Speaking at a luncheon at the Detroit Economic Club at the Cobo Center yesterday, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said that size matters when it comes to an automaker’s survival in the industry. He said that to cope with rising cost, a successful automaker must be able to compete in every market, segment and [...]
It was only a matter of time before popular Porsche tuner TechArt got their hands on the new 2011 Cayenne SUV. Before the tuner goes ahead and offers aerodynamic and performance upgrades for the new Cayenne, it is offering new individualization options for the exterior, engine area and the interior along with light alloy and [...]
The first 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD pickups are going to make their way out of the Flint Assembly Plant this week, where production began on Monday. The first units are headed to Strawberry Point, Iowa, and Sumner, Washington. “Members of UAW Local 598 put the finishing touches on the first truck, a red, regular cab [...]
It was reported last week that Megan Fox, has been dropped from Transformers 3. While it was widely reported that Fox was being dropped in order to take Sam Witwicky”s character into a new direction, Fox’s reps said that it was her decision to leave. Either way, sources now say that Fox’s replacement will be [...]
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota vehicles involved in unintended acceleration accidents may be linked to up to 89 deaths since 2000, up from the previously reported figure of 52. NHTSA said that the deaths occurred in 71 crashes caused by the unintended acceleration defect. More than 43 were reported in March. [...]
Ford has issued a recall on certain 2010 Ranger pickups built from June 8, 2009 through February, 2, 2010 equipped with a manual transmission. The recall concerns an issue with the parking brake cable that can become disconnected from the right rear actuator during cold weather. “This may occur when the parking brake is released [...]
Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, said yesterday that while seat belt use has increased to a record high 84 percent nationwide, 45 million Americans are still not buckling up. LaHood said that the Department of Transportation is now kicking off its Click It or Ticket program, a national enforcement mobilization that encourages all motorists [...]
Dubai, the land where you see some of the best supercars and outrageously priced license plates, is also the place where you’ll see skillful stunt driving. However, strict authorities aren’t the type to let unlawful driving slide. Authorities have seized a Nissan Patrol SUV and a Toyota pickup after the drivers of the two vehicles [...]
After Tesla Motor and Toyota Motor Corp. announced last week that they will take over the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, the United Auto Workers urged the two automakers to hire union workers. While nothing was confirmed at the time of the announcement, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk recently said that “hiring former NUMMI [...]
TrueCar, a new car price search site, recently completed a study that shows the brands that have the highest concentration of younger buyers. The study showed that Mitsubishi, Mazda and Volkswagen have the youngest customers, while brands like Buick, Lincoln, Cadillac and Mercury produce eight of the 10 models with the lowest percentage of buyers [...]
