Every year at the GTI-meet at Wörthersee, Volkswagen surprises fans with a breathtaking concept. In 2007, it was the GTI W12-650, in 2008 the Golf Estate RaVe 270 and in 2009 the Golf GTI Wörthersee 09. For 2010, Volkswagen is presenting the new Golf GTI Excessive in Reifnitz. The Golf GTI Excessive Concept adds on [...]
It was reported last month that the BMW is considering a smaller version of the X6, known so far as the X4, due to the success it has had with the sales of the X6 crossover. BMW said it has sold more than 80,000 units of the X6 since launch and it only makes sense [...]
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said today that the Japanese automaker has received over 13,000 orders for the Nissan LEAF in the United States and Japan for its new electric-car, a number that has exceeded the company’s production capacity. Ghosn said that Nissan is looking to boost capacity to meet the demand since it can produce [...]
FoMoCo says that it is committed to the future of the Flex crossover, even though the vehicle has not met the company’s volume goals. Ford plans to launch the next-generation Ford Explorer SUV later this year and will offer a third row like it does in the Flex. The move will allow Ford to capture [...]
U.S. District Judge Selna may set the framework for the lawsuits facing Toyota related to the company’s sudden acceleration recalls. Selna will hold a hearing today to decide who the lead plaintiffs’ attorneys will be, as well as what information Toyota must turn over for the hearings. The hearing will be the first since a [...]
Chrysler and Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne said that the Auburn Hills automaker will need “the me, the space” to find a financing alternative should rival General Motors decide to buy back part of its former financing arm GMAC. As a part of his plan to rescue GM and Chrysler from bankruptcy last year, President [...]
Volkswagen says that the Golf GTI is an icon and we definitely agree since it’s our favorite hot-hatch and has sold over 1.7 million units since its debut in 1976. As announced earlier in the month, Volkswagen is launching two special-edition versions of the GTI at Tour 2010. The Golf GTI adidas gets wider tracks, [...]
22-year old Jade Bates was partying with her friends at her boyfriends’s apartment before she took a second-story tumble while sitting on a window ledge. By now you’re probably thinking, “what does this story have to do with cars?” Well, when Bates fell she landed on her boyfriend Jasvir Deo’s $190,000 Aston Martin DB9, leaving [...]
If you’re one of those investors still questioning whether you should jump in on the FoMoCo stock, CEO Alan Mulally said today that the company should be “solidly” profitable in 2010 as it recovers from a sharp downturn in the auto industry. Talking to shareholders at Ford’s annual meeting in Delaware, Mulally said that Ford [...]
FoMoCo is doing all it can to push the 2011 Ford Fiesta to the young shopper. After the Fiesta Movement One and Two, Ford has decided to launch a new viral style campaign that shows how a Fiesta is better than a Lamborghini (yes, they went there); how you can use the Fiesta to escape [...]
