After we closed shop last night here at egmCarTech, we picked up a 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS for a week long test-drive. While we’ve previously seen the new 2010 LaCrosse at the auto shows across the United States, it was a whole different feeling getting one delivered and knowing you’ll drive it around for a [...]
Neelie Kroes, the head of EU competition, told Germany on Friday that General Motors should be allowed to reconsider the sale of its Opel brand to Magna International and its Russian partner Serbank. Kroes said that there were “significant indications” that aid promised by the government to the New Opel was subject to pre-condition that a [...]
Yes, the Buick Regal will be arriving in the United States next year as a 2011 model year. If you want to see how the Buick Regal will look when it is officially unveiled you can just take a look at the Buick Regal in China (click here), the Opel Insignia in Europe (click here) [...]
Earlier this month, Chrysler Group LLC announced that it is splitting its Dodge brand into two different brands ““ the Dodge Ram Brand and the Dodge Car Brand. In an interview with PickupTrucks.com, new President and CEO of the Dodge Ram brand, Fred Diaz Jr said that the “DNA of the Ram brand will always [...]
Congress has passed a bill that will make fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicles eligible for federal funding and is headed to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature. The funding will be available to automakers and their suppliers. The bill, which will open Department of Energy funding to companies like Aptera Motors, was passed by the [...]
Earlier this week when General Motors made it official that the Opel Insignia will be coming to the United States badged as the Buick Regal, we were only thinking about one thing and one thing only – will Buick offer a high-performance version like the Opel Insignia OPC? According to the folks over at GMInsideNews, [...]
FoMoCo’s CEO Alan Mulally is calling consumers and thanking them for purchasing it over the Toyota Prius; it gets better fuel-economy than the Toyota Camry Hybrid; it is the most fuel-efficient mid-size hybrid sedan in America; It is the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, a fuel-efficient mid-size sedan that Detroit can claim with pride. The ’10 [...]
Porsche has released its first 2010 Porsche Panamera TV commercial. The Stuttgart automaker says that the new Panamera is “ 60 years of uncompromising beliefs” – so watch as Porsche family gathers to welcome its newest four-door sibling. Click here for more news on the Porsche Panamera. Refresher: The $89,800 Porsche Panamera S is powered [...]
When McLaren Automotive revealed its MP4-12C last month, it said that it is already working on a second and third car for the brand. The MP4-12C would sit between the second and third model, leaving space below and above for McLaren Automotive engineers to explore. While we have to wait to hear or see anything [...]
Gymkhana phenomenon Ken Block, is reportedly lining up a World Rally Championship drive for next season. Block, who currently drives for Subaru USA in Rally America, is reportedly going to race a 2009-spec Ford Focus WRC. According to Autosport, Block’s managers have brokered a deal for him and former Subaru WRC driver Chris Atkinson (as [...]
