We don’t know what’s taking Volkswagen so long but we’ve waited long enough to get the new redesigned Golf on the stateside. Apparently, we’re just weeks away from seeing the 2010 Volkswagen Golf in U.S. dealerships and pricing for the model has been revealed on Volkswagen’s website. Previously known as the Rabbit, the 2010 Volkswagen [...]
Honda is stepping up the game in the mid-size segment with a couple of additions to its 2010 Honda Accord. For 2010, Honda added new features including Bluetooth connectivity on models equipped with leather seating (previously it was only available with a navigation-equipped model) and new rear seat ventilation ducts on the Accord sedan EX [...]
We absolutely love launch control features on the sports cars we get in our press fleet. Heck, we’d be lying if we said that we didn’t get up every morning – hopped in one of our press cars, headed over to a safe locations, and just counted down to 0. One car we still have [...]
Currently, Tesla Motors sells just one car – the $109,000 Roadster. The company has sold just 700 units of the electric sports car and hit profits for the first time in July; No biggie, the Big 3 and other automakers have nothing to worry about… right? Wrong, according to a report by AutoWeek, Tesla has plans [...]
General Motors Company’s board declined to name Canada’s Magna International as the winning bidder for Opel this past Friday. Sources familiar with the matter said that the board had decided to ask for more information from the German government on state financing available to complete a deal. “The GM board of directors met today to [...]
Lexus is all set to debut a new compact concept at next month’s 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show; but will we ever see this compact BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 rival on the stateside? According to sources at Toyota, Lexus may roll out the competitor to popular entry-level luxury models sooner than expected. According to Automotive [...]
Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) is looking to finalize plans to sell an all-electric car in the United States by next year. According to Chairman Wang Chuanfu, BYD, which is part-owed by Warren Buffet, plans to use money from a new-share sale in China to help pay for its entry into North America. The sale [...]
In order to take advantage of excess engine-making capacity at its U.S. factory, Toyota will shift more 4-cylinder engine production from Japan to Alabama. According to Automotive News, Toyota will spend about $147 million to add 216,000 4-cylinder engines annually to the mix at its Huntsville, Alabama plant. The plant currently makes V6 and V8 [...]
A 2009 Coventry University graduate, James Trim, has unveiled his latest project and the idea of a greener, much-more environmentally friendly Aston Martin. Known as the Aston Martin Volare, Trim says that his design will keep Aston’s “fantastic sound and outright performance customary with that of a petrol equivalent, but would provide drivers the world [...]
The government will shut down successful (depending on how you look at it) Cash for Clunkers program later today at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). A couple of dealers said that they will be participating in the Cars Allowance Rebate System program up until the end, while some stopped participating as early as Friday. AutoNation, the country’s [...]
