According to AutoExpress plans to produce a diesel version of the Audi R8 has been canned. After 12 months of debating and consideration Audi said it can’t justify a business case to throw a diesel engine in the R8 two-seater supercar. Last year, Audi unveiled two concepts of a diesel R8 including the Audi R8 [...]
It’s the perfect time to buy a Dodge Challenger if you always wanted one. Chrysler said today that it is launching a new round of incentives that reflect the bottom line price of a new vehicle. The bankrupt automaker is offering up to at least $6,000 cash back on 2009 models. Starting today, Chrysler will [...]
Chrysler has received the greenlight to review and accept bids for a potential sale – of course, we don’t expect any other bids coming in other than the good ol’ Italian automaker Fiat SpA. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved the process giving any bidder until May 20 to put in a bid worth at [...]
Increasing demand for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has prompted GM to add June 29 as a scheduled work week at its Oshawa plant. Originally the week was planned to give Oshawa workers some time-off. According to a report by the Peterborough Examiner, the flex line workers at the plant will also start working overtime on [...]
GM CEO Fritz Henderson told reporters after a meeting with congressional officials that the automaker is set to resume negotiations with the UAW this week. He said that he believes everything should be open for discussion when it comes to GM’s viability. Henderson said that the deal the union had made with Chrysler on restructuring payments [...]
Even though the 2009 Infiniti G37 faces strong competition from three new-updated vehicles, the sports sedan still came out on top in Consumer Reports’ tests. The 2009 G37 scored “Excellent” in the overall road test score, CR’s highest-rated vehicle in this category. Consumer Reports’ said that it tested three other vehicles including the redesign Acura [...]
Chrysler’s bankruptcy documents reveal that the Fiat/Chrysler alliance would give Chrysler four vehicle platforms, two engines and two transmission families from the Italian automaker. The documents said that specific vehicles would include the Fiat 500, Alfa Romeo MiTo and the Milano 940. The affidavit of Tom LaSorda, Chrysler’s vice chairman and president, said that access to Fiat’s [...]
Many people are not aware of the true roots of supercar manufacturer Lamborghini. The supercar company was founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini who owned a successful tractor factory called Lamborghini Trattori in the village of Sant’Agata Bolognese. Ferruccio, who owned a Ferrari 250, ran into Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy [...]
Have you ever rejected a gift or just handed it to charity? Of course, the more valuable an item the less likely you are to give it away. Many of us would love to get a free car; however, many of us aren’t as wealthy as this NBA season’s MVP player, LeBron James. LeBron James [...]
It was reported last week that along with Saturn, GM will lose a quarter of its hybrid sales when the automaker ends production of the brand with the 2009 model year lineup. However, there may be a solution. According to Tom Stephens, GM’s vice chairman of global product development, the next-generation GM hybrid technology will not [...]
