Norway electric-cars company Think announced yesterday that it has hired Michael Lock as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Lock, who spent most of the last decade in management positions at Ducati, will start his new position on August 9, 2010. During his seven year tenure as CEO of Ducati North America, Lock oversaw the restructuring [...]
The 2010 Cadillac SRX has received the highest possible rollover protection rating of “Good” in its recent test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). “Car buyers shopping for safety need look no further than vehicles earning the Top Safety Pick designation,” said Institute president Adrian Lund. “This award means the SRX has elite [...]
While sales of the Toyota Prius fell 30 percent in the North American market during the month of July 2010, sales of the hybrid in the Japanese market we up making the vehicle the best selling vehicle in Japan for the 15th straight month. Toyota said that it has sold more than 2.68 million hybrids [...]
The 2011 Scion tC is getting ready to roll into dealerships with a starting price tag of $18,995 – an increase of $1,175 over the 2010 model. “The all-new tC features styling that is both refined and aggressive, appealing to a sports coupe owner who wants to make a bold statement,” said Jack Hollis, vice [...]
General Motors CEO and Chairman Edward Whitacre will do all he can to shed the “Government Motors” moniker that has stuck with the company ever since it came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. How does Whitacre plan on doing that? Well first on his long list of ‘To Do’s’ is the long awaited [...]
General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre has asked his product development team to study several possible additions to the company’s lineup including a stretched version of a minivan from its European division, a midsize pickup and even a diesel passenger car. Whitacre said he wants his staff to think about “youth-oriented cars for Chevrolet and a [...]
In a move to combat declining sales, Opel/Vauxhall is introducing a 100,000 mile warranty on all of its vehicles. The European unit of GM calls this a ‘lifetime warranty’ and says that it will include the powertrain and steering systems as well as the brake system and on board electrical equipment until the car reaches [...]
Aluminum is worth its weight in gold to auto manufacturers when one considers how much weight is saved and efficiency gained by its use. BMW is one such company that realizes this, and is making use of more and more aluminum in its production. Plus, it can be recycled. “The most significant changes were the [...]
GM announced today that it has concluded the dealer arbitration process and as of November 1 it will have a dealer network of about 4,500 dealerships serving the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. “Our dealers are the face of GM to our customers and valued members of the communities where they do business across [...]
Ever since the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 made its debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show, we’ve only seen the car in a bright white exterior. To spice things up a little for the car’s debut at the F1 German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Laureus Design showed off their SLS AMG GT3 with a [...]
