Earlier this week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman to discuss the future Model S sedan. Letterman, impressed by Tesla’s Roadster and Model S, cracked a joke on GM’s Volt calling it a “golf cart,” saying the mileage was “insane” and “ridiculous.” Letterman went on to [...]
There has been a significant improvement in how the American people view FoMoCo ever since the automaker decided not to ask Washington for federal loans. According to an independent study conducted by Aloft Group Inc., 63 percent of U.S. consumers have a “positive perception” of FoMoCo. The study said that prior to GM and Chrysler asking the [...]
About a month ago, a teen from Middleton High School was cited for speeding and crashing his parents Audi S4. However, it wasn’t until a month later the teenager decided to post video footage of the high-seed run on YouTube showing the car’s speedometer reaching 155 mph. The teen now faces the district attorney about additional [...]
According to an affidavit filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, just weeks before Chrysler filed for bankruptcy, it was seeking to sell parts to Chinese automaker. It’s also said that Chrysler has been exploring a partnership with every major automaker for at least two years – including Japanese rival Toyota. “Chrysler has attempted [...]
Sales of the Ford Fusion Hybrid helped FoMoCo grab a big slice of the U.S. market even as its sales dropped 32 percent. According to the Wall Street Journal Ford outsold rival Toyota for the first time in at least a year. Toyota’s sales fell 42 percent. Domestic rival General Motors reported a sales drop of 34 [...]
Mercedes-Benz said today that the 2010 E-Class will start $4,600 below the outgoing model. Sales of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class will begin next month. Base pricing for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350, which carries a 292-hp 3.5L V6, will start at $49,475. The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550, which is powered by a 388-hp 5.5L V8, will start at [...]
Will we stop talking about Chrysler any-time-soon? I highly doubt it. With so much going on ever since the company decided to file for bankruptcy and approved its alliance with Fiat, there is no shortage of news on the Auburn Hills automaker. Will Chrysler be renamed following its partnership with Fiat: ”There hasn’t been any thoughts [...]
“We are not going to give up on getting the Commodore into the US,” a Holden insider has told GoAuto. Holden has made it pretty clear that ever since GM announced the death of Pontiac, it is doing all it can to not end Australian exports to the U.S. Insiders say that ever since the death [...]
According to documents filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Chrysler is planning to close eight of its U.S. plants by December 2010; however, pending its alliance with Fiat SpA, Chrysler expects to keep all of its employees. Spokesman Dianna Guiterrez told Automotive News that “any employee displaced by the bankruptcy will be given an [...]
Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly have deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids that will be used as marked and unmarked patrol cars in the NYPD. “The Altima Hybrids have been assigned to areas of the city where their fuel efficiency presents the greatest economic and environmental benefit – both in precincts with a [...]
