Archive | August, 2010
Detroit’s Big 3 all enjoy sales growth in July 2010

Detroit’s Big 3 all enjoy sales growth in July 2010

As major automakers close out the month of July 2010, most are reporting a positive sales growth for the seventh month of the year. All of Detroit’s Big 3 automakers reported an increase in July. GM said that July sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac increased by a combined 25 percent to 199,432 units. [...]

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Videos: 2011 Audi A7 Sportback exterior, interior, driving footage

Videos: 2011 Audi A7 Sportback exterior, interior, driving footage

The Audi A7 Sportback won’t make it to the United States until early 2011, but that doesn’t mean you will have to wait that long to see it in action. Check out three new videos from Audi showing off the exterior, interior and some driving footage of the new A7 Sportback. Click here to read [...]

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Video: Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Ferrari 458 Italia on Top Gear

Video: Jeremy Clarkson reviews the Ferrari 458 Italia on Top Gear

We’re not even going to bother wasting your time because you’re probably already watching the video (posted after the jump) and if you’re not – you better get to it before YouTube and BBC have a little one-on-one. Click here to read more news on the Ferrari 458 Italia. Refresher: Power for the Ferrari 458 [...]

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HLDI: Cadillac Escalade is America’s top stolen car

HLDI: Cadillac Escalade is America’s top stolen car

According to the Highway Loss Data Institute, the 2007 through 2009 Cadillac Escalade has the highest rate at which people file insurance claims for theft. The Escalade is followed by the Ford F-250, the Infiniti G37 and a Dodge Charger with a HEMI engine. “Theft rates for these vehicles are 3 to 5 times as [...]

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Porsche Panamera S Hybrid coming next year, will get zero emissions driving mode

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid coming next year, will get zero emissions driving mode

The 380-hp Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid is the only of its kind that currently wears the “green” crown in the Stuttgart automaker’s lineup. However, next year, Porsche will bring the Panamera S Hybrid to the market. The hybrid technology found in the Cayenne S Hybrid will also be featured in the Panamera S Hybrid and [...]

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Toyota: Sequoia SUV not going anywhere, model continue to be profitable

Toyota: Sequoia SUV not going anywhere, model continue to be profitable

Rumors started earlier last week that Toyota is going to kill the giant Sequoia SUV. While that may be believable since sales of the model have fallen drastically in the past year with only 5,700 sold in the U.S. this year through June, Toyota says the report is false. In a statement released last week, [...]

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Nissan Murano Convertible to debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show

Nissan Murano Convertible to debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show

Almost two years ago, we heard reports that Nissan is working on a Murano convertible. Usually, news like that sounds more like a rumor but if Inside Line is to be believed, the convertible Murano crossover will debut at the 2010 LA Auto Show in November. Sales of the model will start in early spring [...]

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Porsche Cayenne Diesel being considered for North America

Porsche Cayenne Diesel being considered for North America

The Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid is expected to be a strong seller for the nameplate in the 2011 model year. According to Canadian publication Times Colonist, Porsche is also considering adding a diesel Cayenne to the North American lineup. Porsche Canada manager of public relations Laurance Yap says that Porsche Cars North America, which makes [...]

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Chevrolet Volt to use ‘range anxiety’ as selling point over Nissan LEAF

Chevrolet Volt to use ‘range anxiety’ as selling point over Nissan LEAF

With Chevy and Nissan offering similar products this year in the Volt and the Leaf, advertising and marketing is expected to be paramount in determining the success of one over the other. Range anxiety is going to be the one point that consumer’s concerns are quelled on in order for either one to be successful, [...]

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MTM first to release tuning package for the Audi RS5

MTM first to release tuning package for the Audi RS5

The release of new sports cars are often accompanied by tuning companies offering to optimize the already well-honed machines. And, while to the average consumer such speed may seem useless, it is a testament to the popularity of these tuning kits and the teams that put the kits out. One such team, MTM, has released [...]

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