We already know what the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will look like and how much it will cost. Nonetheless, Chrysler Group LLC has yet to hold an official unveiling of the vehicle… until now. Later this week, Friday to be specific, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will officially reveal the 2011 Grand Cherokee at the renovated [...]
We’re in dire need of a redesigned Civic; however, according to John Mendel, American Honda Motor Co.’s executive vice president, the redesigned Honda Civic won’t arrive until 2011. The schedule is well past the typical five-year product line for the compact car. Mendel said that changing market conditions and tougher fuel-economy regulations have affected the [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finished testing the 2011 Ford Fiesta and has officially announced that the new FoMoCo compact will hit 40 mpg highway, making it the most fuel-efficient car in its class. EPA certified the 2011 Fiesta at 29/40 mpg (city/highway), achieved with the 6-speed PowerShift automatic transmission. The 40 mpg highway [...]
According to a study by Deloitte Consulting, high cost and limited performance will keep the number of electric-cars at only 2 to 5 percent of the U.S. market a decade from now (that seemed pretty obvious to us). On the other hand, Nissan, the first major automaker to offer a full-electric vehicle, says that 10 [...]
Exactly a month ago, it was rumored that Ford SVT will add a SuperCrew version of the F-150 SVT Raptor with four full-size doors. Ford officially confirmed today that the SuperCrew version of the F-150 SVT Raptor will go on sale as a 2011 model year and will only be available with the 6.2L V8 [...]
Jaguar and Land Rover have been coming back in a big way, with 61% growth in April when compared with the same time last year. Tata Motors, owner of the storied British car maker, has said that worldwide unit sales last month were 17,909, with Jaguar accounting for 3,559 units; the same as last year [...]
Those who were eagerly awaiting the American launch of India”s Mahindra small diesel pickup truck will have to continue to wait; the date has been pushed back yet again from this spring to December of 2010. Pawan Goenka, company president of automotive operations, reaffirmed that the TR20 and TR40 have completed all federal testing requirements, [...]
Daimler AG, the world’s second largest producer of luxury vehicles (BMW is No. 1), said today it will end its stock listing in New York due to low trading volumes. “Daimler continues to place great importance on having an international shareholder base,” Chief Financial Officer Bodo Uebber said in the statement. “The trading center for [...]
Nissan announced today that it is opening reservations for the LEAF electric-vehicle to the general public tomorrow (May 15). The reservation process, which was only open to the 115,000 registrants at first, is the first step in securing a purchase or lease on the Nissan LEAF. Nissan said that it received more than 9,5000 reservations [...]
Hyundai confirmed today that it has no plans to add a pickup truck to its U.S. market lineup in “the foreseeable future.” The Korean automaker issued the statement in a response to Reuters report last week that the company plans on getting into the pickup truck market with a proposed partnership with Chrysler Group LLC. [...]
