While Ford had planned on keeping all the details on the 2011 Ford Mustang GT under the wraps until December 28, information on the new model has been leaking out since last night following a pre-auto show event for the press. As reported earlier this morning, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT will carry a 5.0L [...]
Los Angeles Times, Dan Neil, had the privilege to drive Audi’s e-tron concept car. Audi says that it will make 1,000 units of its e-tron electric, which is slated to hit the market in 2012. Click here to read more news on the Audi e-tron. Refresher: The Audi e-tron concept is powered by four electric [...]
For today’s Question of the Day, let’s visit the dream world for a little. Imagine you had a budget of $300,000, which supercar would you go for? Some brands you may want to consider – Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Spyker. Let us know your pick in the comments section after the jump. [...]
FoMoCo announced today that according to a recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Blue Oval brand records the largest increase in fuel-economy gains and CO2 emission reductions over the past 5 years. Ford says that it credits the gains in fuel-economy to the introduction of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids [...]
The Aston Martin DBS and the V12 Vantange have been successful sellers for Aston since their launch. To celebrate their success, Aston is launching a unique Carbon Black Special Edition of both models that adds “typically understated flair to these acclaimed models.” Both models feature Carbon Black metallic paint and have undergone 50 man-hours of [...]
At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month, FoMoCo will hold the launch of its mass-market 2011 Ford Focus. According to AdvertisingAge, FoMoco will apply its ‘One Ford’ program to the marketing of the new Focus. Rather than making a dozen different ad campaigns for each region, the automaker will use the same execution around the [...]
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., of which 16.5 percent is owned by Toyota, is a bit skeptical about bringing its new rear-wheel-drive sports car that is co-developed with Toyota to the U.S. What’s the big deal? Well, Subaru is a well-known all-wheel-drive brand and thinks that a rear-wheel-drive sports car may drive away loyal customers. “We”re [...]
In an effort to get General Motors Company to keep at least 2,000 employees at its Detroit Renaissance Center headquarters, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority gave the automaker a $50 million, 20 year tax break earlier this week. However, there will still be fewer employees at RenCen than the state had hoped. Shortly after its [...]
General Motors officially announced today that the sale of Saab Automobile AB could not be concluded. After being in talks with Koenigsegg, which withdrew its bid earlier this month, GM had been in talks with Spyker Cars to sell the loss-making Swedish brand. The Detroit automaker said that “certain issues arose that both parties believe [...]
While General Motors Company and FoMoCo will have some exciting things to show in Detroit next month, Chrysler will remain fairly quiet. The Auburn Hills automaker said yesterday that it will not hold a press conference at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, which is traditionally the largest showcase for the Big Three. While Chrysler officials said they [...]
