Toyota’s recent recall of more than 8.1 million vehicles is shedding light on a lot of things – one of them being an old court case about an accident involving a 1996 Toyota Camry. According to court filings, on June 10, 2006, 29-year-old Koua Fong Lee was traveling eastbound on Interstate 94 going as fast [...]
Usually when you hear of plunging auto sales, you think of Chrysler (sorry Marchionne, but it’s probably statistically true as well). Sales of Chrysler Group LLC were down 44 percent in 2009 when compared with 2008. However, we now have another culprit – Daimler AG’s Smart USA. The brand saw a 40 percent drop in [...]
Ever since the Touareg SUV was produced by Volkswagen it has only received one facelift, which debuted in North America as a 2008 model. Since then, Volkswagen has left the Touareg virtually untouched – at least to the public eye. Behind closed doors, however, Volkswagen was planning the redesigned 2011 Touareg you see here and [...]
Earlier today, FoMoCo unveiled the 2011 Ford Edge, the first Ford model in North America to get the company’s new 2.0L EcoBoost I-4 powertrain. During the unveiling at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, Ford said that the upcoming 2011 Ford Explorer will also get the 4-banger EcoBoost when it goes on sale later this year. FoMoCo will [...]
On the outside, the new Kia Ray Plug-in Hybrid concept looks like a giant bug – but that doesn’t matter because the main goal of the Ray is to communicate its fuel-saving and emissions-cutting technologies. Power for the Kia Ray Concept comes from an all-aluminum 153-hp Gasoline Direct Injection 1.4L engine mated to a permanently-engaged fixed [...]
Speaking today at the launch of the 2011 Avalon, Toyota’s U.S. vice president Bob Carter said that dealers are fixing about 50,000 sticky accelerator pedals per day. About 220,000 fixes have been completed, he said. Toyota recalled 2.3 million vehicles to install a metal shim on the pedal to prevent sticking, avoiding unintended acceleration. The fix [...]
Honda today gave us the first look at the next-generation of its award-winning Odyssey minivan with the new Honda Odyssey Concept, which is on display at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Unlike previous Odyssey models, the new Odyssey Concept shows that the next-generation version will offer a more aggressive take on minivans with a wider [...]
The Chevrolet Suburban is the first vehicle in the industry to achieve 75 years in production and to celebrate the milestone, Chevrolet unveiled the new 2010 Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition Suburban at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show today. The special-edition Suburban is painted in White Diamond Tricoat along with other modifications that include a [...]
Many of you probably thought Nissan was just joking when they said they will unveil a crossover that will look exactly like the Qazana concept that it showed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Well, Nissan wasn’t kidding and exactly an year later, the company will hold the world debut of the production version of [...]
At the 2010 Chicago Auto Show today, Toyota unveiled its refreshed 2011 Avalon, which seems to stay true to its “Traveling Avalon Class” motto. “The Avalon has long been appreciated by smart, conscientious consumers who recognize quality materials and the beauty of detailed craftsmanship,” said Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division, [...]
