According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, three early model Japanese cars are atop the list of the most-stolen cars in America last year. The organization”s Hot Wheels 2010 report lists the “94 Honda Accord, “95 Honda Civic, and “91 Toyota Camry as the most stolen cars in 2009. The rest of the list is [...]
The approaching interim elections are potentially going to rock the current political distribution of congress, and hence many laws and bills currently being proposed. In California, this is even more so the case, as there is a public initiative on the ballot called Proposition 19; a move to legalize Marijuana in the Golden State. The [...]
We learned yesterday that Rolls-Royce is planning derivatives of its Ghost sedan lineup. While it won’t be showing any Ghost variants at the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month, Rolls-Royce will show five bespoke designs to show off the extensive personalization program. The collection includes a Phantom Extended Wheelbase in Gunmetal metallic with Sunrise leather [...]
At the national summit on distracted driving yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that the government wants to limit the technology that would allow people to update their Facebook account or surf the Internet while driving. Many automakers are starting to offer WiFi technology in their vehicles. LaHood said that he will meet with [...]
The 2011 Ford F-150 will be officially available for purchase at the end of 2010 and today, FoMoCo is releasing all the details on the 2011 model year of America’s best-selling truck for 33 years running. “For the past 33 years, the Ford F-150 has stood alone as the truck people really rely on,” said [...]
During a national summit on distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested that cell phones should come with a cigarette-style warning label showing users the dangers of distracted driving. He said that offering warnings at the time of purchase would make more sense. “When you go in to buy your phone, maybe there’s a big [...]
Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko said in an interview yesterday that the Japanese automaker has no plans to pull out of the United States market and he is personally targeting a mid-range sales target of 200,000 units a year, roughly four times today’s level of 50,000. “People have been asking me for the past six years [...]
BMW has released the fourth teaser on its ‘Don’t Blog About This’ website – called ‘The New Look.’ The new teaser shows the vehicle wearing spy style camouflage and gives a quick peak at the headlamp before the screen cuts to words reading: “Stay tuned until September 30th” – which mean its will debut at [...]
FoMoCo’s ‘ONE Ford’ strategy – focusing on a global product development – has worked out pretty well for the Dearborn automaker. Japan’s Nissan is now taking a similar step and has created a new division that combines product planning, marketing, advertising and public relations under one umbrella. The move is being made to strengthen the [...]
Earlier this month, we saw some early sketches of the electric Smart scooter concept that is scheduled to debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Smart has officially released all the details on the electric scooter, which will be known as the Smart escooter. “When our customers speak enthusiastically about their smart they describe the [...]
