Archive | November, 2010
Cadillac named title sponsor of Doral tournament and umbrella sponsor of World Golf Championships

Cadillac named title sponsor of Doral tournament and umbrella sponsor of World Golf Championships

The PGA Tour and General Motors announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with the International Federation of PGA Tours whereby Cadillac becomes the title sponsor of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and an umbrella sponsor of the World Golf Championships. In 2011, the tournament will be played at TPC Blue Monster, [...]

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Video: 2012 Audi A6 teaser released… but you really can’t see anything

Video: 2012 Audi A6 teaser released… but you really can’t see anything

Audi has released a second teaser for the 2012 Audi A6. The new video teaser follows an image released earlier this month – however, the video doesn’t really show much at all. The next A6 is scheduled to go into production at the company’s Neckarsulm facility in 2010. We’ll have more details for you on Dec. [...]

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GM sells Nexteer to Pacific Century Motors

GM sells Nexteer to Pacific Century Motors

General Motors has just confirmed that it has completed  the sale of Nexteer Automotive to Pacific Century Motors, effective November 30, 2010. “The sale of Nexteer’s business includes global steering and halfshaft operations including 22 manufacturing facilities, six engineering facilities and 14 customer support centers located in North and South America, Europe and Asia,” GM said [...]

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GM adding 700 employees to Oshawa to support Camaro Convertible, Buick Regal production

GM adding 700 employees to Oshawa to support Camaro Convertible, Buick Regal production

General Motors plans on adding 700 employees to its Oshawa assembly plant for a second shift to build the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible and the Buick Regal. Production of the two cars are scheduled to start some time in January and will continue alongside Camaro coupe on the plant’s flexible manufacturing line, which allows [...]

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Video: Audi quattro concept spends quality time with 1980s Sport quattro

Video: Audi quattro concept spends quality time with 1980s Sport quattro

Just recently, Peter Birtwhistle, who is now chief designer at Mazda Europe, said that the iconic SWB Audi Sport quattro of the 1980s was “bloody ugly.” Well, Audi has now designed a new quattro, which made its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in concept form. The model is expected to enter limited production [...]

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2011 Buick GL8 officially unveiled, do you think it should come to the US? (w/ poll)

2011 Buick GL8 officially unveiled, do you think it should come to the US? (w/ poll)

The 2011 Buick GL8 front Shanghai GM has made its official debut in China after a short teaser earlier this month. “The new GL8 was developed by Shanghai GM in cooperation with the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) in Shanghai with the specific needs of our customers in mind,” said Terry Johnsson, Shanghai GM [...]

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Paefgen retires, Wolfgang Durheimer named CEO of Bentley

Paefgen retires, Wolfgang Durheimer named CEO of Bentley

Bentley announced today that it has appointed a new CEO, who will replace Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen who will retire after over eight years at the helm. Wolfgang Durheimer will lead Bentley and is joining the company from Porsche where he was Executive Vice-President, Research and Development. Durheimer will start his new position on Feb. 1, [...]

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Video: Take a tour of GM’s solar powered charging station outside Volt’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant

Video: Take a tour of GM’s solar powered charging station outside Volt’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant

General Motors has just released a video of the solar powered charging stations constructed in the parking lot of the Chevrolet Volt’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The charging station features 12 ports to plug-in and recharge the Volt. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Volt. Check out the video after the jump. Refresher: The 2011 [...]

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BREAKING: Porsche Cajun compact SUV confirmed for 2014

BREAKING: Porsche Cajun compact SUV confirmed for 2014

During a meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Porsche confirmed that it is moving forward the development of a further model series up to series production. The model is none other than the recently rumored “Cajun” compact SUV. “This efficient and sporty model will further expand the world’s most successful Porsche segment in the SUV [...]

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Question of the Day: What did you think of Top Gear America Episode 2?

Question of the Day: What did you think of Top Gear America Episode 2?

On November 21, the History channel launched Top Gear America to much anticipation and excitement. Well, we want to know if that anticipation and excitement carried over into the second episode, which aired yesterday. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below or in the poll. Oh and if you just so happened [...]

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