A couple months ago, Bugatti celebrated its centenary year with the debut of the Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept at its headquarters in Molsheim. Bugatti today presented the concept to a select group of customers and “opinion-makes” in Los Angeles at the prestigious Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills. Bugatti’s Director of Sales, Marketing and After Sales, Alasdair [...]
In a statement released today, GM announced that they will be investing $C 90 million to re-tool CAMI Automotive’s West Body Shop plant in Ontario, Canada. According to DetNews, the investment plan will boost production of the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox by about 40,000 units and recall about 150 laid-off employees. “This investment is [...]
General Motors Company’s CEO Fritz Henderson is in Germany meeting with leaders of Opel to discuss the brand’s future. Opel spokesman Ulrich Weber said that Henderson wanted to get a firsthand look at the situation at Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim. The talks today ended without any clear plans for the future of Opel’s five plants [...]
Toyota announced today that the all-new 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan will make its world-debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2nd. No details were given in the short press release but make sure you join us since we’ll be live in LA covering the show from start to finish. – By: Kap [...]
After five months of marketing darkness, Chrysler Group LLC is preparing to pump up their advertising this quarter and gradually increase the amount spent over the next few years says Automotive News. Starting next quarter, Chrysler Group will spend $100 for each vehicle sold at retail in the US, and eventually cap out their media [...]
According to a report by The Detroit News, General Motors Company has decided to put the Cadillac Converj plug-in hybrid into production. Sources told the publication that the production Converj was included in a presentation made to GM’s board of directors on November 2. A date for its debut has not been set. A Cadillac [...]
BBC’s Top Gear, known for attracting controversy, is being criticized by television watchdog Ofcom for showing scenes of a man committing suicide before 9 p.m. watershed. Ofcom said that Top Gear had breached broadcasting regulations that aim at protecting children from violence by airing a spoof of a Volkswagen advert in which man shoots himself [...]
BMW has just released a short trailer teasing the new 2011 5-Series sedan. The trailer features the kinetic sculpture from the BMW Museum to create the silhouette of the upcoming redesigned 5-series sedan. The 2011 BMW 5-Series sedan will make its official debut on Nov. 23 via Live-Stream from the unveiling ceremony. Follow the jump for the [...]
If you were one of the many compact car lovers that were excited when earlier reports of a Ford Ka for the U.S. started showing up – we’ve got some bad news for you this Monday morning. FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally said that the Ford Ka minicar and the new Ford Ranger pickup will not [...]
Here is something to really spice up your Monday morning. BMW has just released two videos of the new 2011 BMW M3 GTS tearing up the track. BMW has said that the BMW M3 GTS will launch in Germany in spring 2010 – there are no plans to bring the car to the North American [...]
