Sirius XM Radio has posted its second consecutive quarterly profit and expects to continue to the trend. An increased subscription base helped the company thus far, and it expects improving car sales to further its cause. Industry genius and CEO Mel Karmazin has said that the company has surpassed 19 million subscriptions and expects to [...]
Audi will have its own stand at the GTI meet at the Wörthersee Tour 2010 and will display a lineup of customized versions of the new Audi A1 hatchback. “The Audi A1 fits in with the GTI meet because customization has always been a central topic for the Audi fans here at the Wörthersee and [...]
Jay Leno is probably the envy of every auto journalists since he gets to test-drive hot supercars without even writing anything about them. Leno recently had the chance to get behind the new Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, which is basically a CCXR that “sparkles like millions of silvery white diamonds” (as Koenigsegg puts it). Koenigsegg managed [...]
Toyota announced yesterday that it has successfully completed 3 million recalls on its Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles. The breakdown for three recalls, includes: 1.6 million to address the potential for sticking accelerator pedals, 1.5 million to address the potential for floor mat pedal entrapment, and 115,000 program updates to the anti-lock brake systems (ABS) [...]
According to data by WardsAuto, U.S. sales of the Lexus HS 250h hybrid are running below the automaker’s target. Lexus had originally hoped to sell 20,000 to 22,000 units annually in the U.S. but is on pace to deliver less than 14,000 in 2010. In April alone, Lexus sold 1,076 units of the HS 250h [...]
At the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Suzuki unveiled four tricked out 2010 Kizashi units to promote the new sedan. Suzuki is now back with racer Tommy Kendall and his Speed Channel program “Test Drive” with a modified Kizashi by Road Race Motorsports. Known as the Suzuki Kizashi Turbo Concept, Road Race Motorsports [...]
Tuner TechArt has released two new performance upgrade packages for the new Porsche 911 Turbo with one package offering more than 600-hp. The first package, known as TA 097/T1, increases output by 69-hp to 562-hp courtesy of a revised ECU and a high-flow air filter. That allows 0-62 mph to come in just 3.2 seconds [...]
Here is a new video of the Bentley Mulsanne in action around Scotland. We’d love to tell you more about the video but you’re probably already watching it – so go ahead. Click through for the video. Click here for more news on the Bentley Mulsanne. Refresher: Power for the 2011 Bentley Mulsanne comes from [...]
According to some high-up sources, Mazda is planning on ceasing sales of the rotary-powered RX-8 coupe after the 2011 model year. Mazda has already officially announced that sales of the Mazda RX-8 will not continue in Europe after 2011 due to strict EuroV emissions standards. The Wankel-engined 2+2 sports car, which was refreshed in 2009, [...]
General Motors announced today that Joel Ewanick will replace Susan Docherty as vice president, U.S. Marketing, effective May 24. Ewanick, 49, will report to Mark Reuss, president, GM North America. “Joel is highly regarded in industry and marketing circles and his track record speaks for itself,” said Reuss. “We are very pleased to have his [...]
