There is no denying that electric vehicles are going to be extremely relevant in the automotive industry’s future. So much so that at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show organizers will include a 37,000 square-foot exhibit devoted exclusively to that segment o the market, reports Automotive News. Electric Avenue, as the exhibit has been dubbed, will [...]
Edward Cullen, the vampire in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, apparently fits the description of a perfect Volvo owner. Cullen, who is played by Robert Pattinson, will be driving a brand new Savile Grey XC60R in the sequel to the movie that hits theaters on Nov. 20. “The brand DNA matched to [Cullen's] character couldn’t be [...]
FoMoCo announced today that the Ford Fusion sedan has entered into the list of America”s Top 10 selling vehicles and has become the No. 1 selling domestic car. So far in 2009, Ford has sold 151,137 units, passing the previous Fusion full-year sales high of 149,552 in 2007. “It”s extraordinary that a car could set a [...]
When Saab is sold to Koenigsegg later this month, the new owner will reject 81 of the brand’s U.S. dealerships, General Motors Company said today. GM sent out a letter to dealers today that said Koenigsegg selected the surviving stores and that the Saab brand will become a new entity, Saab Cars North America Inc. [...]
General Motors has just released two videos of the 2011 Buick Regal. One video shows the interior details of the new Regal while the other is features driving footage of the new sedan. You can check out both videos after the jump Click here for more news on the Buick Regal. Refresher: The 2011 Buick [...]
According to a report by PistonHeads, Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division is planning another stand-alone sports car as a follow up to the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing. The model would be a smaller V8 coupe that will compete with the likes of the Porsche 911. As of right now, Mercedes-Benz is focused on a successful [...]
At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January, Volkswagen will show the new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg. The lineup is reported to include a hybrid version of the SUV. The Volkswagen Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid uses the German automakers BlueMotion Technologies that are mated to parallel hybrid system and a supercharged V6 TSI allowing the SUV [...]
An armored Chevrolet Suburban and a limousine belonging to Vice President Biden’s fleet, hit and killed a pedestrian just over the D.C. border in Maryland. The two vehicles were on their way to Andrews Air Force Base to a secure storage location when the incident took place. According to the Washington Post, the man was [...]
Yesterday, General Motors unveiled the new 2011 Buick Regal, which is making its public debut today in Los Angeles. In its press release GM said that the Buick Regal’s key competitors include the Acura TSX, Volvo S60, Mazda 6 and Volkswagen Passat. As GM does the whole “May the best car win” campaign, we figured [...]
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson was hanging out in Germany earlier this week in an effort to repair relations after the Detroit automaker announced last week that it will keep Opel and restructure it, putting a surprising end to plans to sell the brand to Magna International. Henderson has previously said that GM could seek assistance [...]
