Yesterday at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, General Motors unveiled the new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty. Chevy has now released a bunch of videos with the designers and engineers providing technical details on GM’s new heavy-duty pickup. With a launch title of “11 WAYS THE NEW 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS PROVE THEY”RE READY FOR [...]
The 2010 Nissan Leaf ended its 3-month tour today in New York City after making 63 stops in 24 cities. Nissan announced today that it will begin taking firm orders for the Leaf electric-car in August in a single transaction that includes the battery. Those interested can register for more information about the Nissan Leaf [...]
What you see here is the first teaser picture of the Bentley Continental Flying Star by Touring Superleggera. The model, which will debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, is a shooting brake version of the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. In a short statement released earlier this month, Touring said that the Continental Flying Star [...]
Opel today dropped a teaser of a new concept car that it will debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The concept “envisions many of the qualities the company is embracing as it moves forward: Coupling expressive, beautiful design with German engineering to meet the environmental challenges of tomorrow.” The concept will feature the Chevrolet [...]
In Nov. 2009, Chrysler Group LLC design chief Ralph Gilles said that the company will only produce another 500 units of the Dodge Viper, with a replacement due in the summer of 2012. He said that the replacement model will be nothing like the current Dodge Viper and will be built in collaboration with Fiat. [...]
Yesterday, Volkswagen took the covers off of the new 2011 Touareg. The big news for the 2011 model year is the hybrid variant, which is powered by a supercharged V6 TSI unit making 333-hp. Mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission and a 47-hp electric-motor, the 2011 Touareg Hybrid produces a total of 380-hp and a [...]
General Motors said today that it will add a second shift at its Oshawa assembly plant to produce the new Buick Regal sedan. The second shift will be added in the fourth quarter of 2010 as GM prepares to ramp up production of the Regal in the first quarter of 2011. The announcement was made [...]
Chrysler Group LLC is so confident that you’ll like their minivans that it is offering a new incentive where you can return a 2010 Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan after 60 days if you’re not happy with the vehicle. Known as the “Minivan Pledge,” consumers can trade in a competitive vehicle for [...]
According to a new advertising industry survey, the recent tarnishing of the Toyota image for quality is good for the American automakers, as their quality reputations have increased in the eyes of consumers. 58.9% of respondents considered Toyota vehicle to be of a higher level of quality than American cars before the recall, but that [...]
Speaking at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, Honda’s assistant vice president of product planning Vicki Poponi says that the Ridgeline pickup will upgraded for the 2011 model year. The Ridgeline, which has not been upgraded for five years, will see a redesign in 2011, says Poponi. Sales of the Ridgeline have declined over the last [...]
