Quality Planning, an insurance industry research firm has conducted a study that shows us which cars are the least likely to get nabbed for speeding. The study is based nod at gathered between August 2007 and September 2008 and uses a sample size of 1.7 million vehicles. Believe it or not, not every car on [...]
A disclosure statement filed with the New York bankruptcy court in Manhattan on behalf of Old Carco LLC (the units of Chrysler remaining under bankruptcy status during liquidation), laid out a proposal whereby the U.S. treasury will not recover any portion of the TARP loan that Chrysler received in the amount of $3.7 billion. The [...]
As both GM and Chrysler faced horrid business conditions a year ago and lived to fight another day, such was not the fate of their senior execs. Only one out of the top ten execs from GM still remains; Bob Lutz, while two out of the top ten from Chrysler still hold their posts. GM [...]
Steinmetz and Klasen Motors set a new speed record for a street-legal Opel vehicle with its modified version of the Insignia Sports Tourer OPC – making it officially the fastest Opel ever made. The record speed, set in mid-October at Nardo, Italy, came in at 178.6 mph. While Steinmetz took care of much of the [...]
While it can’t stop those who buy its vehicles from text while driving, Chrysler Group LLC announced yesterday that it has become the first automaker to establish a corporate policy of no texting while driving a company-owned vehicles. “The company now prohibits texting while driving in order to promote safer driving behaviors and serve as [...]
If you’re a fan of big engines – something like the 6.2L V8 in the new SLS AMG – you better get your hands on one soon, because Mercedes-Benz AMG is considering phasing out the engine next year. According to Dr. Thomas Weber, a member of the board at Daimler AG Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars [...]
While Mini still has to show us the finished version of the Countryman crossover, the BMW Group brand is going to show us a new concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Known as the Mini Beachcomber Concept, the study shows “car designed consistently for maximum driving pleasure, taking up the enhanced options of the [...]
After saying farewell to the 2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost, we welcomed the 2010 Honda Insight to our garage this week. The 5-passenger 2010 Honda Insight is powered by a 1.3L 4-cylinder i-VTEC gasoline engine and a 10kw electric-motor. The system helps the Insight hybrid achieve an EPA rated fuel-economy of 40/43 mpg (city/highway) and a [...]
Chrysler announced today that Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and its CEO Sergio Marchionne will announce a major new investment by the company in Michigan, and its impact on jobs and the State’s economy. No details about the investment were released. “The program will be held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, from [...]
Audi started teasing its upcoming A1 model yesterday prior to its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March. Of course, that raised the question whether or not Audi will be bringing the A1 to the United States. If a continuous ”No” didn’t answer your questions before – Audi is once again letting us no that [...]
