Volkswagen AG has appointed Matthias Mueller, who currently is the head of product planning at the company, as CEO of Porsche AG. Mueller will be responsible for reviving Porsche’s lineup moving forward as the company integrates into Volkswagen. Current CEO Michael Macht will take place of Jochem Heizmann as VW Group’s production chief. The changes [...]
Aston Martin loves doing special-editions of its lineup but only if they make sense and have a good reason behind it. The Gaydon automaker has just unveiled the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage N420, which is a successor to the V8 Vantage N400 from 2007. Based on the standard Aston Martin V8 Vantage, featuring a [...]
Whenever the folks at J.D. Power an Associates release their annual quality study, we figure we’ll see vehicles by Porsche, Mercedes and Lexus on the top. But an American-built pickup? The thought doesn’t even cross our minds. According to J.D. Power and Associates, pickups are now among the highest-quality vehicles on the road. Some even [...]
Mazda North American Operations has announced a new Certified Pre-Owned program that will help increase the value of a pre-owned Mazda and to make the pre-owned vehicle buying experience a happy process for those interested in the brand. “Under the program, Mazda dealers will follow a rigorous multi-point inspection and reconditioning program to ensure that [...]
By now most of you have probably heard of Toyota’s latest recall involving flaws in the valve springs that could cause the engine to stall while the vehicle is in motion. Toyota has already issued a recall of 91,903 Lexus and Crown vehicles in Japan and plans on recalling at least 138,000 in the United [...]
In preparation of another decline in U.S auto sales, GM is currently seeking a line of credit of at least $5 billion. The line of credit will also be used to repay other debt. According to the March 31 balance sheet, GM had $23.3 billion in cash, and $14 billion in debt. The first half [...]
Woking, England based McLaren Automotive announced yesterday that it is setting up its U.S. headquarters under McLaren Automotive Inc., which will be located in New York City. The company will be responsible for numerous operations including sales, marketing, aftersales and retailer development for North America. McLaren also announced six of the ten retail candidates, which [...]
We’ve previously seen a preview of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-CELL and today the Stuttgart automaker has dropped a lengthy press release along with high-res photos for us to go through. “We take social responsibility very seriously and with the SLS AMG E-CELL we are demonstrating a further milestone in our “AMG Performance 2015″ [...]
Chrysler Group LLC said that it has started the dealer selection process for the reintroduction of the Fiat brand in the United States. Selected dealers will start off by selling the Fiat 500 later this year followed by the Fiat 500 Cabrio in 2011. “The Fiat dealer network will be appropriately sized to serve the [...]
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Renault will publicly show off its new design language with its new DeZir (yes, it’s really pronounced “desire”) concept. The new Renault DeZire Concept is the first project undertaken by the company’s new design chief Laurens van den Acker, who was previously head of design at Mazda, and shows [...]
