Following Ford and Smart’s aggressive ‘campaign’ to show support for the federal ‘Cash for Clunkers’ credit, Honda announced today that nearly every new Honda model qualifies for the new Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Bill. Honda says that depending on a customer’s old trade-in vehicle, new buyers will be able to choose from one or more [...]
Go ahead – check your calendars and make sure it isn’t April 1st – and no we’re not playing a practical joke on you. What you’re looking at is a new “luxury commuter concept” called the Cygnet developed by Aston Martin that looks like a beefed up Toyota iQ with a DBS grille and hood [...]
It’s been a pretty exciting June for us with the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP and the 2009 Nissan Cube hanging out in our garage. July is also looking up to be a bright month with the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS coming to us later this week followed by the 2009 Nissan 370Z. We now wrap [...]
I’ll be flying to Atlanta early tomorrow morning to drive a Porsche fitted with the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer’s new Doppelkupplung double-clutch gearbox (you can try pronouncing that or just say PDK). While I have no idea which Porsche model I’ll be driving (no it’s not the Panamera), Porsche says that the PDK dual-clutch helped the 2009 911 Carrera S [...]
The Infiniti Essence is one of the most beautiful concepts we’ve ever laid our automotive loving eyes on. However, Nissan’s luxury division has yet to confirm what part the Essence plays in its future. Some reports say that it will be a new four-door-coupe that will compete with the likes of the Mercedes CLS; others [...]
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said that it’s existing bid for Opel was the best it could offer. His statement comes following conflicting reports about the status of Magna International’s deal to buy Opel for General Motors. “I don’t believe we could improve Fiat’s offer. It’s the most rational one we can put forward from an industrial [...]
When you here about the conflicts involved with the Porsche/Volkswagen merger, you never really think of the words “Match made in heaven.” According to Reuters, Porsche is now accusing Volkswagen and its key shareholders Lower Saxony of extortion following a magazine report that the two had demanded that Porsche accept a merger of the two [...]
General Motors, which is hoping to come out of bankruptcy by August, is struggling to keep up with the demand for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. According to GM spokesman Terry Rhadigam, the automaker has filled about half of the 25,000 2010 Camaro orders taken. GM began producing the 2010 Camaro in March and sold a [...]
Smart USA announced today that under the new Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) Bill, also known as “Cash for Clunkers,” the Smart ForTwo will qualify for the highest voucher of $4,500 upon the trade in of an eligible vehicle. When an interested buyer combines their voucher to the purchase of a new Smart ForTwo, Smart USA will [...]
So you think you’re the biggest Bayerische Motoren Werke fan there is? Meet Klaus Hammerschmidt, a retired 73 years old entrepreneur who just picked up his 135th BMW vehicle at the BMW Welt. Hammerschmidt picked up his brand new custom made BMW M6 with the Competition Package at the BMW Welt, a multi-functional customer experience and exhibition [...]
