Two months ago at Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Sunday Times Supercar Runs, British race-car driver Derek Bell took the Bentley Continental Supersports for a hot-lap. Bell finally took out sometime to take the new Bentley out for a spin on the Nurburgring and we now have a video of his lap around the Nordschleife. Just [...]
During the first 8 months of 2009, J.D. Power and Associates analyzed hundreds of thousands of “conversations” on auto-related sites and social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The goal was to gauge the perceptions of Generation Y towards the automotive industry, as well as toward specific brands. “Online discussions by teens indicate shifts in [...]
Sources familiar with the talks said that FoMoCo is nearing a deal with the United Auto Workers to bring its contract in line with concessions granted to GM and Chrysler. Ford originally opened talks with the UAW on August 25 to address areas where its labor contract differs from GM and Chrysler. After six weeks [...]
According to vice president of Chevrolet, Brent Dewar, the bowtie brand is expected to boost sales driven by new launches and may represent 70 percent of General Motors’ North American sales. As GM plans to drop HUMMER, Saab, Saturn and Pontiac, Chevrolet will carry most of the burden in driving the Detroit automaker’s sales and [...]
Speaking at a recent press event in Germany, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, Stefan Jacoby, said that the new Beetle will arrive in 2012. He said that the next-generation model will have more space in the back seat and will offer better packaging. Jacoby said that the next Beetle will also be [...]
During a live chat session with General Motors Company’s CEO Fritz Henderson last week on GM’s FastLane Blog, the head of the Detroit automaker was asked what cars he has in his garage right now. Fritz replied that he owns a “Camaro, my 2005 corvette and a Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible.” Henderson did not specify [...]
The 2009 LA Auto Show press days will kick off on Dec. 2nd and Ford has a lot planned with debuting the US-spec Fiesta. According to FoxNews.com, the automaker will also provide details on the powertrain upgrades for the 2011 Ford Mustang. So far it’s been rumored that the base 2011 Ford Mustang will carry [...]
We just heard that the final Chevrolet Camaro Convertible version was privately shown to dealers earlier last week. Speaking to consumers and the media on a live chat at GM’s FastLane Blog, CEO Fritz Henderson said that the Camaro Convertible will arrive as a 2012 model in the first quarter of 2011. Interestingly a consumer [...]
Ford has announced that it is working with Auburn University on a new project that allows GPS satellites to talk to a car in order to avoid accidents in the future. The project is part of FoMoCo’s $4 million investment in university research programs in 2009, including 16 safety projects. “The researchers have found potential for [...]
It was reported in August that electric-vehicles and lithium-ion battery development are two things that have gone missing from Chrysler since it emerged from bankruptcy. Originally, Chrysler and its ENVI department had planned to have an electric-car in the showrooms by the end of 2010. Well, it seems like an electric-vehicle project may be back [...]
