According to Ernst Lieb, CEO of Daimler AG’s United States operations, the brand expects to end the 2010 year in third-place, when competing against other luxury automakers. Why? Because Mercedes-Benz won’t offer any crazy sales incentives during the holiday season. “We will be No. 3 because we will not participate in any funny games in [...]
The 2011 Detroit Auto Show, which will be held next month, is expected to feature 30 to 40 world vehicle debuts, according to the shows organizers. So far we know that the 2011 Audi A6, 2011 Chrysler 300, Ford Escape Concept, Honda Civic Concept and the Toyota Prius MPV will be making their debuts at [...]
The Honda Civic is well known for being a safe compact sedan – but it might not seem that way with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new five-star rating system. The 2011 Honda Civic received an overall crash test rating of three stars under the new system. The Civic received a total of four [...]
Own a BMW X5? Want it to look a little more aggressive? BMW has just announced the North American availability of BMW Performance brand accessories for the X5 SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle). The upgrades for the BMW X5 include a bunch of aerodynamic components, aluminum pedals, special kidney grilles, and a new flat-bottom Sport steering [...]
The auction for the first unit of the Chevrolet Volt has ended and raked in winning bid of $225,000.00. All proceeds from the auction benefit STEM education initiatives supported by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation (DPSF). The auction ended yesterday at 6 pm – earlier that morning the highest bid on the first Volt stood [...]
Jeep is hoping to increase sales outside of North America by over 20 percent next year. The brand hopes to have the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2011 Jeep Compass to help increase sales. “I am looking for our international business to grow significantly, in excess of 20 percent,” Jeep CEO Mike Manley [...]
GM has just started delivering the Chevy volt to dealers, and is already looking to the next phase of the range-extended EV platform. The company seems to be putting into place a program to build a five-passenger MPV on the Volt’s architecture, possibly named the Chevy Amp. The company showed a similar concept, the Chevrolet [...]
Audi has certainly enjoyed greater notability the past few years, and now it seems that it is paying off in a significant way. This past Monday, the German manufacturer sold its 93,507th vehicle of the year. Its previous annual record was 93,506, set back in 2007. “This is truly an historic moment for Audi as [...]
Recent Honda Accord and CR-V purchasers beware; Honda Motor Co. will notify approximately 1,200 owners of 2011 Accords and CR-Vs of possible engine oil leaks as a result of a manufacturing issue. Dealers have been notified that 5,000 Accords and CR-Vs on dealer lots also need to be checked for the issue. A technical service [...]
The 599 GTB Fiorano gran turismo replaced the company’s 575 M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model. Well, it’s about that time where Ferrari produced a successor and according to this spy video, a replacement is currently under development. According to the the description in the video: I have filmed the very first mule [...]
