While electric-vehicles will cut down your monthly expenditure at the gas pump, you had better find another alternative if you want to go on a long trip of more than 100 miles. Currently, there are some solutions being offered with electric-vehicles. Chevrolet’s Volt has an on-board generator that extends the range to more than 300 [...]
A Nashville, Tenn.-based company called Lil Big Rig can take your old pickup truck and transform it into an 18-wheeler. What the company does is replace the standard truck body with a fiberglass Peterbilt or Kenworth cab and front hood/fender assembly and a semi truck-esque rear body with two extra dual rear wheels. The interior [...]
The 2011 Chrysler 200 (the replacement for the Sebring) will go on sale later this year with prices starting at $19,995 for the entry-level 200 LX model. “The new Chrysler 200 sedan offers consumers exceptional craftsmanship inside and out, a refined and spirited driving experience, innovative technology, an abundance of standard safety features and an [...]
For FoMoCo, the quicker the Mercury brand is wound down, the better. Ford is offering Mercury dealers a way to guarantee their cash settlements are secured by year”s end, but that would require all dealers to report their inventory as sold by November 12, and then sell off the remaining inventory as used vehicles. According [...]
Electric car maker Tesla, posted a much wider net loss for the third quarter when compared with the previous year. The company says that the figure reflects higher engineering costs, and that the Model S sedan is still on schedule. Last year”s third quarter loss came in at $4.6 million. That number swelled this year [...]
Chrysler has announced the pricing on the 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, which will go on sale on sale later this year carrying a price tag of $30,995 (including $835 destination) for the entry-level Touring model. The 2011 Chrysler Town & Country gets a minor exterior redesign, a totally revamped interior, innovative technology and much [...]
Speaking with investors about Chrysler”s third-quarter earnings three days ago, Chrysler/Fiat CEO said he is looking to expand the use of the Jeep Grand Cherokee platform within Chrysler and Fiat. On the Fiat side, Marchionne plans on using the Cherokee platform for a Maserati SUV and an Alfa Romeo SUV. Well, it seems like Volkswagen [...]
General Motors today reported its best quarter since 1999, hopefully grabbing the attention of investors before it begins selling shares to the public once again. “As demonstrated by our third consecutive quarter of profitability and positive cash flow, these results continue our significant progress,” said Chris Liddell, vice chairman and chief financial officer. GM said [...]
NTSB Chairperson Debbie Hersman has convened a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C. to address the fact that America”s drivers are aging. Elderly drivers account for nearly 20% of all motorists, and need to be seriously considered as a group. “The good news is that the number of drivers age 70 and older involved in fatal [...]
Volkswagen, in its bid to overtake Toyota as the world”s leading auto manufacturer, says that it plans to build and sell 10,000 electric cars in China between 2014 and 2018. According to Karl-Thomas Neumann, president of Volkswagen Group China, the company expects to produce an electric model at local ventures with SAIC Motor and FAW [...]
