General Motors announced yesterday that it will sell Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) of certain Saab 9-3, current 9-5 and powertrain technology and tooling. It said that Saab will assist BAIC to integrate this technology into future vehicles produced by BAIC. According to a report by Dagens Industri, BAIC paid $197 million to [...]
Back in July of this year, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that it is working on an Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with electric-drive, scheduled to debut in 2015. Well, it seems like things are going well for the electric SLS because according to AMG boss Volker Mornhinweg, the model could debut as early as 2013 (we know, it’s not [...]
Remember Maybach? Yes, it’s that brand that competes with other uber-luxury vehicles like Rolls-Royce and Bentley. It’s the brand made by Mercedes-Benz and only has like two or three models – okay enough with the sarcasm. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has admitted that the Maybach sedan will go in for a long overdue facelift for [...]
Some of Google’s SketchUp team has roots in Detroit or grew up in the area – so they all decided to add the great city of Detroit, Michigan in 3D to Google Earth. Now, while you browse Detroit in Google Earth you’ll be able to see General Motor’s Renaissance building in 3D along with sports venues like [...]
The 2010 Kia Forte Koup is currently offered in two different trim-levels including the EX and SX. The Forte Koup EX is powered by a 156-hp 2.0L 4-cylinder, while the SX is powered by a 173-hp 2.4L 4-cylinder. Now what if you added a turbocharger to either- you’d have a really fun Korean Koup or coupe, or [...]
Over the weekend BMW dropped details and images of the 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is prior to its debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month. We now have a video of the new Z4Drive35is in action. Click here for our original post on the 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is. Refresher: Power for the 2011 BMW [...]
9ff’s 973-hp GT9 seemed like a very fast supercar in our eyes. The extremely modified and aggressive looking 9ff GT9 went from 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 254 mph – faster than the Bugatti Veyron”s 248 mph. Well, 9ff wasn’t satisfied. In comes the 9ff GT9-R, and that extra ‘R’ [...]
FoMoCo told its employees late last week that it plans to reinstate raises, 401(k) matching and tuition assistance in 2010. The move shows a sign that the company’s reorganization plan is moving forward successfully. “Clearly our One Ford transformation is not complete, but our plan is working,” Mark Fields, Ford”s president of the Americas said in an [...]
Here it is – you’re first look at the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet. The model will make its debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show next month and will go on sale in May 2010. The fabric soft-top, based on the E-Class Coupe, features a new technology called AIRCAP automatic draft-stop. At the push of [...]
FoMoCo’s Chairman Bill Ford Jr. met with President Barack Obama today during his visit to Washington to deliver an action list from the National Summit on the economy from June. Ford said that he thanked Obama for stepping in to save General Motors and Chrysler from liquidation. He said that said Obama had stabilized not just [...]
