Until this year, Mercedes-Benz has retained more customers than any other brand sold in the US. Well that is no longer the case, as Honda and Ford have vaulted past the German company to take the number one and number two spots, respectively. Though Honda took the top spot, it represents a jump of one [...]
Leases are a major factor to be considered in the new car sales market, and Chrysler is coming tending to that aspect of its business very diligently. After seeing success with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee after heavily addressing residual value after three-years, the company saw great success and is planning to replicate the method [...]
BMW, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of luxury automobiles is ramping up its hiring as it expands its lineup to meet environmental demands for cleaner-running cars. A spokesperson for the company said that the company plans to add 1,300 employees this year, and another 1,300 next year. The company seeks to add expertise in [...]
The Obama administration said this past summer that it was considering adding letter grades to stickers that provide information on new vehicles to indicate fuel-efficiency. The grades would range from A+ for the most fuel-efficient to D for the least. That notion is facing opposition in the House of Representatives, as 53 members said in [...]
After all the waiting, spy shots and teaser shots, BMW has finally taken the covers off of the 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe, but before we get to the more exciting part, let’s give you a bit of an introduction to the new M mode. Right off the bat you’ll notice a very aggressive style [...]
Sabine Schmitz, otherwise known as the Queen of the Nurburgring, is a German former professional motor racing driver for BMW, known for driving the BMW M5 “Ring taxi” around the Nordschleife. Here is Schmitz taking CAR magazine’s Juliet McGuire for a hot lap around Zwartkops raceway in a limited-edition BMW Frozen Gray M3 Coupe. Check [...]
While many automakers choose to team up with Bose, Bang & Olufsen (for the more premium models) and other well known premium audio companies to deliver some ear-pleasing car audio systems, Volkswagen announced today that it has joined forces with Fender Musical Instruments Corp to bring “raw emotion of a live music performance to the [...]
Keeping a car lower to the ground has more benefits than you might images. According Ralph Gilles, senior vice president of product design at Chrysler Group LLC, vehicles by the country are lower to the ground than ever before. Gilles said that Chrysler’s competitors were rolling out vehicles that ran lower to the ground. He [...]
Chevrolet announced today that it will kick off a 3-year partnership was the Official Vehicle of the Army-Navy Game presented by the USAA. Chevrolet launch its partnership during the 111th meeting of the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy. During the game, Chevrolet will present a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado to the Freedom Team [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Mazda is recalling 16,200 units of the 2009 and 2010 Mazda5 minivans due to a defective fuel pump connector that could lead to the engine stalling and the possibility of the engine not restarting. “Water may not have been removed completely from the harness connector of [...]
