Since 1996, Detroit’s Big 3 automakers have been losing market share in their home market to Japanese rivals. Well, things slowly seem to be turning around for domestic automakers as data reflects big gains in the United States and as Toyota remains bruised by its recall of millions of vehicles. In 2010, Ford’s market share [...]
Hyundai announced today that it will show a Rhys Millen Racing version of the Equus at the 2010 SEMA Auto Show next month. The RMR Signature Edition Equus will include exterior, interior and performance upgrades that will enhance the already luxurious sedan. Click here for more news on the Hyundai Equus. “This is the third consecutive [...]
Doing ‘art cars’ has seem to become the thing to do for artists. The latest art car comes from French artist Francoise Nielly, who applied the brush strokes to the Citroen SURVOLT Concept. Nielly’s worke is set to go on display at C42, Citroen’s flagship dealership on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Based on the REVOLTe [...]
We learned last week that Bentley and Audi are both collaborating on the development of a new direct-injected 4.0L V8 that will assist in lowering the average fuel-consumption and emissions figures for both brands. According to a report by AutoCar, both sister brands are also working on giving the upcoming V8-powered Continental GT a dual-clutch [...]
Think announced yesterday that it built the 2,500th unit of the Think City electric urban vehicle. “This milestone event further solidifies the THINK City as the best-selling electric car in the world today,” commented THINK CEO Barry Engle. The 2,500th City came off the company’s assembly line today at its Olso-based production plant in Europe. [...]
General Motors announced today that it will allow around 600,000 employees and retirees along with dealers the chance to buy stock at the opening initial offering price. The letter, which was sent out today, said that the minimum investment will be around $1,000. The shares are being put up as a part of a direct share [...]
The Mitsubishi Endeavor crossover made its debut in the United States in 2004 and never really caught in the market, missing the Japanese automaker’s sales targets. However, the model will go on for the 2011 model year with some added features including Bluetooth and the navigation & sunroof package, which are now standard equipment on [...]
Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche believes that there may be a possibility of some collaboration between his company and Aston Martin. Previously, there has been possibility for Mercedes-Benz to supply Aston Martin with engines and platforms for future models “Smaller brands need help with new technology and it”s possible we could do things in the [...]
After all the teasing for the past couple of weeks, Chrysler LLC today released the first full photos of the new 2011 Chrysler 200 mid-sized sedan, which will arrive in dealerships in the fourth quarter 2010. We already know that power for the 2011 Chrysler 200 will come from a 2.4L in-line 4-cylinder World Gas [...]
Leaving Chicago, the Transformers 3 crew is now filming in Washington, D.C. and causing no less destruction than the one we saw in Illinois. Here is a video of a DC Police in his Chevrolet Suburban responding to emergency call when he somehow gets inside a closed set and has a collision with the Bumblebee [...]
