The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a proposal to prohibit the Treasury Department from hiring an auto ‘czar’. The measure is part of a larger bill sponsored by Republican Congressman Steve Scalise of Louisiana that would eliminate funding for nine ‘czars’ employed by the White House and other agencies. The [...]
As should come as no surprise to those who follow the auto industry, the Center for Automotive Research has California picked to become the biggest US market for new plug-ins and electric vehicles. Although the leading markets for these vehicles are always the more populous states, California leads comfortably in the density of hybrid owners [...]
General Motors has finally come up with something that will compete with the Ford SYNC and Toyota Entune. Known as the Chevrolet MyLink, the system provides a “higher level of in-vehicle wireless connectivity and customized infotainment options, plus the unmatched safety and security of OnStar.” “There is a new generation of car buyers who don’t [...]
Porsche isn’t the only one developing an electric-vehicle prototype for the sports car brand. RUF Automobile GmbH announced today that it is developing three electric-powered sports cars based on the Porsche 911. The purpose of the three electric 911 sports car will be for running field tests of EVs in real life situations. “The first ten [...]
Here is some bad news for the United Auto Workers. A Chrysler employee claims that she was fired after she broke off a relationship with a UAW official. The details were released in a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court. Filed by Janet Burney, a member of the UAW Local 51 at Chrysler’s Mack Avenue plant, the [...]
We’ve been hearing a lot about Jaguar’s future product plans as of recently. It’s been reported in the past couple of weeks that Jaguar, the Tata Motors owned brand, is planning a direct competitor to the BMW 3-Series (hinted by the new Jaguar B99 Concept by Bertone), a BMW 1-Series hatchback rival, a Jaguar XJ [...]
As announced yesterday, Juha Kankkunen, the four-time rally champion, drove a Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, to a eye-watering top speed of 205.48 mph. Kankkunen ended up breaking his own 2007 world ice speed record of 199.83 mph. Bentley has now released a video [...]
Falling asleep behind the wheel is just as dangerous as texting or drinking while driving, yet many, if not all, of us have nodded out for a split second at one point or another. While some manufacturers are offering systems to combat this, they are generally only available in luxury vehicles. A new iPhone app [...]
The 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is ready to make its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, after which it will go on sale in the United States at the end of 2011. Porsche has just released a short video of the Panamera S Hybrid in action. Click here for our original post on [...]
A total of 64 dealerships that were terminated during Chrysler’s 2009 bankruptcy reorganization sued the U.S. Treasury Department today. The suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, says that the government violated the Constitution by taking the franchises and their state legal rights without proper compensation. How do the 64 dealerships want to [...]
