We’ve known for some time now that a 4-cylinder Buick LaCrosse will be offered sometime in 2010. General Motors Company made it official today by announcing that the LaCrosse CX will get a Ecotec 2.4L 4-cylinder in the beginning of 2010. That’s the same engine found under the hood of the Chevrolet Equinox and the [...]
Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will debut a 1.4L in-line 4-cylinder Fully Integrated Robitized Engine (FIRE) featuring Multiair in the Fiat 500 starting in 2010. The Auburn Hills automaker will invest $179 million to launch production of the engine at its Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance plant in Dundee, Michigan. The engine produces 100-hp with a [...]
During a pre-auto show event yesterday in Detroit, GM gave the press a sneak peek of what they can expect at next month’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show. On hand will be the new Chevy Aveo, which will be more of a concept version rather than the final production model that will hit dealerships later next [...]
Land Rover has revealed a Freelander 2 Sport, which will hit showrooms in the UK in January 2010. The model is available with the 2.2L TD4 diesel engine mated to a manual transmission with Stop/Start technology delivering an 8 percent improvement in CO2 emissions. The 2010 Freelander 2 Sport will go on sale with a [...]
After going through its bankruptcy restructuring process, General Motors is speeding up the development of its next-generation vehicles that had been originally delayed. One of the most significant next-generation models is the Chevrolet Malibu, which will go on sale in about two years. “Once we got out of the bankruptcy and started having money available, [...]
UAW officials have unanimously endorsed Bob King as successor to President Ron Gettelfinger. Gettelfinger would be unable to seek reelection at the UAW national convention due to his age and the union policy that restricts those older than 65 from seeking election to office. King inherits the union, as has been long expected, that has [...]
Steve Sturm, Dave Danzer, and Irv Miller, the group VPs of strategic research and planning and corporate communications, strategic and project planning, environmental and public affairs for Toyota Motor Corp.’s U.S. operation, respectively, will be retiring within the next two months. Though Toyota does not release the ages of their execs, each of the three [...]
Rejected GM and Chrysler dealers may have some form of recourse, as President Obama signed into law, legislation that gives dealers access to neutral arbitration should they desire to be reinstated. The automakers have a 30 day window in which to mail letters informing the rejected owners of their rights and specifically sighting the reasons [...]
If you’re wondering what the next-generation BMW M5 will look like – here is a little hint for you brought to you by the folks over at M5Board.com and TeamSpeed.com. To see the real 2012 BMW M5, you’ll have to wait for the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Previous reports have suggested that the 2012 model [...]
Ford of Europe will celebrate the launch of the redesigned S-MAX and Galaxy at the 2010 Brussels Motor Show in January. For the 2010 model year, both models get a fresh look and a range of new powertrains including Ford’s new turbocharged 4-cylinder EcoBoost. Also being offered are two versions of the 2.0L Duratorq TDCi. [...]
