Archive | February, 2009
This Week in Photos: 2-16-2009 – 2-21-2009

This Week in Photos: 2-16-2009 – 2-21-2009

Since we’re just a week away from the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, this week’s “Week in Photos” is filled with previews of the cars we’ll see in Geneva next week. Check out photos of the Fiat 500C, 2010 Audi A4 allroad quattro, Rinspeed iChange Concept, 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, 2010 Hyundai Equus, 2010 Ford Ranger, [...]

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Hyundai to run eight ad spots during the Oscars

Hyundai to run eight ad spots during the Oscars

After a successful Super Bowl XLIII campaign, Hyundai Motor America plans to take over the Oscars tomorrow. The Korean automaker has purchased eight spots during Sunday’s Academy Awards including a new ad for the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Along with its Genesis Sedan 2009 North American Car of the Year ad, Hyundai will debut a [...]

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Giugiaro bringing the fastest hybrid in the world to Geneva

Giugiaro bringing the fastest hybrid in the world to Geneva

Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A, an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, is most popular for their Ford Giugiaro Mustang Concept. Last year they unveiled Giugiaro Quaranta, a 4WD super sports-car that used a mid-mounted engine coupled with a hybrid system. Well Giugiaro has something up its sleeve for the 2009 Geneva Motor Show and they [...]

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Obama’s auto task force held first meeting today, will offer recommendations at next meeting

Obama’s auto task force held first meeting today, will offer recommendations at next meeting

The auto task force held its first meeting today at the U.S. Treasury department to discuss the survival of General Motors and Chrysler LLC. The U.S. Treasury department released a statement saying that task force members today “presented their initial analyses of the auto companies’ restructuring plans. Participants discussed issues including financial and operational restructuring, [...]

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2009 Lamborghini Academy Program details announced

2009 Lamborghini Academy Program details announced

Lamborghini has announced the dates for the 2009 Lamborghini Academy Program. The courses will be open to all sports enthusiasts and Lamborghini owners providing them with an opportunity to experience Lamborghini cars with professional Lamborghini instructors. The course will be held at various European race tracks starting Spring 2009. The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 [...]

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Hyundai lays off 46 employees in the U.S.

Hyundai lays off 46 employees in the U.S.

While Hyundai continues to cater to laid off Americans with its Assurance Program, the company laid off 46 employees of its 550 employees in the U.S. According to Hyundai employees, CEO John Krafcik cited the tough economy as its decision, reports Automotive News. Krafcik said that most of the 46 employees being laid off were [...]

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Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: 26 mpg, 0 to 60 in 6.8 secs

Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: 26 mpg, 0 to 60 in 6.8 secs

Porsche today revealed more details about its Cayenne S Hybrid, which it plans to bring to the market in 2010. Porsche says that its Cayenne S Hybrid will emit 20 percent less C02 when compared to its combustion engine counterpart while having similar output and performance. Power will come from a supercharged Audi 3.0L V6 [...]

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2010 Jaguar XFR pricing starts $80,000, 2010 XKR starts at $96,000

2010 Jaguar XFR pricing starts $80,000, 2010 XKR starts at $96,000

The 2010 Jaguar XFR is officially more powerful and cheaper than its rivals. Jaguar today announced the pricing on the 2010 XFR with a starting MSRP of $80,000. As you already know, power comes from a 5.4L AJ-V8 GEN III V8 making 510-hp and 461 lb-ft of torque. That makes the XFR more powerful than [...]

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Mazda lays off 110 employees in North America

Mazda lays off 110 employees in North America

Mazda has announced that it has laid off 110 employees of its North American Operations. Jeremy Barnes, spokesman for Mazda, said that most of the North American layoffs occurred in the U.S. which has about 800 employees. Most of the U.S. layoffs were made at Mazda’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif. “Everything is being done to [...]

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Are you willing to write a check for $874 to keep GM and Chrysler from going away?

Are you willing to write a check for $874 to keep GM and Chrysler from going away?

Are you willing to write a check for $874 to keep GM and Chrysler from going bankrupt? According the Detroit Free Press, after you add up all the billions that the auto industry is requesting, the number that pops up on the calculator is $97.4 billion – that’s equal to $874 from every U.S. household. But [...]

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