Archive | September, 2010
Ferrari 599 Roadster confirmed, was shown to private group at Pebble Beach

Ferrari 599 Roadster confirmed, was shown to private group at Pebble Beach

Reports popped up yesterday that during the Pebble Beach Concours d”Elegance in California earlier this month, Ferrari held a very private event for customers to show them the 599 Roadster. Ferrari’s North American head Marco Mattiachi hand-picked potential buyers to come down and check out the new model and made them sign non-disclosure agreements. Those [...]

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As of today, Dan Akerson is officially the CEO of General Motors

As of today, Dan Akerson is officially the CEO of General Motors

When Edward Whitacre took the job as General Motors’ CEO last year, he made it clear that he wasn’t here to stick around for a long time. Whitacre seemed pretty confident when he said GM was headed in the right direction and announced on Aug. 12 that he will be stepping down as CEO as [...]

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2010 Paris Preview: 2011 Toyota Verso-S replaces Yaris Verso gap

2010 Paris Preview: 2011 Toyota Verso-S replaces Yaris Verso gap

In 2006, Toyota stopped selling the Yaris Verso, a small minivan in Europe. Toyota will now re-enter the small minivan segment with the new Verso-S, which will make its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month. “Small, spacious and smart, Verso-S is an object lesson in space management,” Toyota said in a [...]

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Explorer based 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utility unveiled

Explorer based 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utility unveiled

When FoMoCo unveiled the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor sedan back in March, it confirmed that it will unveil a SUV Police Interceptor in the third quarter of 2010 – well, here it is. Known as the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, the model is based on the new 2011 Ford Explorer and is designed to [...]

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Chrysler wants 165 dealers in U.S. to sell 50,000 Fiat 500s in first year

Chrysler wants 165 dealers in U.S. to sell 50,000 Fiat 500s in first year

Chrysler is moving in on its plan to bring the Fiat stateside, as they get ready to name 165 dealers in 119 American markets to carry the Fiat 500. This will be a time -intensive process however, as Chrysler says that franchisees will be expected to maintain small showrooms of approximately 2,500 or 3,000 square [...]

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