While GM and Chrysler go through their bankruptcies, FoMoCo announced today that it will be boosting production in June and for the third-quarter of 2009. Ford sales analyst George Pipas said that the move to increase production has nothing to do with GM’s bankruptcy filing. “If there wasn’t demand for our production and if our days’ [...]
Earlier this year, Kia unveiled the Kia Soul’ster Concept at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. At the time Kia said that the response to the show car was very strong and overwhelming. It was said that the executives at Kia are studying the concept for production. While Kia is remaining very quiet about any series [...]
Wow – what a day. As we continue coverage of GM’s bankruptcy, which is known as the third-largest in U.S. history, we take a short break to bring you some of the random things we’ve been coming across today from our editor’s desk. Unfortunately, those random things are also surrounded by the GM bankruptcy. Don’t worry, June [...]
While we’ve already seen an image of the upcoming BMW X1 wearing no camouflage at a photo shoot (granted the image was a little choppy and low-res), BMW has dropped four “spy shots” of the upcoming compact SUV. So far we expect a 2009 Frankfurt Motor show debut later this year. It has been confirmed [...]
Ford Motor Co. has released its statement regarding GM’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While many analysts are saying that the bankruptcy filings of GM and Chrysler will eventually have a ripple effect on Ford and the rest of the auto industry, Ford is assuring its investors, customers and employees that it does “not expect [...]
Last month, Jaguar released the first teaser image of the 2010 Jaguar XJ along with a short promotional video. While the launch of the next-generation XJ is scheduled for July 9, Jaguar will keep dropping details here and there about the new model. Today, Jaguar released a short footage of its design director Ian Callum talking about [...]
GM announced earlier this morning that it is key vehicle launch for 2009 and 2010 are on track. While eight brands may have sounded like a good idea at one time, GM will now focus on four core brands including Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick. Those four brands will be responsible for the launch of [...]
GM is building a ‘New GM,’ which should be completed in 60 to 90 days. In order to enlighten you about what the ‘New GM’ will consist of, GM has launched a new site called ‘GM Reinvention’ (http://www.gmreinvention.com/). The site features a minute long commercial that highlights GM’s upcoming product line. Along with images of [...]
Stepping away from all the GM related news pouring out this morning, Fiat has confirmed that it sell its 500 minicar at Chrysler dealerships by early 2011. The Fiat 500 will be the only Fiat-derived vehicle that will be sold at Chrysler dealerships badges as a Fiat. “The Fiat 500 — we see that, like [...]
As a part of its bankruptcy filing GM will have to publish the list of more than 2,100 dealers it plans on ending its agreement with in October 2010. While that won’t take place until the end of this week, GM today published a details list of all its U.S. plants and facilities closures. “The [...]
