FoMoCo announced today that its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury December sales were up 33 percent versus a year ago, the highest sales month since May 2008. Even though full-year sales totaled 1.62 million, down 15 percent, Ford enjoyed its first full-year market share gain since 1995. “People increasingly are discovering that the Ford difference is [...]
The Hyundai BLUE-WILL Concept, which originally made its debut at the Seoul Motor Show last year, will make its North American debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Known as the company’s first plug-in hybrid, the BLUE-WILL is powered by a gasoline direct-injected 1.6L engine mated to a CVT transmission and a 100kw electric-motor. The [...]
According to Tata Motors’ CEO, Ratan Tata, the company still considering selling its ultra-cheap Nano minicar in the United States within three years. “We also recognize there is a market (for the Nano) not only in developing countries, but possibly in the developed countries,” Tata said at the New Delhi auto show. “For the United States [...]
In the market for a 2010 model year minivan? Well, don’t head to a Nissan dealership because the automaker has confirmed that its Quest minivan will skip a model year or two. The pause is due to a change in the production location of the Quest. While production of the Titan and Armada will remain [...]
Alfa Romeo is scheduled to show three new vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show joining the much-anticipated Giulietta. Sources have told Inside Line that the three models will debut in addition to the Giulietta, which will come to the U.S. in 2011, and will hint at the next 159 lineup. The new 159 sedan [...]
In a couple of days, Chrysler and Fiat will take the wraps off of their Fiat 500 electric concept at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The duo have said nothing about a production model but we wouldn’t discount the possibility. According to AutoExpress, the Fiat 500 electric that we’ll see in Detroit will have a [...]
Shortly after Toyota announced that it will debut a new compact car concept for the Indian market at the 10 Auto Expo New Delhi Show on January 5th, Honda announced that it will follow with its own. Well, here it is. Known as Honda New Small Concept (creative, we know), the model shows what a [...]
Ready to take on emerging markets, Toyota today unveiled its new Etios concept at the 10 Auto Expo New Delhi Show. The concept, which Toyota says is 90 percent ready, will go into production and will be available for sale in India at the end of this year. Based on an all-new platform, the Etios [...]
Later this week, the egmCarTech team will be driving down to Detroit for the 2010 North American International Auto Show. One of the production vehicles to debut in Detroit will be the new 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, the latest addition to the CTS lineup. Let’s get right to it. Power will come from the same [...]
With federal mileage standards rising and some significant political figures heading to Detroit later this week for the 2010 North American International Auto Show, automakers will show a lineup of fresh fuel-efficient vehicles in Cobo Center. Ford is scheduled to show off its redesigned Focus while Chevrolet will show a new version of the Aveo. [...]
