By now, many of you know that Fritz Henderson resigned his position as CEO of General Motors Company last week on the eve of the 2009 LA Auto Show. Until GM finds a new CEO, GM’s chairman, Edward Whitacre Jr., will serve as the interim CEO. We’re not sure how well Whitacre will do in [...]
The folks over at WorldCarFans are running a picture of what they say is Kia’s entry into the luxury sports sedan segment. The sketch was revealed by Kia’s chief designer, Peter Schreyer, at a design conference near Seoul last Friday. Schreyer, who is best known for designing the Audi TT, compares the car’s design to [...]
Don’t you just hate it when you purchase a new model year of a vehicle and a couple months down the road the automaker decides to release some minor design change that causes you to lose sleep at night? It always makes us wonder who in their right mind is sitting at the design lab [...]
It’s that time of the day again – where you’re trying to kill the last couple of minutes before you leave your cubicle for lunch. Well, we decided to tone things down a bit and bring you a video by AutoCar where the publication tests the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo and the Audi R8 [...]
We already know that Volkswagen is working on a hybrid variant of its compact Golf model. However, R&D head Ulrich Hackenberg has confirmed with AutoCar that the German automaker is also working on a full electric version of the next-generation Golf. “We”re looking at a hybrid version of a compact car for Europe and it [...]
As reported yesterday, Volkswagen and Suzuki confirmed today that they have reached a “common understanding to establish a close long-term strategic partnership.” The move will be supported by Volkswagen taking a 19.9 percent stake in Suzuki, which is subject to approval and is expected to be completed by January 2010. With their new partnership, both [...]
The administration will tell Congress on Wednesday that it expects to see a $30 billion loss out of the $82 billion that it shelled out in the form of government sponsored bailout loans of the American auto industry. The $30 billion forecast is down from earlier predictions that put that number around $44 billion. The [...]
Last week at the 2009 LA Auto Show, Ford unveiled its 2011 Ford Mustang V6, which is now powered by a 305-hp 3.7L V6. According to sources that spoke with egmCarTech, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT will make its debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January. Details are currently sketchy but we expect [...]
The new 2010 Lotus Evora has been selected by Top Gear Magazine as its Sports Car of the Year 2009. “It”s pretty, quintessentially British, fast and handles like a dream,” said Conor McNicholas, Editor of BBC Top Gear magazin. “Evora takes Lotus to a new place in terms of quality but more importantly delivers a [...]
The 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty‘s diesel and gasoline engines are key reasons why the truck maintains its best-in-class towing, payload and off-road capabilities. Helping it manage all the power from the 6.7L Power Stroke V8 turbocharged diesel and the 6.2L V8 gasoline engine is the all new 6R140 heavy-duty TorqShift 6-speed transmission, which Ford [...]
