At the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled its Passat New Lingyu, a luxurious B-Class flagship model with design influenced by the Passat series. Fitting the needs of the Chinese markets, thew Passat New Lingyu sits on a 2,803mm long-wheelbase allowing for a spacious interior and roomy area for the rear seats. Powertrain lineup for [...]
Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne is back in the U.S. for the third time as pressure builds to seal a proposed partnership with Chrysler LLC before the end of April. Marchionne will be stopping by Detroit and Washington to meet with Chrysler bosses and the auto task force in efforts to get unions and bondholders to [...]
Stile Bertone has finally revealed his Project M car as the one-off Betrone Mantide. The Bertone Mantide features the underpinnings of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 wrapped in radical Stile Bertone aerospace inspired design. The LS9 engine gives the Mantide a total 638-hp. However, with a significant drop in weight with carbon fiber body panels, interior [...]
GM is calling for plug-in vehicles standards that it says are necessary for consumer acceptance of electric-vehicles, like the Chevy Volt. The automaker will be supporting the Society of Automotive Engineers conference in Detroit next week, where the SAE J1772TM Task Force (they really couldn’t pick something easier) will continue to push for the standardization for [...]
At 2009 Shanghai Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG and the 2010 S65 AMG. Both models receive a facelift and updated technology that improves the driving dynamics of the high-performance full-size luxury sedans. Power for the 2010 S63 AMG comes from an AMG 6.3L V8 making 525-hp and a peak torque [...]
Bentley says that it is going to start releasing its future models six months earlier so its product cycle matches the market recovery in 2010. According to Bentley board member for sales and marketing Stuart McCullough, Bentley has done enough research with its customers to understand when they will get back in the market for [...]
Tata Motors has announced that it has received a total of 500,000 booking forms for the Nano through 30,000 outlets in India. Tata has reportedly generated at total of 15 crore ($3 million USD) from the sales of forms. Each form sold for 300 Rs ($6 USD). The sales of forms started on April 1, [...]
GM’s North America President Tony Clarke said in an e-mail to employees that 1,600 white-collar workers will lose their jobs within the next few days as the struggling automakers looks for ways to cut costs and restructure its business. “In these unprecedented times, GM is reinventing every aspect of our business, including our organizational size [...]
Jaguar today launched the 2010 Jaguar XJ minisite and released a new teaser for its upcoming model. The site features a countdown clock, which is counting down to July 9, and the first teaser image of many to come (yes, we’re having nightmares of another 2010 Ford Mustang type launch with a new teaser image [...]
The Volkswagen Routan, a minivan produced by Chrysler for V-dub, is selling so slow that not a single unit has been produced since December. The production of the Routan takes place at Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario plant. “We launched Routan at the worst moment,” Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America told Automotive News. Jacoby [...]
