With gas-prices no longer at $4 a gallon General Motors is anticipating the spring selling season by boosting production of the light-truck segment in March. GM said it will restore production on Line 1 in its Flint, Mich., plant for a week during March 16. The company will increase the line speed of Line 1 27.7 [...]
It’s not every day that you go out and make a hard decision of dropping a couple of thousand dollars on a vehicle and come home and have a personal voicemail from the CEO of the automaker thanking you for your purchase. Well, that’s exactly what happened to a Grand Rapids lawyer who received a [...]
BMW Group’s (meaning BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce) design head Chris Bangle has quit his job at the German automaker. The decision to quit comes down as Bangle wants more time “to pursue his own design-related endeavors beyond the auto industry.” He leaves his spot in good hands with Adrian van Hooydonk, head of design for the [...]
Mazda announced today that it will debut two new models of the Mazda3 at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show – one will be the Mazda3 i-stop and the next will be the much anticipated Mazda3 MPS (that’s Mazdaspeed3 for us stateside folk). Both models will feature Mazda’s advanced fuel-saving start-stop system. The Mazda3 i-stop embodies [...]
Plans for Tesla Motors to build a 500-worker assembly plant in San Jose for the production of the Model S Sedan seem to be dead. The electric-car maker failed to secure $100 million in venture financing and now feels that the $450 million it hopes to get from government loan programs would be better used if [...]
The affordable prices on portable navigation systems have allowed most of the nation to fit one on their windshield. It seems like navigation systems have become a very popular gadget amongst drivers, but according to the FBI, they’ve also become popular amongst thieves. The FBI found that 24,700 portable navigation systems were stolen in 2008 compared [...]
Acura is continuing its ongoing efforts to become a Tier 1 luxury brand despite the difficult economic times. According to Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Acura wants to move up the ladder without jeopardizing its “value-for-the-money” image. “Being a premium luxury brand is not just about product. It’s the way [...]
According to Mark Hawkins, chairman of UAW Local 598, General Motors is in talk with Isuzu to sell its medium-duty trucks business. Hawkins says that the move comes as GM plans to come with a long-range viability plan it must present to the U.S. Department of Treasury on Feb. 17th. GM is talk in to [...]
Apparently news of 100 people interested in the 77 units of the Aston Martin One-77 was interpreted the wrong way. According to Car Advice sources, 100 of those interested in the very exclusive Aston did not put down a 200,000 pound deposit to purchase the car – meaning those interested can still acquire the rights [...]
Nissan announced today that it will hold the world debut of the Qazana (reported as Qazan before) concept car and the production version of the NV200 passenger version of the new compact LCV at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show As we reported last week, the Qazana concept will hint at a future small Nissan Crossover. [...]
