Nissan’s product planning and strategy director Mark Perry says that Nissan’s new all-electric car will start selling next year and will have a 100 mile range on battery-power alone. Perry told the Chattanooga Engineers Club that Nissan will kick off production of the car and its lithium ion battery pack at its Smyrna plant. Perry [...]
Hennessey Performance has announced that it is working on a tuning package for the new 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. Details are being kept quiet for now but Hennessey says that upgrades will include a new exhaust, air filter, boost controller, boost gauges, turbo upgrades, intercooler upgrades, suspension and more. The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO is powered [...]
The 2010 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 made its debut at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show earlier this month. According to the press release, under the hood sits a standard 5.4L V8 that produces 320-hp and 390 lb-ft of torque. However, the sharp-eyed folks at PickupTrucks.com were digging through AutoBlog’s live shots of the truck from the [...]
According to Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik, the Hyundai Assurance program, which allows customers to return their Hyundai vehicle if they lose their job, is attracting new buyers. The new program was made possible with partnerships with Walkaway USA. “We think it’s responsible for a 10 to 15 percent incremental increase in interest,” Krafcik [...]
Bentley is gearing up to unveil its most extreme Bentley ever at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. When you hear “extreme” you probably think that the car will have a huge gas-guzzling engine under the hood however, Bentley’s “fastest, most powerful production car ever,” will be a biofuel supercar. According to Autowereld, the most extreme [...]
FoMoCo said today that it has received a $55 million tax incentive from Michigan to continue development on advanced batteries and electric vehicles. The Detroit automaker said that the refundable tax credit comes through the new Michigan Advanced Battery Credits program. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed the new bill into law earlier this year. The program [...]
After all the sketches released by Hyundai, the 2010 Equus large-luxury Korean sedan has been unveiled ahead of its Geneva debut. The new 2010 Hyundai Equus will be available with same two engine choices from the Hyundai Genesis sedan. The base model will be powered by a 290-hp 3.8L V6, while the range topping will [...]
Earlier this month, we brought you details of a new Infiniti concept that will feature some Louis Vuitton touches. Known as the Infiniti Essence, Nissan today released a teaser image along with a short press release prior to the concept’s Geneva Motor Show debut next month. What does Infiniti have to say about the concept? [...]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its brand new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe prior to its 2009 Geneva Motor Show debut. The new E-Class Coupe replaces the CLK, finally killing off Mercedes-Benz’s confusing naming techniques. Design wise, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe keeps most of its 2010 E-Class Sedan look that was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto [...]
Italian premium brake manufacturer Brembo announced yesterday that it will lay off 1,840 workers as the auto industry continues on a downward trend. To keep production in line with demand, Brembo said it will continue temporary lay-offs along with other saving controls. Brembo plans on laying-off 540 and 680 white collar workers for 20 days [...]
