In early July, GM announced the launch of a new feature called ‘Tell Fritz” on its GM Reinvention website, where CEO Fritz Henderson would personally review and respond to consumer concerns on a daily basis. Well it took less than a month before Henderson realized, surprisingly enough, that it might be a tad inefficient for [...]
General Motors Company today posted a 19 percent drop in U.S. sales for July from the same period during 2008 – which is an improvement over declines of about 35 percent through the first half of 2009. Separately, GM announced that 6,000 workers took buyout offers ever since the company emerged from bankruptcy on July [...]
Chrysler Group LLC announced that they will be discontinuing their promotion in which they offered to double the government’s ‘cash for clunkers’ rebate for those interested in purchasing a 2009 model year Chrysler, Jeep, or Dodge. Chrysler’s program also offered up to $4,500 to those individuals who did not own a vehicle eligible under the [...]
Toyota has announced the pricing details for its 2010 lineup including the new 2010 Avalon, Yaris, RAV4, Highlander, Tacoma and the FJ Cruiser. For 2010, The Toyota FJ Cruiser gets several upgrades including dual VVT-i and roller rocker arms on the 4.0-liter V6, that adds 19-hp and a 1 mpg. The 2010 FJ Cruiser also gets [...]
According to a series of patent drawings obtained by AutoCar, Mercedes-Benz is working on a 2+1 Smart car that will compete with the new Toyota iQ. Influenced by the McLaren F1 supercar, the driver seat of the new three-seater Smart is positioned at the center of the vehicle with a pair of passenger seats set [...]
Former host of the Tonight Show and a car enthusiast Jay Leno stopped in to talk to Clarkson while he was in London to unveil the 2010 Jaguar XJ. Make sure you watch 3:18 into the video where Clarkson lists most of the cars Jay Leno has in his garage. Make the jump for the [...]
Ford announced today that the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles along with the government Cars Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) helped the Dearborn automaker post the first sales increase of any major automaker in 2009. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales were up 9 percent in July with sales totaling 158,838. Ford, which was the [...]
Toyota’s upcoming sports car, being developed in partnership with Subaru, is on track for 2011. Known as the Toyota 086A, aka Toyobaru, the sports car is now rumored to receive a “decent power drop is on the cards in order to lower emissions and make the car more economical,” reports 7Tune. Originally, the Toyobaru was [...]
BMW’s CEO Norbert Reithofer said earlier this year that the second phase of Project i will be a new vehicle by the name of “Megacity Vehicle.” At the time, Reithofer said that BMW is pursuing a radical approach to sustainable mobility with the Megacity Vehicle and hopes to move it through the development process as quickly [...]
German tuner Irmscher decided to team up with GM for a tribute to the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Bumblebee. However, instead of just throwing another Bumblebee package on a 2010 Camaro, Irmscher is offering a Bumblebee version of the new Chevrolet Cruze. Based on a 1.8 LT automatic Cruze, Irmscher Bumblebee Cruze features a black exterior with orange [...]
