Toyota announced today that it has formed a new North American Quality Task Force to be led by senior automobile manufacturing executive Steve St. Angelo, who is Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. St. Angelo will guide the implementation of regional improvements in concert with the Special Committee for Global [...]
For the past 33 years, the Ford F-150 has been the best-selling truck in America, and for 23 of those years, it has been the best – selling vehicle. With the twelfth-generation of the much storied American truck, Ford expanded the F-150 lineup to include the all-new F-150 SVT Raptor; a high-speed off-road truck that [...]
Ford has announced that it plans on shipping its Ford Edge crossover from Canada to China as a part of an effort to strengthen up its image in one of the world’s fastest-growing automotive markets. The 2011 Ford Edge will make its regional debut at the 2010 Beijing International Auto Show on April 23 and [...]
The Bugatti 16C Galibier concept is poised to be given the approval for production by this summer and if all goes well, the four-door Bugatti should go into production around 2013 after production of the Veyron ends in 2012. Originally, a decision to build the 16C Galibier had been expected this spring, but with Bugatti [...]
According to Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller, Saab is in talks with possible partners about exchanging technologies as it tries to cut cost and hit profit by 2012. Muller said that Saab is talking to a large number of serious players. He said that he wanted to make sure that Saab had the technologies it [...]
BMW has officially announced the pricing details for the new 2011 BMW 5-Series, which will be available at nationwide dealers later this June. Prices for for the new 2011 BMW 535i sedan will start at $50,475, while the 2011 BMW 550i will start at $60,575 – both prices include $875 destination and handling charges. The [...]
While many other publications busied themselves doing burnout in the 2011 Ford Mustang GT, the geeky folks at Inside Line decided to see just how much horsepower the new 5.0L V8 is providing the rear-wheels. Inside Line’s findings: With 250 lb-ft on tap at 2,000 rpm, torque starts out pretty strong. It then builds linearly [...]
A Federal Judicial panel tomorrow will start looking at whether more than 80 lawsuits against Toyota can be consolidated into fewer cases. It will also look at which court should handle the litigation process. About a dozen attorneys from across the country are expected to argue before the judicial panel in San Diego regarding the [...]
An artist by the name of Jeremy Dean created something called “Back to the Futurama,” a statement to the current American consumer culture, the auto industry and the economic recession. Dean figured that the biggest impressions he could make for his “Back to the Futurama” would be to turn a Hummer H2 into a horse [...]
At first when you hear of external air bags you probably think that Mercedes-Benz is looking to provide a massive cushion around the car to reduce impact and protect pedestrians during an accident. Instead, Mercedes-Benz is testing air bags that deploy underneath the car. During an impact, these air bags deploy from beneath the car [...]
