A website called bringbackalan.com is calling for the return of FoMoCo’s CEO to Boeing Co., where Alan Mulally spend 37 years, or his entire career, before moving to Ford in 2006. Mulally was CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes before FoMoCo Chairman Bill Ford lured him to come to Dearborn. The Web site reads: “Now that [...]
General Motors said it will expand use of “enhanced smart pedal,” otherwise known as brake override, globally to all passenger cars with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control. The change involves modifying existing electronic controls to reduce power to the engine in cases where the brake and accelerator pedal are being depressed at the same [...]
General Motors has announced that it will build and sell a replica of its Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. “We set out to build a collectible vehicle that will appeal to the die-hard Camaro and Indianapolis 500 fan,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President, Chevrolet Marketing. “We believe we”ve done just that with the 2010 [...]
The Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe is the fastest Bentley ever produced. But to make it one of the fastest Bentley vehicles ever, the uber-luxury brand had to drop things like rear-seats. Nonetheless, those still looking for some practicality, Bentley has decided to offer two rear seats as an option with the Continental Supersports Coupe. The [...]
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its C-Class model range will indeed include the addition of a Coupe variant in 2011. The automaker is expanding its Bremen plant for the production of the fourth model of the high-volume C-Class model range. This will be a new addition to Bremen”s current production portfolio in the C-Class segment, consisting [...]
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a fine of $16.4 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for failing to notify the department of a “sticky pedal” defect in its cars for at least four months. Under U.S. regulations, auto manufacturers are required to inform the agency within five days of determining [...]
At the 2010 New York Auto Show last week, Mitsubishi Motors North America CEO Shinichi Kurihara announced that the Japanese automaker is planning an all-new compact car that will hit markets in 2012. The new model will be a little smaller than the size of the European B-segment and will fit below the brand’s Lancer [...]
According to a report by AutoCar, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 that we saw at the 2010 New York Auto Show last week is expected to share its body shape with the upcoming AMG SLS Black Series, due to go into limited production in 2013. Besides carrying a heftier price-tag, the SLS AMG Black Series [...]
The executives in China love long-wheelbases of many luxury sedans but one long-wheelbase sedan that remains truly exclusive and popular in the Chinese market is the BMW 5-Series, which has been upgraded for the 2011 model year. Besides looking every little bit like the new 2011 5-Series, the Chinese long-wheelbase model adds an extra 5.5 [...]
After all the rumors, talks and Carlos Ghosn’s never-ending hunt for a strategic alliance, we finally have an auto alliance that will make Germany, France and Japan happy campers. Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG announced today that they will strategically cooperate on new tech and product-sharing that will benefit all who are involved. The two [...]
