Nissan announced today that it will build the European allocation of the Nissan Leaf at its plant in Sunderland, UK. Initial annual production capacity in Sunderland is estimated at about 50,000 units. Nissan said that it will also kick off construction of its advanced lithium-ion battery plant in April. The facility, which will be located [...]
When the 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition was revealed last week, GM only released two images. We now have 9 new images of the special-edition Corvette for you to drool over. The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition gets Brembo carbon ceramic brakes with dark gray metallic calipers and Magnetic Selective Ride [...]
FoMoCo announced today that it is planning a £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion USD) green investment in its four UK facilities over the next five years after securing a £360 million ($549 million USD) Government loan guarantee. “Support from UK government is a major step in seeking loan approval from the EIB which will allow Ford [...]
General Motors’ Project Driveway, which involves 120 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles, was set up to see how hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles adapt to the real world and if customers will be able to use them as daily drivers. One of the more impressive aspects of the Project Driveway project was to see if [...]
French tuning company Atomik Cars plans to unveil an all-electric version of the Fiat 500 next month. According to Atomik, their electric-version of the 500 runs a 0-62 mph in just 5.6 seconds, making it nearly 1.5 seconds faster than the stock Abarth 500. Atomik says the electric-compact has the performance of a 300-hp thermic [...]
Today at the McLaren Technology Center, Chairman Ron Dennis and Managing Director Antony Sheriff confirmed that McLaren Automotive will produce a range of highly-efficient and high-performance sports cars. The first in this range of sports cars is the light-weight, two-seater sports car called the McLaren MP4-12C. McLaren said that the MP4-12C will be produced at [...]
As reported Tuesday, Toyota engineers were on their way to examine the second runaway Prius in Harrison, N.Y. that crashed into a stone wall leaving the driver with minor injuries. After a day of working, six engineers shared their findings with Harrison Police. Toyota spokesman Wade Hoyt said Tuesday that the engineers will turn over [...]
In a war that usually takes place between Porsche and Lexus, FoMoCo’s Lincoln and General Motors’ Buick have jumped in to get a piece of the action. While Porsche sits atop the annual U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study rankings released by J.D. Power and Associates today, Lexus, which ended its 14-year reign last year, fell to [...]
There is no doubt that Fiat SpA is planning a major overhaul of its Alfa Romeo brand, which is currently being led by the hot new Alfa Romeo Giulietta. According to a report by AutoCar, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta will be getting a performance version very soon. It is unclear whether the high-performance Giulietta will [...]
It was reported earlier this month that some Toyota drivers are still experiencing unintended acceleration after their recalled vehicles were repaired. According to an Associated Press analysis of government data, complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles repaired under recall have nearly doubled in the past two weeks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has [...]
