Fiat and Chrysler LLC’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, says that the Italian automaker is scheduled to increase its stake in the American automaker to 35 percent in 2011. That will be up from the current 20 percent. The steps required to increase Fiat’s stake in Chrysler were established when the two companies became partners in 2009. [...]
Weismann, a small German sports car manufacturer, is best known for their BMW powered machines, specifically the MF3 Roadster that featured the E46 M3″s famous S54 3.2L straight-six. And while they were absolutely brilliant to drive, later incorporating coupe, V8 and V10 models as well. But they were rather a bit too serious for the [...]
As car enthusiasts, you and I can do nothing but lament the lack of exposure and coverage of Top Gear UK in the US of Americaland. Sure there are ways to view full episodes of Top Gear over the Internetz. And yes there”s Top Gear USA on the way in November but some of us [...]
BMW has, for the last 5 or so years, been on a campaign to up the ante and make more horsepower, with larger engines replacing the traditional high-revving, often turbo or supercharged engines. Now, though, BMW seems to be returningto form, with V8s coming back where V10s had been used, and inline 6s coming back [...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes between 2004 and 2008 fell by nearly 1/3. The CDC attributes the improvement to a number of factors; the wide-spread use of graduated licensing and increased parental involvement and awareness are the main reasons for the drop-off. [...]
Subaru”s Forester S-Edition has been unveiled down under, at the 2010 Sydney Auto Show, but the ramifications of this concept may very well reverberate in the United States- and maybe soon, as well. Speaking to Inside Line, word is the model provides “some strong clues pointing to a new variant next year” in Australia. And [...]
Despite the largest U.S. auto safety recall in history, approximately 8.4 million Ford vehicles remain on the road that pose serious potential safety hazards to their drivers. Ford had recalled 14 million vehicles between 1999 and 2009 for leaky cruise-control switches which could potentially leak fluid into the ABS systems on those vehicles. “If not [...]
Speculation over at the CARandDRIVER blog suggests that BMW may soon start a 2-series to buff up its small car lineup and compete with the other German luxury carmakers, Audi and Mercedes. The augmentation could be significant: in addition to adding an entirely new line, complete with an M model, BMW will also relaunch the [...]
The head of the NHTSA praised automakers, on Thursday for the expedience with which they have been recalling flawed vehicles, singling out ToMoCo. Despite the NHTSA increasing the pace of its investigations, agency chief David Strickland says that the core DNA of how the agency does business has not changed. “We are now seeing the [...]
Nissan announced today that it has started production of the 2011 Nissan LEAF electric-car at its Oppama, Japan plant. The LEAF is ready to go on sale in December in Japan and the United States and will hit select markets in Europe in early 2011. In November, the company will begin exports to the United States, [...]
