The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is urging the United States government to start shutting down the Cars Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) as soon as possible. “NADA held a high level meeting this morning with DOT and NHTSA officials to reiterate dealer concerns about the ‘clunkers’ program and to stress the urgency of [...]
Tesla has finally released some new images of its new Model S sedan hanging out in the rear world. The images show Tesla’s chief designer Franz Von Holzhausen whipping the electric-sedan around the track. Tesla says that so far, it has received more than 1,000 orders for the Tesla Model S sedan. Refresher: The Tesla [...]
Auto sales in the U.S. will rise in August for the first time in 22 months, according to a top sales analyst from Ford Motor Company. The last month of positive growth in the U.S. auto industry was October 2007, Since then industry sales have plummeted, bottoming out during the first half of 2009. George [...]
The Cash-for-Clunkers program is going to be losing hundreds of New York area participating dealerships, according to the Associated Press. The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association said that approximately half of its 425 member dealers have ceased participation in the program, due to the financial inability to offer more rebates, and worries concerning repayment. [...]
Workers at Volkswagen’s Mexico plant went on strike yesterday after wage negotiations between the German automaker and the plant broke down. The plant is responsible for making Jettas and New Beetles for the U.S. market. Volkswagen builds 1,500 cars a day at the plant for both, the Mexican and international market. A spokesman said that Volkswagen did [...]
It’s that time of the day again – where we gather up some random findings from the Internet to share with you. Let’s get started… Lamborghini Murcielago loses control in the rain: If you don’t know how to drive such an expensive car – you probably shouldn’t be buying one. A 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago driver [...]
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet said today that they have agreed on a plan to get a million electric-vehicles on the roads by 2020 in efforts to make the country into the world’s top EV market. “Our goal is to make Germany the leading market for electro-mobility,” Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told reporters. The plan [...]
We’re wrapping up our test-drive of the new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox 1LT FWD today. A full-review will be up sometime early next week so stay tuned for that. We’ll close off our daily updates of our week-long test-drive with some fun facts about the 2010 Equinox. Fun Facts about the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox 1LT FWD: [...]
Earlier this morning we saw the new 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. We now have new images and a video of the new hardcore Porsche 911 in action. Refresher: Power comes from a 3.8L unit that delivers more output, revving up to 8,500 rpm while producing a neck-snapping 450-hp. Sales in the U.S. begin in early spring [...]
Toyota has unveiled its first-of-a-kind “Harmony Floralscape,” a roadside display made up of more than 20,000 live flowers. The Harmony Floralscape was revealed yesterday along the Pasadena Freeway (SR-110) in downtown Los Angeles. The Floralscape is just one of nine designs that will appear alongside California freeways in support of the ongoing launch of the 2010 [...]
