Ford has released pricing details on the 2012 Ford Focus, which will arrive in dealerships in early 2011. The 2012 Focus will be offered in S, SE, SEL and Titanium trim-levels with prices starting at $16,270 (not including a $725 destination fee). Ford is also offering a $500 Technology Rebate on the 2012 Focus. All [...]
The all-new Ford Fiesta, the first North American subcompact offering by Ford since it killed the Pinto here in 1980, is commanding a solid price. It currently goes for more than the compact Ford Focus and competing offerings from foreign automakers. Right now, the Fiesta has been fetching on average, $3,000 to $4,000 above the [...]
CEO of Chrysler Group, Sergio Marchionne, has said that the company”s IPO might be relatively small and offered “˜in chinks, so that a base market for the company”s stock can be established. Marchionne told reporters that Chrysler”s financial performance next year will support an IPO sometime in the second half of next year. Marchionne is [...]
Hertz has ended is quest to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. after shareholders rejected the $1.44 billion deal, and will work to expand its Advantage brand and U.S. off-airport business. With Hertz out of the way, Avis has a clear shot at a takeover with its $1.53 billion takeover offer. “We respect the vote [...]
Chevrolet will be using the 2010 World Series to launch TV ads for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric-vehicle, according to General Motors’ marketing chief Joel Ewanick said. Ewanick said that the ads will be part of a broader campaign that Chevy will launch during Major League Baseball’s fall classic and run throughout autumn. Click [...]
Infiniti’s U.S. website has launched the online configurator for the 2011 Infiniti G25. You can now go price out your G25 with all the options and packages and see what they’ll cost. Click here to visit the online configurator. Refresher: Power for the 2011 Infiniti G25 Sedan comes from a 2.5L DOHC 24-valve V6 engine [...]
Currently, the federal government corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) requirement calls for an increase in fuel economy to an average of 34.1 mpg by 2016. According to documents released yesterday by the EPA and NHTSA however, the fed is looking to further increase that number to somewhere between 47 and 62 miles per gallon by [...]
A lot has been going on surrounding the future ownership of Ferrari as of lately. At the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Italian automaker exercised its option to purchase back 5 percent of Ferrari SpA. However, he did not confirm whether the move was made as a step toward [...]
Prior to the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Lotus talked about the ‘dawn of a new era’ for the company and with five new concept cars, a new era it was. The new Louts Elite concept showed a new GT car; the Lotus Elise concept showed a more ‘grown up’ version of the sports car; the [...]
Nissan North America reported a U.S. sales increase of 34 percent today with total sales coming in at 74,205 compared to 55,393 units during the same period a year earlier. The Nissan brand reported a sales increase of 35.1 percent, while Infiniti reported an increase of 25.6 percent. “At Nissan, we saw big gains in key [...]
