According to C.J. O’Donnell, all Lincoln dealerships should have a dedicated staff to sell and service vehicles from the brand. O’Donnell said that if the Lincoln National Dealer Council agrees to the move this week, he wants to carry out the project within the next few months. The move will help Lincoln better compete with [...]
No surprise here (at least for us). The Chevrolet Camaro has been named the 2010 Collectible Car of the Year by the Friends of the National Automotive History Collection at the Detroit Public Library this week. The new Camaro ended up beating 12 other vehicles that were introduced in 2010. “This selection is unique among [...]
The people behind the New Stratos project today revealed the technical specs and performance figures behind the new one-off supercar by Pininfarina, which was produced for one lucky Germany millionaire by the name of Michael Stoschek. Click here for more news on the Lancia Stratos. The New Lancia Stratos sits on a 20 cm shortened [...]
Chrysler Group LLC today celebrated the additions of a second shift and an $850 million investment at an event today at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. The celebration also kicked off the production of the new 2011 Chrysler 200 and 2011 Dodge Avenger. “Today is a historic day for this facility. Not more than 18 [...]
Hertz Corporation and Smart USA announced today that they will bring the Smart ForTwo electric drive vehicles to Connect by Hertz car sharing program and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco. “Hertz’s partnership with smart USA is another strategic element of our long term plan to provide consumers [...]
The luckiest car enthusiast in the world recently got behind the Hennessey Venom GT for a quick spin around the track. Click here for more news on the Hennessey Venom GT. Check out the video after the jump. Refresher: Weighing in less than 2,400 pounds, the Hennessey Venom GT is powered by GM”s supercharged 6.2L [...]
We’ve heard reports before that Aston Martin has sold all the 77 units of the limited One-77 supercar – well, that might not be the case after all. According to a report by Inside Line, Aston Martin has sold 60 units of One-77 so far at $1.87 million plus tax a piece. That means we [...]
This week in the egmCarTech garage we are test-driving a 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid hatchback. So far the two-seater hybrid hatch is pretty impressive, especially in Sport mode. Nonetheless, we keep finding ourselves wishing that we had a turbo 4-cylinder gasoline engine under the hood. Click here for more news on the Honda CR-Z. Well, [...]
Infiniti Performance Line (IPL) – when Infiniti announced the introduction of the program we were pretty excited to see some high-performance vehicles. “More than just focusing on engine power and acceleration, IPL redefines total vehicle performance with unique driving attributes and exclusive exterior and interior features,” Infiniti said in a statement. So far, the only [...]
FoMoCo announced today that it’s new pride and joy for the compact market kicked off production today at the company’s Saarlouis Assembly Plant in South-West Germany. That’s right, the 2012 Ford Focus has begun rolling down the production line at the plant, which will build all three bodystyles including the sedan, five-door hatchback and the [...]
