Fusion Hybrid owning couple changes their last name to ‘Ford’: Recently married Jaime Case and Chris Hodges love their Ford Fusion so much that they changed their last name to ‘Ford.’ It all started when Jamie decided to write a blog about taking a cross-country trip with Chris before their marriage. Since a road-trip was [...]
During a briefing today at Volkswagen’s U.S. headquarters, North American CEO Stefan Jacoby said that the automaker hopes to reach a goal of selling 800,000 units in the United States by 2018. He said that Volkswagen will transform its money-losing U.S. arm into a pillar of its plans to top Toyota as the world’s largest [...]
Smart has introduced a new special-edition Smart ForTwo model that brings together style, elegance and class. To us, it’s just another special-edition model to get more money out of Smart shoppers that are looking for an affordable compact car. Known as the Smart ForTwo Edition Highstyle, this special-edition Smart features exclusive chocolate brown metallic paintwork, [...]
Back in 2006, Suzuki reached its goal of selling 100,000 units in the United States aided by a trio of Daewoo-built vehicles. While Suzuki maintained that level in 2007, sales started to decline in 2008 as Suzuki failed to fill gaps in its lineup. As Suzuki began to focus more on the SX4, a replacement [...]
Volkswagen will be debuting the youngest offspring of the Polo lineup at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show – the Volkswagen Polo three-door. The Polo three-door is a smaller version of the five-door bestselling Polo model with some new styling on the side windows and a sportier C-pillar that gives it a coupe-like appearance. The Volkswagen [...]
A total of 8 next-generation Chevrolet Camaro Convertibles were spotted outside GM’s Holden plant in Fisherman’s Bend, Australia. All, but one, had a silver exterior with a tan roof – which is a very awkward combination so we’re hoping that they are just prototypes. As previously confirmed, the next-generation Chevrolet Camaro Convertible will debut in [...]
Happy 50th Birthday Mini. The BMW Group brand is celebrated 50-years of history today by unveiling the new Mini Coupe Concept (check out more details on the Mini Coupe concept here). Later this week, Mini will take the wraps off the production version of the Mini Countryman crossover. While we wait for that to happen, [...]
On June 17, 2010, Range Rover will celebrate its 40th anniversary and, if sources are to be believed, will unveil a new model based on the Land Rover LRX Concept. According to insiders that spoke with AutoCar, the Ranger Rover LRX will enter production in early 2011. The production LRX will be unveiled as a [...]
The Cash for Clunkers program is now officially over and the final numbers are now in. According to the Department of Transportation, nearly 700,000 old cars were traded in for new ones under the program. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that dealers submitted a total of 690,114 requests for vouchers, totaling about $2.9 billion. “This [...]
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the world’s best-selling and most successful production-based race car, selling more than 1,400 units. Porsche has just unveiled a new model for 2010, and says it is stronger, wider and faster than its predecessors. Based on the street-legal 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, the 911 GT3 Cup is powered [...]
