After a two-day visit with Detroit automakers, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that Chrysler Group LLC’s CEO Sergio Marchionne is “the next-generation of Lee Iacocca.” “I think what I saw at Chrysler is what people felt when Iacocca was there,” LaHood said during a speech to the Detroit Economic Club. “It’s a new level of [...]
Viper has introduced a new iPhone app that lets your start your car remotely as well as lock and unlock the doors along with a panic button. However, it’s not as simple as downloading the app, installing it and aiming at your car. If you don’t already own a Viper alarm system, you’ll have to [...]
Evan Newmark, of The Wall Street Journal, believes that GM CEO Fritz Henderson deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than Barack Obama. In his column ‘Meant Street’, Newmark wrote of Henderson that he “has to save GM, once America’s proudest company and now its national disgrace,” and he doesn’t have the four year grace period [...]
At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Subaru will unveil its new Hybrid Tourer Concept. According to the guys over at AutoExpress, Subaru has plans of developing a new coupe based on the concept as a spiritual successor of the SVX, which arrived in 1991 as a competitor to the BMW M3. Power [...]
In a move funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government spent $287 million replacing 17,205 government vehicles with more fuel-efficient cars and SUV’s. The government followed one basic rule when making their purchases; each car purchased must have a higher EPA rating than the one it replaced. Every car purchased was [...]
In July, Ford Racing announced that the Mustang will race in the Nationwide series when Ford begins a limited rollout of its new car in 2010. The Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Car was revealed today and in collaboration with Roush Fenway Racing and Con-way Freight. The No.16 Con-way Freight Mustang will be driven by 21-year [...]
The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG came to a recent gathering of classic 300 SL models in Sedona, California. Details on the event are limited; however, we do know that the show attracted more than 30 vehicles and many Gullwing fans. Click here for more Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG news. Refresher: Power comes from a 6.2L V8 making [...]
Tesla has announced a new mobile service program featuring house calls for customers in the United States and Canada. Known as the Tesla Mobile Service Rangers, mobile service squad will visit a Tesla owners” homes, offices or parking garages to perform an range of procedures, including annual inspections and firmware upgrades. “Customers pay $1 per roundtrip [...]
General Motors today showed off work being down at its new Flint Engine South plant as it prepares for production of the engines that will power the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The 1.4L 4-cylinder engine will help the Volt provide additional driving mileage after its lithium-ion battery, which is [...]
Aston Martin has hired former Tesla Motors’ vice president of marketing, Michael van der Sande, to run the newly created position of chief commercial officer. Van der Sande, 44, will be based at the company’s headquarters in Gaydon, England, and will report directly to Ulrich Bez. He will be tasked with “strengthening all commercial areas at the [...]
