Earlier this month, we heard reports that the next-generation Audi A2 will launch in 2012 instead of the 2014 as previously scheduled. Apparently, Audi is working hard to push forward the launch of the A1 as soon as possible so it can have a competitor to the BMW Megacity vehicle, which will go on sale [...]
At the production launch of the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee on Friday, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said that a total of 1,080 employees will staff a second shift with nearly all new hires at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit. The news spread excitement and interest in many job seekers looking for new [...]
Not surprisingly, President Obama has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on tougher fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks in the 2017 model year moving forward. The administration will announce plans to extend a program that set efficiency standards this year for cars, and to also ask federal [...]
ToMoCo President Akio Toyoda has said that scrutiny from inside and outside of the company has been a “˜good lesson”, and expects his company to emerge stronger than ever. “There is a Japanese proverb: After the rain, the ground hardens,” Toyoda said in an interview yesterday. “I am very confident we will look back and [...]
Toyota”s aggressive incentive campaign is starting to lose effect, says Edmunds, as retail sales for the company fell 12% in May. “We’re noticing that Toyota’s incentive program is starting to fall on deaf ears since most of the people who were open to getting deals from the automaker already made their purchases,” said Edmunds analyst [...]
Chrysler Group LLC”s Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit today celebrated the production launch of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. “The production launch of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee signals the rebirth of the Chrysler Group,” said Sergio Marchionne, Chrysler Group LLC CEO. “The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a signature vehicle for Chrysler. [...]
McLaren Automotive today announced its global retail network that it will feature 35 retailers in 19 countries in 2011. The 35 retailers will start selling the new 2011 McLaren MP4-12C. McLaren says that it has plans to grow the network starting 2012. North America (including U.S. and Canada will initially get 8 retailers. U.S. dealers [...]
Following the success of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, many luxury automakers are now creating what is known as a four-door-coupe sports sedan. Porsche has its Panamera, Jaguar has its XJ, and Aston Martin has its Rapide. BMW is working on its own four-door-coupe sedan, which will be influenced by the new BMW Concept Gran Coupe and Mercedes-Benz is [...]
While many will be satisfied with the 426-hp coming from under the hood of a stock 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, Hennessey Performance engineering is offering upgrades for those who won’t. Known as the HPE800 Camaro, Hennessey’s upgrade package adds a pair of turbochargers that help pump a total of 847-hp and 801 lb-ft of torque [...]
Toyota Motors Corp and Tesla Motors last night announced a historic partnership in which both automakers will mass produce electric-vehicles. As a part of the partnership, Toyota will purchase a $50 million stock in Tesla. Tesla also said it will purchase the NUMMI factory in Fremont, California to produce electric-vehicles starting off with the Model [...]
