George McGregor, president of UAW Local 22, said that GM’s plat management told the Michigan local that it has put plans to build a compact Chevrolet and Opel minivan on hold. The program, known internally as the MPV7, is based on the Chevrolet Orlando concept. McGregor said that GM has yet to install any tooling [...]
According to Audi’s r&d chief Michael Dick, plans to build a successor to the Audi A2 have moved on to the concept car stage with the design being finalized at the company’s Ingolstadt headquarters. Dick told UK publication AutoCar that while new model will “be recognizable as an A2 but very different from the old car.” Audi is [...]
It would be a dream come true for every Camaro lover to watch his brand-new Chevrolet Camaro be build in front of his eyes. Well, Rick Hendrick, chairman and CEO of Hendrick Motorsports, is that lucky. Hendrick made a trip down to Oshawa to pick up his 2010 Chevrolet Camaro in person. His Camaro happened [...]
General Motors started its long-dreaded white-collar job cuts today by telling 160 people at its manufacturing engineering plant in Warren, Mich., that the would be laid off as of April 1. Spokesman Tom Wilkinson said that the move is the beginning of 3,400 salaried layoffs in the U.S. as a part of GM’s 47,000 worldwide [...]
Chairman of Tata Motors, Ratan Tata said that Jaguar and Land Rover need £500 million ($734 million) in loan guarantees from the British government or the two companies could be forced to make additional job cuts “If funds are not available the company will not be able to run,” Tata said. “So layoffs will take place.” [...]
Kia introduced its first mass production hybrid car by unveiling the new Forte LPI hybrid electric-vehicle (HEV) to the South Korean Market yesterday. The Forte LPI hybrid electric-vehicle is one of the first models to fall under Kia’s new eco-friendly badge known as Eco-Dynamics. Power for the Forte LPI HEV comes from a mild-hybrid system [...]
Faralli & Mazzanti will be holding the world premiere of its Vulca S at the Salone Internazionale del Lusso in Vicenza. The coach builder built the Vulca S entirely in-house starting from design to the technical work. The Vulca S features a hand-made aluminum body, hand-stitched leather trim and a “sophisticated data acquisition system to [...]
We’re not sure why but there is apparently a market for Nissan GT-Rs with a smoother and more refined ride. If the Nissan GT-R is considered a high-performance supercar, the Nissan GT-R SpecV is an even more hard-going, rough version that allows for increased performance. In come the violins and some Mozart and you get [...]
The Institute for Highway Safety has launched a new roof strength rating systems to help customers evaluate a new SUV before making a purchase if they are concerned with rollover crashes. Out of the 12 small SUVs that were tested, only 4 earned a top rating of good including the Volkswagen Tiguan, Subaru Forester, Honda [...]
Earlier this morning we brought you a report by The Detroit Bureau that said the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible is facing significant delays due to supplier issues. Originally, GM had planned to launch the Camaro Convertible exactly a year after the coupe hit the market; however, supplier problems were causing at least a six-month delay. Well, [...]
