Ever wonder how the new muscle car generation compares to their classic predecessors? So did these people that decided to drag race a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS against a 1968 Camaro SS. Both models have the RS packages. However, the 1968 Camaro SS is not stock. It has a 406 cubic inch V8 with a 5-speed [...]
Toyota, which reported a 39.5 percent drop in May sales when compared to the same month last year, said that it will be ramping up production of six of its best-selling models over the next three months. “We see a turnaround coming,” Bob Carter, general manager of Toyota Division, said during a sales call Tuesday. [...]
It seems like Ford is picking up Chrysler customers that have been left out in the cold. In one scenario, Ford is helping an owner of a Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge store in Hartsville, S.C., that Chrysler has targeted to close. Owner John Isgett received a letter from Ford shortly after Chrysler announced his store as one of 789 dealerships [...]
Usually when we’re fed up with the problems with our cars, we turn to car forums on the internet to vent our anger over the brand we bought and the issues we face with our dealership in getting those problems fixed. Well, not this individual. An anonymous driver parked and left a Land Rover Range Rover [...]
BMW, the makers of the ‘Ultimate Driving Machines,’ has over taken Toyota’s Lexus brand to become the best-selling luxury marquee in the U.S. so far this year. According to Autodata Corp., Lexus has held the title since 2000, but sales are now down 37.2 percent. BMW, which hasn’t held the No.1 title in the U.S. [...]
Holden’s chairman and managing director Mark Reuss has confirmed that GM’s Australian division is working on a new compact hatch for global markets. Reuss said that the hatch will be built alongside the Holden Cruze sedan at the company’s Elizabeth plant in South Australia in the third-quarter of 2010. The Cruze-based hatch will be designed and engineered [...]
Galpin Auto Sports (or GAS) is an automobile repair shop in Van Nuys, California. GAS is better known for its TV show on USA otherwise known as Pimp My Ride on MTV. The group responsible for KITT in the 2008 Knight Rider series (and for embedding in 7-inch TV screens into bumpers on MTV’s Pimp [...]
And now for some really boring news from Honda (at least to some of us). The 2010 Honda Pilot is on its way to U.S. dealerships with no changes in styling or equipment choices. Nonetheless, Honda has increase sticker prices on the 2010 Pilot by $150 to $300. Pricing for the 2010 Honda Pilot 2WD [...]
It was reported yesterday that Toyota is looking to continue its NUMMI partnership with GM at the California plant where both produce the Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Tacoma and Corolla. However, since GM is killing the Pontiac brand by the end of the year, it sees no need to continue its NUMMI partnership with Toyota. “The [...]
Along with its rivals GM and Ford, Chrysler today announced its best retail sales month of 2009. The Auburn Hills automaker reported total sales of 79,010 units during the month of May, a 30 percent decline when compared to the same period a year ago. Overall, sales for the Chrysler brand improved 32 percent over [...]
