Archive | October, 2009
2010 Saleen S281 Mustang hits the web before SEMA reveal

2010 Saleen S281 Mustang hits the web before SEMA reveal

Pictures of the much-anticipated 2010 Saleen S281 Mustang have hit the internet before the official reveal of the car next week at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Details of modifications made to the 2010 Ford Mustang are still being kept under wraps, so we’ll let you know as soon as we find out. [...]

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Video: GM releases teaser of ‘tricked out’ Camaros and Corvettes coming to 2009 SEMA

Video: GM releases teaser of ‘tricked out’ Camaros and Corvettes coming to 2009 SEMA

Next week, the tuner crowd will gather for the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas. GM has released a video giving us a sneak peek at what Chevrolet has in store for the 2010 Camaro and the Corvette for the show. We’ll have all the high-res images and details for you next week during the [...]

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Rumor: Lotus planning to sell Evora platform to other automakers

Rumor: Lotus planning to sell Evora platform to other automakers

Tesla has delivered 900 Elise-based Roadsters resulting in a successful collaboration between both Lotus and Tesla. According to rumors, Lotus is now eager to begin other 3rd party collaborations and this time, it is planning to share the much-acclaimed Evora platform. A document from Lotus Engineering has popped up detailing a sales pitch of the Evora”s [...]

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Fritz calls U.S. government imposed pay cuts ‘fair’ and ‘thoughtful’

Fritz calls U.S. government imposed pay cuts ‘fair’ and ‘thoughtful’

Late last week, the Obama Administration ordered seven companies who received a significant amount of federal loan to cut the salaries of their top-level executives by an average of 90 percent and cut total compensation (including cash, stock and perks) by half. General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson was amongst the many executives who saw government-imposed [...]

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StreetConcepts to give Hyundai Genesis a paint graphic live at SEMA

StreetConcepts to give Hyundai Genesis a paint graphic live at SEMA

At the 2009 SEMA event next week, StreetConcepts will give a Pearl White 2009 Hyundai Genesis sedan a custom “one-of-a-kind graphic” live at the show. The move marks the eighth consecutive year Hyundai has partnered with Street Concepts. Detroit-based graphic designer Courtney Mason will complete the work with paint pens. In addition to the custom [...]

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49 customers in the process to return or exchange their GM vehicle under 60-day return program

49 customers in the process to return or exchange their GM vehicle under 60-day return program

It was reported last week that 15 customers returned their GM vehicle under the automaker’s 60-day money-back guarantee program. Speaking today during a conference call with the media, Susan Docherty, GM’s vehicle president of U.S. sales, said that a total of 142,000 vehicles have been sold under the program with 449 customers opting for the [...]

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Porsche’s product plans outlined for the next four years

Porsche’s product plans outlined for the next four years

UK publication AutoCar is outlining Porsche product plans for the next four years. If they are to believed, we have a couple of exciting things coming from Porsche’s garage. First up, Porsche has a V6 and a diesel version planned for the new 2010 Panamera sedan. Both models will be a little more affordable than [...]

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Loder1899 gives 2009 Ford Focus RS a total of 345-hp

Loder1899 gives 2009 Ford Focus RS a total of 345-hp

Many would agree that at 300-hp, the 2009 Ford Focus RS is already one of the hottest high-performance hatchbacks on the road. However, if you’re Loder1899, the Focus RS could use a little more horsepower. Loder1899′s 2009 Focus RS pumps a total of 345-hp from the 2.5L turbocharged 5-cylinder engine, an increase of 45-hp over [...]

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Forecast: General Motors’ October sales to rise

Forecast: General Motors’ October sales to rise

General Motors Company is looking forward to its October vehicles sales rising compared to a year earlier, the first increase for the automaker in 21 months. Mike DiGiovanni, GM’s director of global market analysis, and Susan Docherty, GM vice president of U.S. sales, announced the forecast today during a conference call. Official October sales will [...]

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Volkswagen releases sketch of new mid-size sedan for the U.S.

Volkswagen releases sketch of new mid-size sedan for the U.S.

Volkswagen of America today released a sketch of its forthcoming new mid-size sedan, which will be produced at the company’s new plant in Chattanooga, TN. The sedan will be introduced to the market in late 2011. Volkswagen has yet to release the official name of the sedan, which will replace the Passat in the United States. [...]

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