We already know that the 2011 BMW 5-Series will be making its stateside debut next week at the 2010 New York Auto Show. Joining the 2011 5-Series sedan will be the new 335is Coupe and Convertible and the BMW X5. Making its world premiere in New York, BMW will unveil the new Alpina B7 xDrive. [...]
General Motors announced today that its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse is now available with a fuel-efficient, direct injected Ecotec 2.4L 4-cylinder. The Ecotec 2.4L makes 182-hp with a maximum torque of 172 lb-ft. “As Buick continues its transformation, new products like the 2.4L-powered LaCrosse CX are helping us reach all-new customers,” said Craig Bierley, Buick”s [...]
Earlier this month, Honda said that it had taken 7,000 orders in Japan for the new CR-Z hybrid hatchback, which went on sale at domestic dealers on February 25. Honda had originally planned on selling 12,000 units of the CR-Z annually in Japan. Today, Honda announced that it has received more than 10,000 orders for [...]
The new Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet is expected to help increase sales of the company by more than 30 percent from 2009. Aston Martin sold 4,000 units last year as compared to 5,800 units in 2008. CEO Ulrich Bez says he expects sales to surpass 2008 levels and top 6,000 units in 2010. [...]
Just when you thought that horsepower wars were a thing of the past, the 305-hp 2011 Ford Mustang V6 outdid the 304-hp 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V6 by 1-hp. Of course, GM wasn’t about to settle for second place and promises that within the next year, the base V6 Camaro will see a horsepower output bump. [...]
According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Fiat plans on cutting 5,000 jobs in Italy, slashing the number of car models and increasing production as a part of its new business plan. The newspaper said that the cuts would affect about 15 percent of the 30,000 assembly line workers at Fiat. Overall, the cuts will affect [...]
Ram truck brand CEO Fred Diaz says that Chrysler’s sales are up 51 percent this month from February. However, he said that Ram sales through Tuesday are trending about 10 percent below March of 2009, when the Auburn Hills automaker spent thousands per vehicle on rebates and other incentives. Diaz said that incentives of up [...]
The first of the limited 500 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition models will be auctioned of the highest bidder at Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 3. “The winning bidder will also be given the unique opportunity to tour GM”s Performance Build Center in Wixom, Mich., home of the hand-built LS7 and [...]
Ford announced today that its SYNC voice-controlled communications and infotainment system has now been installed in more than 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. “The success of SYNC proves that customers want to be connected,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president of U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. “The speed with which we”ve hit the [...]
Don’t worry, if you think General Motors of Detroit, Michigan is spending taxpayer dollars on urban transport electric-vehicles, they aren’t… well kind of, depending on how you look at it. Moving on, General Motors of China and its strategic partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (better known as SAIC) has unveiled their latest urban mobility [...]
