Chrysler just dropped us an email regarding its statement on CAW talks attributed to Al Iacobelli, Chief Bargainer. The Canadian Auto Workers and Chrysler failed to reach a tentative agreement on concessions needed as a condition to receive loans from the Canadian and Ontario governments. Chrysler had hoped to reach a deal with the CAW to [...]
The White House said yesterday that President Barack Obama will announce his plans to help General Motors and Chrysler on Monday. GM CEO Rick Wagoner was in Washington on Friday to meet with the auto task force’s Steve Rattner as the panel completed six-weeks of ‘closed-door’ meetings with auto industry executives. “The president’s autos task [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elon Musk seem to be best friends – or at least we thought since the two are spotted hanging out in a lot of press photos. Schwarzenegger, a big supporter of fuel-efficient vehicles, has frequently flaunted Tesla Motors as being a leader of California’s environmentally-friendly industry. We thought the Governor would make a special-appearance at [...]
n2a Motors, makers of the Anteros, have released sketches, clay model photos and details of their latest project called the ‘Stinger.’ Inspired by the 2nd generation 1963, ’65 and ’67 Corvette Sting Rays, the Stinger is built on the 2009/2010 C6 Corvette Chassis. When using a new Corvette donor car with a 430-hp LS3 V8, [...]
We already know that the Infiniti M will be completely redesigned in 2010. The car will be offered with a 3.7L V6, a 3.0L V6 turbodiesel and a hybrid petrol-electric version. No V8 options are currently planned so for those of you looking to race your M against a BMW M5 – you may want to hold-off [...]
About a month ago we told you about TopGear.com’s “Build a 70 mpg Car” project. The task was to take a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel and convert it into an eco-friendly 70 mpg bunny that hits 60 mph in 7 seconds all for under $7,000. After two months of non-stop working, Jared and his TopGear.com team [...]
We were invited to an advanced screening of Fast & Furious last night but chose not to go since we were to busy bringing you live coverage of the Tesla Model S Sedan launch (since we love you guys and everything). Nonetheless, you can be sure we’ll be headed to the theaters on April 3rd [...]
All the details and press shots of the BMW X5 M and X6 M will be released on April 4th. BMW has just confirmed that the X6 M will make its stateside appearance at the 2009 New York Auto Show on April 8th. What about the X5 M? Apparently there BMW did not say whether the [...]
Honda is gearing up for the launch of the Insight hybrid in international markets and has released a new TV ad called “Let it Shine’ to support the hybrid’s launch in Europe and the U.S. next month. Honda gathered up some skilled geeks to create what appears to be the world’s largest LED screen with [...]
So you can’t afford a Bugatti but always dream about what your Veyron would look like if you could? Well, now you can create one with the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Configurator online and drool over what your drop-top Bugatti would look like in your driveway. Head over to Bugatti.com to build your [...]
