Last week Nissan released a new commercial for the 2011 LEAF electric-vehicle featuring a polar bear traveling from the arctic to hug a normal suburban man to thank him for saving the planet. How did Nissan go about filming the commercial? Find out in the making of the Leaf polar bear commercial. Click here for [...]
New federal regulations aimed at increasing fuel economy and reducing emissions could increase the price medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles anywhere between several hundred and 15,000 dollars, a new study from the National Academies says. “There is no question that using new technologies to meet federal fuel economy targets will be necessary and many of these [...]
Yesterday, Chrysler Group LLC hosted a record number of its dealers at the company’s 2010 Dealer Announcement Show in Orlando. More than 75 percent of Chrysler Group”s 2,314 U.S. dealers attended the event and were shown over 17 new products. Besides the few products we saw yesterday (check out the list we created for you [...]
Joining the B-Class F-CELL fuel-cell vehicle, Mercedes-Benz announced today that it will expand its study into alternative energy sources with the A-Class E-CELL. The model, which will debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, is based on the five-door version of the current A-Class and features two high-efficiency lithium-ion batteries that provide a range of [...]
The limited 30 units of the 2011 BMW Frozen Gray M3 Coupe sold out in just 12 minutes and one of the lucky buyers happened to be a tuner by the name of Turner Motorsports. The tuning firm will be preparing the special-edition M3 model for extreme track use. While they are remaining quite on [...]
We’re getting pretty close to the 2010 Paris Motor Show and to keep us excited Mercedes-Benz has just dropped a bunch of new images of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS, which will make its debut at the show. Click here for our original post on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS to learn more about the car. Hit [...]
Fisker Automotive announced today that it will unveil the first factory-built Karma plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The company is also scheduled to announce details about the expansion of its global importer network as well as the addition of images to its international marketing campaign. Click here for more news on [...]
The Governator (aka California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger) today met with Hyundai Motor Company Chairman Mong-Koo Chung to talk about building Hyundai’s new headquarters in Orange County, California. The new building will be built on Hyundai’s current Fountain Valley campus. Hyundai said that it will invest approximately $150 million, the largest investment ever made by Hyundai in [...]
Apparently there is a market for those that can’t decide between the Carrera S or the 911 GT3. Well, Porsche will cater to that group at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Positioned above the current Porsche Carrera S and below the 911 GT3, the new 2011 Porsche 911 GTS gets 23 more horsepower than the [...]
General Motors is determined to take the lead against FoMoCo and Chrysler in the police fleet vehicle market. The company is touting the new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle’s rear-wheel-drive and interior room. The model will be the first rear-wheel-drive police car form Chevrolet since 1996. While the vehicle “has a smaller overall exterior, the [...]
