General Motors has launched its new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze campaign featuring two TV ad spots with voiceovers by Tim Allen. The two ads focus on interior features and quality of the Chevrolet Cruze, backed by superlative media comments. Click through to see the two ad spots. Refresher: The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze”s base LS model is [...]
The American version of Top Gear is scheduled to air on the History Channel this autumn with a new cast including Tanner Foust, Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara. Who are these folks and what is their automotive background? The Top Gear website has just published interviews with each of the hosts to give you a [...]
Toyota has decided to shift its marketing focus to include a message of safety, in order to combat a still bruised image stemming from the company’s recent recall troubles. Toyota is the only manufacturer to currently show a decline in sales for 2010, and executives believe it is due to poor safety and quality perception, [...]
FoMoCo has settled its lawsuit concerning the death of a minor leagues baseball player in the New York Mets organization, due to a claim of a faulty seatbelt. The Jasper County, Mississippi jury ordered Ford to pay Brian Cole’s estate $131 million. Tab Turner, attorney for the plaintiff, said that the case was settled on [...]
Following a bunch of studio shots of the new Mazda Shinari, the Japanese automaker has finally released some real life images of the new four-door-coupe that that shows the future design direction known as “˜Kodo” (Japanese for soul of motion). Click here for our original post on the Mazda Shinari. Hit the jump for the [...]
The new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro and 2011 Ford Mustang continue to battle it out in monthly sales and in the latest face-off comparison tests by automotive publications. In a recent test by Consumer Reports for their October issue, the Ford Mustang earned a Very Good road test score and beat the Chevrolet Camaro which earned [...]
Now that everyone knows that the Stig is none other than Ben Collins, James May says that the popular Top Gear character “will be viciously killed off – then replaced by a new driver.” Things might even go so far as to Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson beating the Stig first. James has vowed to [...]
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month, Ferrari is rumored to introduce a ‘green’ California. Details are a bit vague right now but according to OmniAuto the model won’t be a hybrid. The green Ferrari California will instead have improved direct injection system, low friction engine components, multi-cylinder deactivation, and a regenerative braking [...]
Ford is ready to bring five new electrified vehicles to the North American and European markets over the next three years. One of the first EVs will be the all-new Ford Focus Electric, which will debut later next year. FoMoCo says that the Ford Focus Electric will be powered by a lithium-ion battery system that [...]
The United States market now has three brand-new SUVs / Crossovers to pick from and that got us thinking which ones American will flock towards most. Will it be the 2011 Ford Explorer, 2011 Dodge Durango or the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee? Or would you rather just go to GM and pick the Chevrolet Traverse, [...]
