GM said today that it plans to invest $23.5 million to boost production of vehicle electrification components at its Baltimore Transmission Plant. “This will allow us to strengthen our core electrification components expertise,” said GM Manufacturing Manager Arvin Jones. The investments were made possible in large part by federal grants received by the automaker in [...]
After all the teasing for the past couple of weeks, Lamborghini has finally dropped the official pictures and details on what is known as the Sesto Elemento concept. The main theory behind the concept car? Lighter weight and less horsepower. Apparently there gets a point where you can’t add anymore horsepower to your vehicle, so [...]
The 2010 Paris Motor Show press days kick off tomorrow and to keep us excited, FoMoCo has dropped the first real action shot of the 2012 Ford Focus ST. The 2012 Ford Focus ST is set to hit “all global markets from early 2012″. The standard 2012 Ford Focus hatch and sedan will go on [...]
Toyota announced yesterday that it is going to team up with Daihatsu to get into the minicar market. under a new agreement, subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. will develop three minicars for Toyota starting in stages from autumn 2011 in Japan. Toyota will sell the models through its domestic Corolla and Netz dealerships and expects annual sales [...]
If what we’re about to tell you is true – just know that we’re really excited. According to rumors coming out of Dearborn, Michigan, FoMoCo is considering a new high-priced halo supercar to succeed the legendary Ford GT. However, don’t expect a traditional supercar because rumor has it that Ford is planning a fuel-efficient, or electric, [...]
French firm Exagon Motors, a part of the racing team Exagon Engineering, will debut their new 2+2 Furtive-eGT at the 2010 Paris Motors Show, which kicks off tomorrow. The new model has, the first road going car from the company, has been developed in a collaboration with Siemens Corporate Technology, Saft and Michelin. Click here [...]
Celebrity and a really big car enthusiasts Jay Leno has driven countless cars over his life. The Tonight Show host recently got behind the new Tesla Roadster 2.5 and has given his opinion on the updated version of the electric-roadster. Hit the jump for the video. Refresher: The new Tesla Roadster 2.5 gets its power [...]
While many states have been aggressive on their ban of texting while driving, a new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute shows that there have been no reductions in crashes after laws take effect that ban drivers from texting while operating a vehicle. The findings are based on comparisons of claims in 4 states before [...]
Spyker Cars and BMW announced today that they have entered an agreement for the supply of engines to be used in next-generation Saab vehicles. “BMW will supply Saab with 4-cylinder 1.6 liter turbocharged gasoline engines from 2012,” the two companies said in a statement. “The engines will be adapted to meet Saab’s specific requirements.” The [...]
BMW AG’s supervisory board will offer its CEO Norbert Reithofer a five-year contract extension. The offer will be made at a meeting on Wednesday, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Should everyone (on the board) get their wish, Reithofer would lead BMW until September 2016. The now 54 year-old would then be the age at which [...]
