Now that BMW has released the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7, what’s next for the German automaker’s hybrid lineup? According to the BMW ActiveHybrid X6′s project leader Peter Tuennermann, BMW’s third hybrid option will debut within the next 12 months. He told AutoCar that “volume models like the 3-, 5- and 7-series [...]
According to sources close to the matter, Carl-Peter Forster, who is leaving General Motors of Europe, may join Tata Motors. Forster’s decision to leave GM came after the Detroit automaker unexpectedly decided to keep Opel instead of selling majority share to Magna International. Forster had strongly advocated a sale to Magna and Russia’s Sberbank. Sources [...]
In effort to take on the Pikes Peak course, Audi has teamed up with Stanford University and its Stanford Dynamics Design Lab to build the Audi Pikes Peak TTS. Known as Shelley, the Audi TT will feature a drive by wire system that will be developed by Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab. They will make sure [...]
One of our favorite auto journalists from the UK, Chris Harris, recently e-mailed us and included two videos of his experience of test-driving the new Ferrari 458 Italia. How did he like it? Well, we’ll let him tell in the two videos posted after the jump. Click here fore more news on the Ferrari 458 [...]
Earlier this week, General Motors surprised German official and labor unions by backing out of plans to sell Opel to Magna International and Russian bank Sberbank. CEO Fritz Henderson said that the Detroit automaker now hopes to get the European government to help it restructure Opel but could use some of its $50 billion it [...]
According to Saab’s Director of Global Operations Knut Simonsson, the Swedish automaker is working on a new concept car that will hint at a future small model for the brand. “It’s going to be very important and will indicate what the Saab message is going to be,” Simonsson said. The concept will make its debut [...]
Under Fiat SpA, Chrysler has dismantled a team of engineers dedicated to developing a range of electric-vehicles. The move marks a major reversal for Chrysler, which had used its ENVI department and its electric-car program in order to receive $12.5 billion in federal aid. In August, Chrysler took a $70 million grant from the U.S. [...]
Hummer, which is on its way to becoming owned by China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, announced updates to its 2010 Hummer H3 and H3T mid-sized SUVs. The new additions include new colors and an available E85 Flex Fuel 5.3L V8 engine. The 5.3L V8 Flex Fuel engine makes 300-hp with a maximum torque of [...]
Nissan has released a concept sketch of a new light commercial electric-vehicle based on the NV200 Concept. “The low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital or van and taxi drivers to enter urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted,” Nissan said in a statement. “The van is one of [...]
While most people who retire spend their life golfing or living in a beach house, 101 year old Virgil Coffman likes living in the fast lane. The centenarian recently became the oldest known owner of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Which Camaro did he purchase? A 400-hp, bright yellow, Transformers edition Camaro SS. “Impressed by the [...]
