Archive | September, 2009
Weekly Test-Drive: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Weekly Test-Drive: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

For this week, we’ve picked up the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid for our Weekly Test Drive. I’ll be driving the new Fusion Hybrid for the next week so make sure you ask me all the questions you want answered about Ford’s latest hybrid model. First Impressions: It’s ridiculously quiet. I’ve never really experienced hybrid [...]

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U.S. Treasury says that GM still plans IPO in 2010

U.S. Treasury says that GM still plans IPO in 2010

It was reported last month that General Motors Company, which emerged from bankruptcy on July 10, is planning an SEC filing and intend to make ”reasonable best efforts” to start selling shares within a year. The U.S. Treasury said today that GM still plans to hold an initial public offering next year. The Treasury Department’s assistant [...]

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Techart releases new modification program for the Porsche Panamera

Techart releases new modification program for the Porsche Panamera

We’re a little late on this – but better late than never. Tuner Techart has announced a new modification program for the new 2010 Porsche Panamera focused mainly around visual upgrades. The new Techart package for the Panamera features exterior modifications for improved aerodynamics, interior upgrades, a multifunctional daylight running system and 21 and 22 [...]

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Hertz sues analyst for saying it could go bankrupt, seeking monetary damages

Hertz sues analyst for saying it could go bankrupt, seeking monetary damages

Hertz Global Holdings is suing an analyst for defamation on a report that suggests that the world’s largest car rental company could go bankrupt. Hertz filed the complaint on Friday with Bergen County Superior Court in New Jersey. It is accusing Audit Integrity Inc. and it’s CEO, Jack Zwingli, of defamation and trade libel. The [...]

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Infiniti to open more dealerships in UK

Infiniti to open more dealerships in UK

Infiniti has already opened the doors to its first British dealership in Reading, ahead of the brand’s launch in the UK later this year. The Nissan luxury brand today announced it has partnered with a second company for its UK dealership network, which will increase the number of Infiniti showrooms to at least 13. Infiniti, [...]

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Study: Buying a car is a hassle for women, we’re not surprised

Study: Buying a car is a hassle for women, we’re not surprised

According to a recent poll by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of CarMax, Inc., buying a car is a hassle for women (no surprise to us here). “When asked about their last car buying experience, a fourth of the women who responded felt a quick and effortless transaction was most missing, according to a new [...]

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Alfa Romeo 166 replacement to be built in the U.S., will share Chrysler platform

Alfa Romeo 166 replacement to be built in the U.S., will share Chrysler platform

Sources have told Inside Line that Alfa Romeo will build a rear-wheel-drive replacement for its 166 sedan in North America. Fiat will most likely use the Chrysler 300C plant in Brampton, Ontario, for production of the model. Codenamed project 169, the new big Alfa sedan will share a new Chrysler-built platform that will also underpin [...]

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Ferrari 458 Italia Spider confirmed by Montezemolo

Ferrari 458 Italia Spider confirmed by Montezemolo

You can’t say that we didn’t see this coming. According to a report by Quattroruote.it, Ferrari has confirmed that it will produce a convertible version of its new Ferrari 458 Italia. Ferrari’s chairman, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, confirmed to the publication that the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider will hit the market in the coming years. [...]

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Hyundai pulls out of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

Hyundai pulls out of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

The Tokyo Motor Show, held every two years, is one of Asia’s premier auto events. However, for the upcoming 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, automakers have been dropping out as the show gets hit hard by international automakers who have decided to sit out this year due to the global economic slump. Hyundai Motor Co. is [...]

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Welcome to egmCarTech v3.0

Welcome to egmCarTech v3.0

Here it is – after all the long nights and hard work – we are pleased to release egmCarTech v3.0. We’ll get into more details about the new version later on in the day after the news content tones down a bit – but for now you should definitely enjoy the following… Brand new layout: [...]

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