Archive | May, 2009
Bob Lutz to appear on Letterman next Wednesday with the Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz to appear on Letterman next Wednesday with the Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz will be making an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman next Wednesday with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Following Letterman’s interview with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, where Letterman made fun of the Volt, Lutz vocalized his anger saying that GM ”should do a better job of making sure that Dave and everyone else [...]

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British Army buys 50 Toyota Prius units for non-deployable use

British Army buys 50 Toyota Prius units for non-deployable use

Toyota announced today that it has delivered a fleet of 50 Toyota Prius units to the British Army as it continues its mission to reduce emissions. The fleet will become a part of the White Fleet branch of the Headquarters Land Forces which manages 6,600 non-deployable administrative vehicles. Brokered by the Army through its leasing [...]

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GM to reduce dealer network from 5,969 to 3,600 by 2010

GM to reduce dealer network from 5,969 to 3,600 by 2010

General Motors has officially released its statement regarding its dealer network. The Detroit automaker said that it place to reduce its dealer network from 5,969 to 3,600 by the end of 2010.  Gm said that it will start contacting approximately 1,100 underperforming and low sales volume dealers to tell them that it “does not see [...]

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E-mail offering 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid for $15,000 is a hoax

E-mail offering 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid for $15,000 is a hoax

FoMoCo has confirmed that an email being circulated offering 500 units of the 2010 Ford Fusion for $15,000 is a hoax. Ford said that the sales manager listed in the email is not a company employee. Ford did how ever take the opportunity to pass along some info that is true: – The all-new 2010 [...]

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Report: 2010 Toyota Prius brings in 75,000 orders

Report: 2010 Toyota Prius brings in 75,000 orders

According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Toyota has received 75,000 orders for its new 2010 Toyota Prius. That will give it a big chance to hold its ground in a fierce battle with the 2010 Honda Insight hybrid, which reported sale figures of nearly 20,000 units in the first three months. In March, Honda said [...]

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GM to close 1,100 dealerships, Congress may jump in to help dropped dealers

GM to close 1,100 dealerships, Congress may jump in to help dropped dealers

Chrysler dropped the bomb on some 789 dealerships yesterday letting them know that they will be closed down as a part of the company’s bankruptcy process. General Motors today is reported to send some 1,100 dealers the same letter today as it nears its government-imposed deadline to restructure its debt with shareholders, cut costs and [...]

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GM: Real world testing proves that HydroGen4 fuel-cell SUVs are viable

GM: Real world testing proves that HydroGen4 fuel-cell SUVs are viable

Just last week, the Obama administration announced that it will eliminate former President George W. Bush”s $1.2 billion plan to develop cars that run on hydrogen fuel-cells. The current administration said that they would much rather target more immediate fuel-saving solutions. However, that hasn’t stopped from GM/Opel to continue testing their HydroGen4 vehicles. GM said in statement [...]

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Mini does a modern interpretation of George Harrison’s psychedelic Cooper S

Mini does a modern interpretation of George Harrison’s psychedelic Cooper S

Mini has unveiled a new interpretation of George Harrison’s original Mini to coincide with the brands 50th birthday.  In 1966, Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein gave each band member a Mini Cooper S as a gift which Harrison ended up painting in psychedelic images. In 1967, that very Mini Cooper S starred in The Beatles film [...]

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Veritas RS III to make world debut at the 2009 Salon Prive

Veritas RS III to make world debut at the 2009 Salon Prive

Veritas has announced that they will hold the world-debut of their Veritas RS III at the upcoming 2009 Salon Prive at the London Hurlingham Club. The £250,000 ($381,388) car will be joined by no less than seven new models but will be one of the better attractions at the show. The car pays tribute to the Veritas name – [...]

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Video: Glenn Beck interviews GM CEO Fritz Henderson

Video: Glenn Beck interviews GM CEO Fritz Henderson

Glenn Beck is an American radio, political commentator and author. In January 2006, Beck had his own TV show over at CNN, which he eventually left to join Fox News Channel (we know some of you have some opinions about Beck so feel free to share them in the comments section after the jump). Beck [...]

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