Chrysler Group LLC will air its first advertising spot for the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee tomorrow. The new ad spot is the first phase of marketing and advertising for the launch of the new 2011 Grand Cherokee, which will hit showrooms later this month. “With this new campaign, the Jeep brand celebrates the best [...]
It was rumored last week that McLaren is planning a 2+2 version of the MP4-12C. McLaren wasted no time in dispelling the rumors saying that it has no plans to offer a four-seater version and will continue to keep the model a two-seater. “McLaren is committed to designing and building the 12C strictly as a [...]
Following the Buick Excelle GT hatchback, Shanghai General Motors has unveiled the new Excelle compact sedan. The new compact Buick sedan will come to the United States next year and will reportedly be called the 2012 Buick Verano. Based on the GM Delta II platform that underpins the Opel Astra and the Chevrolet Cruze, the [...]
Suzuki has dropped the first images of the new third-generation Suzuki Swift, which will go on sale in the UK this coming autumn. “The all-new Swift is positioned as Suzuki’s latest world strategic model and makes strong developments in styling, impact safety, driving performance, handling, improved fuel consumption and significantly lower emissions,” Suzuki said in [...]
The head of MINI USA, Jim McDowell, has publicly challenged the head of Porsche to a race. Jim asked Porsche to bring along their 911 Carrera S to a track in Atlanta (right down the road from Porsche’s U.S. corporate headquarters) on June 21 to race against the Mini Cooper S. “The gauntlet has been [...]
Aston Martin is working on a revamp of its DB9 flagship supercar and the Vantage 2-seater for 2013/2014. However, instead of engineering all-new models, Aston will refresh the current range. Plans for a full revamp and shifting the models further upmarket have been shelved. “We’re not going to start from scratch again when we already [...]
Chrysler has confirmed that it has no plans to kill its HEMI V8 engine. However, the Auburn Hills automaker will work on making the engine more fuel-efficient. The HEMI engine is a great engine,” Paolo Ferrero, Chrysler Group’s senior vice president of powertrain, said in an interview with DriveOn. “We are working on improving it. [...]
During a private press event in London, Ferrari’s chairman Luca di Montezemolo confirmed that an ‘open 599′ would be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours in August. “The roadster will have a very romantic name,” Montezemolo said, which means we could see the 575 Superamerica nameplate come back. The Ferrari 599 drop-top will get an [...]
According to The New York Times General Motors sent a memo to Chevrolet employees at its Detroit headquarters talking about the importance of “consistency.” One way to promote consistency as suggested by the memo was to stop saying the long popular “Chevy” nickname. “We”d ask that whether you”re talking to a dealer, reviewing dealer advertising, [...]
Audi has started testing its R8 based e-tron concept on public roads as it kicks off the development program for the all-electric, all-wheel-drive supercar. Audi will build only 1,000 units of the R8 e-tron, which will go on sale in select markets by the end of 2012 (U.S. is one of them). Audi has said [...]
