Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of GM, doesn’t seem like a big fan of the blogsphere and he’s out to put rest to a few rumors that have been floating around some automotive blogs. First of all, Lutz is not retiring, at least not anytime soon. “This was clearly an Internet prank gone hopelessly awry “” and not a [...]
Audi has launched the web site for the newly launched Audi Cross Coupe quattro, which it unveiled at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show. The site offers a closer look at the design, drive and electronics of the car. The Audi Cross Coupe quattro is expected to spawn a compact Audi Q5 SUV, which will compete with [...]
99-year old GM has held the number one spot in the automotive industry for 76 years. But now Toyota, has taken the number one spot from GM by selling 2.35 million cars in the first quarter. The tally of cars includes Toyota brand vehicles, Lexus, Scion as well as vehicles from units Daihatsu Motor Co. and [...]
Looking for a cool new car under $18,000? Check out Kelly Blue Book’s list of Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000. In choosing the elite 10 Coolest Cars under $18,000, Kelly Blue Book’s ‘editorial staff used the same combination of objective and subjective criteria that many consumers use in examining this category. Safety, fuel [...]
MINI has just put up a teaser sketch of the MINI Clubman which is set to debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Thanks MINI, but we already knew what shape the MINI Clubman would take thanks to all the the spy shots that have been floating around the web. Anyway, if you guys are dying [...]
At $22,835, the 263 horsepower the Mazdaspeed 3 may sound appealing, but the 2.3 liter direct-injection turbocharged engine may be too much for the car to handle. Mark Phelan, of the Detroit Free Press, took the Mazdaspeed 3 out for a test drive and discovered that the 263 horsepower in the car undermines steering and [...]
Late September of this year Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, told reporters at the opening of Hummer”s new dealership in Paris. “Hummer needs some more products. It needs two or three more products to give it sufficient market coverage.” While the Hummer H4 has been rumored for some time now, Hummer’s General Manager, Martin Walsh, has [...]
Ian Robertson, CEO of Rolls-Royce, told journalists at the Geneva Auto Show that the company was planning a small car. Now in an interview with Reuters at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show, he confirmed that the company has finished designing the car and the first prototypes should be on their way very shortly. Cost of the car will [...]
Adrian Hallmark has been asking his bosses over at Volkswagen AG to expand the US vehicle lineup and after much push, his plan has cleared major obstacles set by his German bosses. But now, Automotive News reports that when it came to the Scirocco, Hallmark said “We don’t want it.” Even though the popular vehicle, [...]
Even as gasoline prices are going up, GM has decided to kill the slow selling Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra hybrid pickups. According to GM, the total production run of both trucks was about 3,000 and there are still a few unsold models of both trucks in dealer inventory. Neither truck received much attention or [...]
