In April of 2009 last year, the European Investment Bank gave Jaguar/Land Rover $453 million USD to increase funding for a range of fuel-efficient vehicles that will help cut the brands’ overall emissions by 25 percent by 2012. At that time it was reported that Jaguar is planning a range-extended version of the new XJ sedan. [...]
During a testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told owners of Toyota vehicles to stop driving them and get them fixed if they are recalled. “My advice is to stop driving it. Take it to a Toyota dealer because they believe they have a fix for it.” Well, that [...]
Certified pre-owned warranty vehicles give a lot of used car shoppers a huge peace of mind. Hoping to to offer some reassurance for customers purchasing a Ferrari up to eight years old, the Italian automaker is offering a new 24-month Power Warranty on all Ferrari Approved cars purchased through the Official Ferrari Dealer network. “With [...]
Before Toyota’s recent recall woes, the Japanese brand was known as one of most reliable automakers in terms of quality and service. However, Toyota’s image has now taking a huge battering and it seems like the company is on a downward spiral in losing its trustworthy image. Toyota confirmed today that its recalls for gas-pedal [...]
While many are opening up their checkbooks to help out Haiti, General Motors Foundation is donating 30 GMC Sierra pickups to the Haitian relief effort to assist victims and aid workers, following a recent public call for vehicles to support recovery efforts by Bill Clinton. Two of the trucks arrived in Miami today to help [...]
Toyota today announced that it is raising its earnings outlook and forecasts for a full-year profit, despite the estimated $2 billion cost of two high-profile recalls. The Japanese automaker reported a higher than expected $1.7 billion profit for the October-December quarter, compared to a loss of $1.7 billion a year earlier. Toyota now expects a [...]
Yes, that is the tiny piece of metal that will save Toyota, or at least its customers, from the sticky gas pedal issue in 2.3 million vehicles. Earlier this week Toyota released a statement outlining how it will fix the sticky gas pedal issue. The Japanese automaker said: “A precision-cut steel reinforcement bar will be [...]
Living in Europe and looking for an electric sports car? Lucky for you Tesla has announced production of the right-hand-drive version of its iconic electric, Lotus based Roadster. “The right-hand-drive model is our response to growing demand from high-performance car buyers in the UK who are also interested in their impact on the environment.” said [...]
Usually, humanoid robots seem to be a thing that only Japanese automakers venture into. Honda has its popular robot named ASIMO and Toyota has its robot, which plays a trumpet and can beat the ASIMO is a running race. Not to be left behind in the quest to build the best humanoid robot, General Motors [...]
As reported yesterday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received about 100 complaints involving the brakes of the 2010 Toyota Prius, adding to the Japanese automakers headaches of a global recall of nearly 4.5 million vehicles for faulty accelerator pedals. Toyota confirmed today that there was a design problem with the brakes of its [...]
