As if the recall woes of Toyota weren’t already worrying the executives, the Japanese automaker lost a bid to dismiss Paice LLC’s patent-infringement claim that may put a ban on imports of the company’s new Prius and Camry hybrid models. A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington by the name of Theodore [...]
Fisker Automotive will be building about 70 to 100 Karma plug-in hybrid sedans this year for testing purposes, a major investor in the company said. “These will be tested internally, crash tested and used for other testing purposes,” Ray Lane, managing partner at U.S. venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers told Reuters. “Some [...]
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta should make its debut later this summer and arrive in dealerships shortly after. However, the popular fuel-sipping Jetta TDI may be delayed until early 2011. A Volkswagen official told the guys over at Inside Line is expected to show up a little late. No reason was provided for the delay. The 2011 [...]
Sources have told Japanese magazine Best Car that the release of the Toyota FT-86 sports car has been delayed by two years. That means we won’t see Toyota and Subaru’s rear-wheel-drive baby until 2013. What’s the reason for the delay? Apparently a lot of Toyota fans have shown a sense of frustration with the design [...]
Yes, it’s been 20 years since McLaren unleashed its F1, the fastest normally aspirated production car in the world (still holds the title today). Exactly a month ago, McLaren Automotive celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the start of the F1 program by inviting a bunch of F1 owners to come down hang out and dine [...]
The Apple iPad is taking over the world, okay we’re just kidding. However, soon it will be taking over Mercedes-Benz dealerships. The automaker will be putting iPads in 40 of its dealerships with the company’s MB Advantage application that will allow dealers to answer a customer’s financial questions and kick off the purchasing process. “We [...]
Ford and Microsoft’s SYNC system just keeps getting better and better. FoMoCo announced today that it will be adding a bunch of extras to its SYNC system including access to horoscopes, stock quotes, movie listings and access to airlines, rental cars and hotels. Customers that have a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle equipped with SYNC [...]
Joel A. Feder, an expert in social media, is at the MAMA spring rally and happened to witness something very painful. Last night during a storm that rolled through with hard rain followed by hail knocked down a tree in the parking lot. Unfortunately, the tree happened to land on a brand new Aston Martin [...]
The strategic alliance between Renault/Nissan and Daimler AG will allow the two automakers to cooperate on new tech and product-sharing that will benefit all who are involved. Following the announcement of their partnership, we heard many reports that Infiniti’s G lineup will get Mercedes-Benz”s inline 4-cylinder engines to improve fuel-economy figures. Latest rumors from Japan [...]
After selling Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo, FoMoCo executives are now preparing to kill Mercury. According to sources familiar with the plans, the Dearborn automaker’s top executives are currently working on a proposal to kill Mercury that will be presented to directors in July. Mercury sales have fallen 74 percent since 2000 and [...]
