2008 December - egmCarTech

Happy New Year from eGMCarTech

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: 2009 Releases

Happy New Year from all of us here at eGMCarTech. As mentioned before we’ll be making a couple of changes during the first week of 2009 and that’s why we’ve been kind of slow on the number of posts we made in the past couple of days. All we have to say is we don’t [...]

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Use your Facebook account to comment on eGMCarTech

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: Industry News

For 2009, eGMCarTech will be making a lot of changes. We thought we’d introduce one to you before the clock hits midnight tonight.
In an effort to increase commenting in our car obsessed world and create discussions between visitors of eGMCarTech, we’re now making things easier for you by allowing you to use your Facebook account [...]

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Volkswagen planning a 178-hp Polo GTI

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Volkswagen

All of you Volkswagen Golf GTI fans are going to love this – well at least if you’re a Golf GTI fan that lives in the UK. According to AutoExpress, Volkswagen is planning the wildest, fastest and sportiest version of the Volkswagen Polo when it makes it debut in 2009.
The Volkswagen Polo GTI will make [...]

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Pininfarina to cease contract manufacturing, will concentrate exclusively on electric-cars

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

After being approved for a financial rescue that saved it from the equivalent of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Italian firm Pininfarina has announced that it will cease contract manufacturing when current production ends. Pininfarina said that it will concentrate exclusively on building electric-cars.
In a press release, Pininfarina said that it will not look to get [...]

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Chrysler cancels annual dealer trip, faces backlash from taxpayers for “Thank You” ad

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: Chrysler, Industry News

As Chrysler faces financial challengers, the company has canceled its annual getaway that rewards top-performing dealers. Chrysler told dealers this week that it would not send representatives from 300 dealerships to the Mexico for five days to stay in the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in San Jose del Cabo.
While many taxpayers probably [...]

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BMW is moving ahead with the Progressive Activity Sedan

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: BMW, Industry News

If you thought the BMW X6 was a huge risk by the popular luxury German automaker, wait until you see what else they have in the works. According to AutoCar, BMW is moving ahead with plans to produce what is known as the Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) or a “5-Series GT.”
The BMW PAS, which insiders say [...]

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2010 Kia Soul Pricing Revealed

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Hybrids, Green News, Kia

Everyone’s soul has a price and now, so does Kia’s Soul. Kia has dropped the pricing details on the new 2010 Kia Soul which will start at $13,995. That number is for the base model that will come with a 122-hp 1.6L 4-cylinder engine, AC, AM/FM/CD/MP3, USB and AUX jacks, power windows and locks, ABS and [...]

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Video: Ford’s Active Park Assist in action

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Lincoln, Videos

As reported yesterday, two new Lincoln’s in mid-2009 will get a new feature called Active Park Assist. The new feature will allow the 2010 Lincoln MKS sedan and the new 7-seater Lincoln MKT Crossover to parallel park themselves with a simple push of a button.
Ford has just released a video of the new feature in action. [...]

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GM kicks off 0 percent loans and cash incentives

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: GM, Industry News

Just a couple hours after the U.S. Treasury department announced that it will purchase a $5 billion stake in GMAC LLC, General Motors has announced new incentives. GM announced today that it is offering 0 percent financing on the discontinued Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy, Saab 9-7X, Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5.
GM said that it is [...]

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Fisker Sunset Concept coming to Detroit

Posted: Dec 31, 2008

Filed under: Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News

Our friend JF from Fast Lane Daily tipped us on a new Fisker concept that will debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Known as the Fisker Sunset, the concept will be revealed alongside the production version of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan.
Little detail is known about the Fisker Sunset, but from what we gather [...]