The new 2009 Audi Q5 crossover has just earned the Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The 2009 Q5 received a rating of “good” in side impact, offset frontal and rear impact tests. The 2009 Audi Q5 also received a 5-star rating from the NHTSA for frontal, [...]
According to a report by AutoCar, Volkswagen, Opel, Daimler, Volvo and Renault are working on reducing weight of their vehicles. In a joint project called SuperlightCar project, Volkswagen has reportedly built a Golf with a bodyshell that is 30 percent lighter than the standard five-door model. The body is made mostly of steel but also [...]
Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors, is now one of the aftermarket entrepreneurs of Tesla electric-cars. When Eberhard left Tesla in January of 2008, he said that he planned to start another company entirely in the green tech field. Eberhard now writes over at his blog at http://www.teslafounders.com. In a recent entry, Eberhard said that he is busy building [...]
In a lengthy interview with The Washington Post, former General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz said that the V8 muscle cars and the Chevrolet Volt will still live on once GM comes out of bankruptcy. An avid supporter of the Chevrolet Volt, the man who once brought us the Dodge Viper said that the plug-in [...]
Volkswagen of America announced today that it is teaming up with Autonet Mobile to offer an option that will equip the Routan minivan with uconnect web, offering in-vehicle Wi-Fi. Chrysler had announced plans to offer a similar option during the same time last year. Volkswagen said that up to 600 dealerships will offer the uconnect [...]
Some Cadillac dealers may be surprised to learn that their dealerships will be terminated by Oct 31, 2010, when GM decides to reduce its dealer network to 3,500 dealers. It may be a bit strange since Cadillac is one of the four core brands that the ‘New GM’ will concentrate on. According to LaNeve, GM [...]
GM announced today that former chairman and CEO of AT&T Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., will become the new chairman of the ‘New Gm’ when the company is launched later this summer. In the mean time, Kent Kresa will continue to serve as interim chairman. “I am honored to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture [...]
During his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama made few statements on the subject of transportation. Now that he has taken office, Obama has a lot on his plate besides transportation issues. As such, he’s appointed to Ray LaHood as the Transportation Secretary of the United States to oversee transportation policy decisions. Only problem is, LaHood and [...]
General Motors said that it has reached a deal with the National Automobile Dealers Association on franchise terms for more than the 3,500 dealers it plan to keep after coming out of the ‘surgical bankruptcy.’ Earlier last week, John McEleney said in a Senate testimony that GM’s agreement with dealers was very much “one-sided” and [...]
Many officials in the government are afraid that Fiat will walk away from the Chrysler deal if a deal is not completed by June 15. Such a move would result in Chrysler’s liquidation, officials said. However, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne assured everyone that he and his Italian company isn’t going anywhere. “We would never walk [...]
