Remember last year we told you that Jaguar’s design boss Ian Callum was already working on an XJ Coupe? Well, it was a lie (not told by us). According to a source inside Jaguar, there are no plans for an XJ Coupe and there never were; however, the automaker is working on the much-anticipated C-Type [...]
Sources have told PickupTrucks.com that the Ford F-150 is going to get a new 6-cylinder engine option in addition to the 3.5L V6 EcoBoost that will be available in the lineup by the end of 2010. Insiders say that the F-150 is slated to get the same 3.7L Ti-VCT V6 that made its debut in [...]
Tomorrow in Japan, the curtains will open on the Tokyo Auto Salon 2010. At the show, Honda will show a lineup of modified and customized vehicles. Joining the lineup will be the Insight Sports Modulo Concept. “Leveraging the Insight hybrid vehicle”s advanced aerodynamic performance and fun, comfortable driving, the Insight Sports Modulo Concept expresses the joy of [...]
In an attempt to recoup the government’s investment in the financial and auto industries, President Barack Obama seeks to levy a fee on approximately 50 of the largest financial institutions with $50 billion or more in assets, to repay taxpayers for the costs of bailing out the banks and automakers. The kicker though, is that [...]
According to a report by AutoCar, the Volkswagen Compact Coupe Hybrid Concept (that made its debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show earlier this week) hints at a Jetta Coupe. The model is likely to enter production as a competitor to the Civic Coupe, the upcoming production version of the Toyota FT-86 Concept and the [...]
Now that the Lotus Evora has taken the world by storm, the British automaker’s motorsport department has put together an Evora Cup race car that will join the European race series for 2010. The Lotus Evora Cup will make its first public debut at the Autosport International racing car show in Birmingham, UK on the [...]
Sergio Marchionne”s dinner speech was the target of protestors at the Automotive News World Congress on Tuesday evening. In a dramatic display, the protestors carried white balloons and a banner, and upon release of the balloons one protestor, Teamsters Union member Matteo Colombi, commenced to distribute flyers to the crowd that read “The Fiat/Chrysler Bailout [...]
While the Lexus LFA may carry a hefty price tag of $375,000, it hasn’t stopped Toyota from selling out its new luxury supercar in Japan. According to reports from Japanese media, the entire allocation of 165 units have been sold out two months ahead of schedule. Reports say that the application schedule to purchase an [...]
Toyota has shown that they know how to retain customers. At Tuesday’s Automotive News World Congress, Toyota received four wards for customer loyalty, and Yoshimi Inaba, president of Toyota Motor North America Inc. has said that Toyota has no intention of stopping there. “Our quality and safety were severely questioned,” he said, referring to Toyota’s [...]
2009 has gone down as the year in which the Chinese market purchased more automobiles than the American market, and a top GM executive thinks that soon will be the day when the company sells more cars in China than at home. Tim Lee, GM’s president of international operations, based out of Shanghai, says that [...]
