If you’re a big American Idol fan than you most probably know that Ford is a huge sponsor of the Fox show. Ford is now adding a new element to its sponsorship by giving each of the top 12 contestants a chance to work with Ford designers to create their very own customized 2011 Ford [...]
If you’re someone that knows cars and hears the words “head-up display” you automatically think of a little projector that magically shows your speed limit and other information directly on small area of your windshield. Well, General Motors R&D is taking it a step further and is studying a new system that would be able [...]
At the 2010 New York Auto Show, press days of which kick off on March 31, GM will hold a special press conference about the new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze (we’re guessing, hoping that they are going to announce pricing details). Either way, to help kick off the press conference in New York, GM is giving [...]
Suzuki’s boss says that the company isn’t going to build a cheap car to rival the Tata Nano in developing countries, despite facing a big threat in one of its largest markets. The Tata Nano is offering Indian car shoppers a cheaper option other than Suzuki and its partner Maruti, who together control 50 percent [...]
General Motors announced yesterday that it is testing a “production-intent” hydrogen fuel-cell system that can fit in the space of a 4-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production by 2015. The Detroit automaker said that the system is half the size, 220 lbs lighter and uses about a third of the platinum of the [...]
The massive world-wide recalls issued by Toyota were no doubt costly. Assigning a final figure, however, may be a daunting task. The figure released by Toyota on Feb. 4 puts the total cost of the situation at about 180 billion yen, or about $2 billion. 100 billion of those yen were for repairs, and the [...]
With the sale of Saab to Dutch sports-car manufacturer Spyker complete, the company is starting to come back into its own, as they are in the process of establishing themselves in a location away from GM headquarters and assembling management teams for the U.S. and Europe. The company will make its new home in Royal [...]
Two dead General Motors brands, Saturn and Hummer, will get their last hurrah on the automaker’s assembly line. “We are building out a few Saturns to utilize existing material,” GM spokeswoman Kim Carpenter said. She said that GM will assemble Outlooks for a few more weeks. The automaker made 1,037 Outlook crossovers last month after [...]
Honda announced today that it will be recalling approximately 344,000 Odyssey and 68,000 Element vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years in the U.S. to modify the Vehicle Stability Assist modulator. The recall addresses the risk that brake pedals may feel soft and slip closer to the floor over time. “Honda has received customer complaints of [...]
We just came across this 2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Safety commercial on YouTube and thought it was cool enough to share with you. Make the jump for the video.
