Last month, Chrysler, Hyundai General Motors and Ford starting offering incentives taking advantage of Toyota’s recall troubles. Honda was the only automaker that decided not to offer any incentives to Toyota drivers and said that it “will not react in a predatory way toward either Toyota or Toyota customers.” Well, it seems like Honda has [...]
In response to the recent troubles plaguing Toyota, auto-industry authority Edmunds has altered is “10 sales forecast, shifting units from Toyota onto the other automakers. They even predict that the shift in sales will propel Ford back into the number two spot, as far as U.S. sales are concerned, a spot that Toyota took from [...]
Mazda announced today that it will install upgraded interior features for the North American launch of the 2011 Mazda2, which will be available in dealerships later this fall. The Japanese automaker unveiled the new interior of the 5-door Mazda2 at the 2010 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto today. When compared to the current European [...]
In at statement released by the Russian government, Fiat SpA plans to produce 500,000 Fiat and Chrysler vehicles in the country as part of a 2.4 billion euro ($3.3 billion USD) joint investment with its local partner. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will travel to the town of Naberezhnye Chelny today to oversee the signing [...]
‘No-show Akio’ – that was the nickname given to Toyota’s CEO when he failed to make a public apology at the beginning of Toyota’s recent recall issues. A day after that nickname made it big in the media, Akio Toyoda quickly scheduled a last minute press conference apologizing to customers. Toyoda is even said to be [...]
In his first public comment on Toyota’s recall woes, President Barack Obama told Bloomberg News that he didn’t have an opinion on whether Toyota had failed to move fast enough, saying that it was under investigation. However, Obama said that every automaker must act fast when it comes to safety issues and that a delay [...]
What is it about Acura’s vehicles that makes them better than the competition? Can’t think of anything? Well, according to Acura, that’s because they’ve failed to effectively present their products to the customers (not because there is actually something “third-tier luxury” about the brand). According to the Acura’s vice president of advertising and public relations [...]
All aspects of Japanese life, especially business relations, are governed by strict rules of etiquette. When Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda apologized after the company’s surge of massive recalls, he bowed to the public during the conference in humiliation. Apparently, Japanese media criticized Toyoda, saying his bow wasn’t low enough. Of course that may be surprising to [...]
Remember earlier this week we told you that Porsche is planning to hit up the Nurburgring 24 Hours race later this year with a hybrid Porsche 911 GT3 R? Well, here it is… almost. Known as the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the model hints at new hybrid technology that Porsche will use in [...]
Hennessey Performance Engineering has announced that it is working on developing power upgrades for the new 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup with the 5.4L being the main focus. The tuner says that high-performance engine upgrades will increase output anywhere from between 450-hp to 1,000-hp. In the mean time, Hennessey has its VelociRaptor 500 available [...]
