Honda has started selling its 2010 Insight Hybrid in Japan with prices starting at 1.8 million yen ($20,052 USD). The Japanese automaker is looking to keep pricing of the U.S. bound Insight right under $20,000 and is supposedly considering building the hybrid in the U.S. if sales hit a target of 100,000 units annually. According to Honda’s Executive Vice [...]
Magna International will be closing its gear assembly plant in Syracuse, New York. The Canadian auto parts maker said Wednesday the move comes after workers rejected a contract the company said was necessary to keep the factory running and to keep it competitive. Magna said a total of 1,400 jobs at the New Process Gear [...]
Along with the GT MF4-S, Wiesmann will be bringing the all-new GT MF4 Roadster to Geneva in March. A teaser of the Wiesmann GT MF4 Roadster popped up online today giving us a hint as to what the finished product will look like. Wiesmann is expected to offer two engine choices with the GT MF4 Roadster [...]
The Chevrolet Malibu is General Motors’ favorite child. While industrywide sales were down 18 percent in 2008, Chevy Malibu sales were up a whopping 51.5 percent from the year before. J.D. Power and Associates gave the General high marks for its Malibu launch, making it the No.3 most significant launch in 2007. The No.1 went [...]
After being on a hiatus for 20-years, Alpina will bring back the BMW Alpina B6 GT3 to compete in the FIA European GT3 championship. The new racing series is relatively new and has about 12 automotive brands such as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Back to the Alpina B6 GT3. Based on the 6-Series [...]
The BMW X6 Hybrid will be arriving later this year followed by the 7-Series Hybrid in early 2010. But before you get your hopes up to purchase a hybrid from the Munich and hold off on buying another competitor hybrid, let’s take a look at what you should expect. According to KickingTires, who spoke with [...]
Warn your kids (or be careful yourself if you’re not a parent) Nick Hogan is back on the road… almost. Nick Hogan was supposed to be suspended from operating a vehicle for three years after his license was revoked last year following a tragic high-speed crash that left his friend permanently disabled. According to ABC [...]
Chrysler LLC, which reported a 55 percent decline in January 2009 sales, shut down three assembly plants after reopening them just two weeks ago. According to Automotive News, Chrysler will shutdown the plants that make the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Commander and the Dodge Ram 1500 and Dakota pickups. The factories [...]
So you’re one of the many that ordered the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and are worried if you’re ever going to get your dream muscle car seeing as GM’s future seems uncertain. GM decided to alleviate some of your fears yesterday by releasing a couple of pictures of the few pre-production Camaros being assembled at its [...]
Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes will get his brand-new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Platinum and apparently GM wants to keep it all hush-hush. According to Cadillac spokeswoman Joanne Krell, Holmes picked out the $85,200 Escalade Hybrid Platinum as his reward for winning the MVP on Sunday. However, Holmes didn’t follow the traditional way of picking his Caddy. [...]
