This is certainly a great time for would-be car buyers to become actual car buyers as a slew of incentives are allowing manufacturers – especially Ford and Toyota – to post huge gains in March. GM’s spike of 21% was enough for them to reclaim the top U.S. spot after Ford grabbed it for the [...]
The Obama administration yesterday announced its rule that will set a 35.5 mpg average for the U.S. auto industry by 2016, a move that will cut fuel consumption by 40% and realize $130 billion in benefits. Despite their $52 billion burden, manufacturers welcome the the standards, as it will avoid a much more costly patchwork [...]
At a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show, Bridgestone Corporation, and BASF SE at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, New York, a group of respected automotive journalists named the Volkswagen Polo as the 2010 World Car of the Year. The Volkswagen Polo was chosen from an initial entry list of [...]
As huge fans of Audi’s high-performance quattro vehicles, we were pretty disappointed to learn that the new Audi RS5 will not be coming to the United States. Well, it seems like Audi may have changed its mind and the new RS5 may be headed to the stateside after all. Apparently the growing popularity of the [...]
Mazda has announced plans to launch its all-new SKY Concept powertrains in the United States starting as early as 2011. “By launching our SKY technologies into the global market place, beginning in 2011, we will take a huge step toward accomplishing our stated goal of achieving a 30-percent improvement in global fuel economy by 2015,” [...]
McLaren has officially announced that online configurator for the 2011 McLaren MP4-12C. To promote the launch, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are back to show you how they went about configuring their MP4-12Cs. Check it out in the video posted after the jump. If you don’t care to watch the video and just want to configure [...]
After their successful collaboration debut with the SYNC, Microsoft and FoMoCo are back with Microsoft Hohm, a new solution that will make electric vehicle ownership easier and more affordable for consumers. The Microsoft Hohm application will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery-electric and plug-in hybrids. It also should help [...]
General Motors announced today that the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt rolled off the company’s assembly line in Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant. “These pre-production versions of the Volt will not be sold at dealerships, but will be used to assure all steps in the production system will meet the quality targets set by the Volt engineering [...]
At the 2010 New York Auto Show, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo received its true rival from Subaru – meet the new 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 4-door. The model will mark the first time that the WRX STI has been offered in two body styles. “The continuous evolution and development of the WRX STI is [...]
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will make its way to dealerships in North America starting this May. According to the PR hanging around the Mercedes-Benz display at the 2010 New York Auto Show, the 2011 SLS AMG will carry a starting price-tag of $183,000 when it goes on sale. We’ll have more official details on [...]
