...five dollah footlonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng" that Subway has, Toyota's "Saved by Zero" campaign continues as the car maker has extended its zero percent financing through the end...
Posted on November 3, 2008
Well, if you are not, you better be. General Motors is going to hit the pavement hard with its annual Red Tag sale much earlier than the normal Turkey Day timeframe. The sale, which basically gives consumers the cost...
Posted on November 2, 2008
Wasn't it just a short time ago that the United States did a full body shiver when Chinese auto makers noted that they would be pushing their low-cost cars to the States soon? Well, yes, that is correct, but...
Posted on November 2, 2008
Renault and Nissan had been in talks with Chrysler for possible acquisition talks, the operative words being had been. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that Renault-Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Gohsn said that it was merely speculation...
