Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE), which can drop the top on anything from a Toyota Prius to a Cadillac CTS, has announced it official convertible conversion package for the 2008/2009 Dodge Challenger. We’re not sure how much NCE is charging for the conversion but you can contact them at (714) 632-3287 or visit their contact page if you’re [...]
FedEx announced today that it is expanding its hybrid-electric fleet by 50 percent by adding 92 hybrid trucks. That increases its hybrid-electric truck fleet from 172 to 264. “The FedEx hybrid-electric fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon [...]
Fresh out of bankruptcy General Motors Company is still shaking up management as it gets itself together. Today, it has been reported that GM plans to appoint designer Bryan Nesbitt as chief of Cadillac. The official announcement is expected to come later today and will be effective Aug 1, spokesman Terry Rhadigan said. Nesbitt is known [...]
FoMoCo today surprised analysts by posting a $2.3 billion quarter net profit, mainly due to its debut restructuring efforts. The Dearborn automaker said that it was on track to break even in 2011, sending its shares up more than 9 percent. Ford also reported a pre-tax operating loss of $424 million in the second quarter, excluding [...]
As reported this past weekend, Porsche is moving ahead with a deal where Volkswagen will buy controlling share in the sports car manufacturer by axing its own CEO – Wendelin Wiedeking. Porsche officially announced today that Wiedeking, the best-paid executive in Germany, along with finance chief (CFO) Holger Haerter would quit the group immediately. The Piech [...]
Fiat will only produce 500 units of its new Alfa Romeo 8C Spider and out of the 500, only 35 units are scheduled to make their way to the U.S. later this fall. That means we’ll probably never get to take one for a test-drive (we’re making some calls – don’t worry). If you’re interested [...]
In a recent interview with CAR Magazine, Shiro Nakamura, design director for Nissan and Infiniti, took the UK publication around the Infiniti Essence concept, which made its debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Nakamura said that the concept was given the green light in 2007, way before Carlos Ghosn and Nakamura arrived and decided to make [...]
SMS Supercars has dropped two images and pricing details for its new 2010 SMS 460 Mustangs due out later this summer. Prices start at $64,990 for the base SMS 460 Mustang powered by a 4.6L V8 that pumps out 470-hp and 427 lb-ft of torque. That allows it to go from 0 to 60 mph [...]
Wrapping up the day here, it’s now time for some – you guessed it – Miscellaneous Thoughts. 14-year old boy drinks gasoline to be like Optimus Prime: A 14-year old boy in China drank gasoline for five years to obtain ‘special powers’ like his idols Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The boy watched the animated TV [...]
GM says that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric drive unit helps the Volt produce produces 150-hp and 273 lb-ft of torque allowing it to hit a top speed of 100 mph. Earlier today during a live chat with Jon Lauckner, GM”s Vice President of Global Program Management, and one of the Chevy Volt”s founding fathers, a [...]
