GM is depending heavily on emerging markets for its growth strategy, particularly China. “GM will continue to make China one of our priorities,” CEO Dan Akerson told reporters in Beijing today, without giving more details about the investment plan. The automaker plans to roll out more than 20 new and upgraded models by 2012 in [...]
The Maximum Bob Lutz is like the Michael Jordan of the automotive industry – one of the most respected legends in the industry. Lutz may now pull a Jordan and return to General Motors after retiring last year. According to The Detroit News, GM has been in talks with Lutz about bringing him back as [...]
There is no doubt that Chrysler Group LLC’s ‘Imported from Detroit’ campaign got off to a huge start with its ‘Born from Fire’ ad spot at Super Bowl XLV. The commercial featuring Eminem has gathered a lot of interest in the automotive market. Chrysler is now capitalizing on the hype and has decided to start [...]
J.D. Power and Associates said Tuesday that global new light-vehicle sales this year are expected to reach 76.5 million units in 2011. That would top the record of 72 million light vehicles sold in 2010. “Overall growth in the world economy has been supporting further recovery in auto sales,” said John Humphrey, senior vice president [...]
What’s the difference between a hybrid, an electric-vehicle and a plug-in hybrid? As the electrification process to make its way into mainstream vehicles many consumers are looking for information to understand how the new technologies work and which is right for them. Ford has put together this short, easy to understand animation on the difference [...]
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next month, BMW will show the production version of the BMW ActiveE, after which 1,000 units of the electric-car will enter a test fleet in USA, Europe and China. BMW has now released a video showing how the 1-Series based ActiveE can be used for everyday utility. In that [...]
Small Korean automaker SsangYong will be coming to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show with a new revised version of its Ridgeline Actyon Sports. The updated sport-utility Actyon Sports will go on sale in Europe and other market by early 2012. Power for the new SsangYong Actyon Sports comes from a 2.0L 4-cylinder diesel engine that [...]
Here’s some exciting supercar news – Pagani announced today that it will officially enter the United States market for the first time with the release of new Pagani Huayra. Pagani will begin selling the Huayra in the U.S. through a dealer network beginning in 2011. “The U.S. arrival of its high-styled Huayra allows stateside enthusiasts the [...]
Nissan has just dropped a huge gallery of 2012 Nissan GT-R Egoist images. What? You’ve never heard of the Nissan GT-R Egoist? Well, to give you a short refresher, the 2012 Nissan GT-R Egoist is for those individuals that don’t mind spending a little more for a ‘luxurious version’ of the GT-R. If you’d like [...]
The new 2011 Kia Sportage outscored the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and the Nissan Juke in Consumer Reports’ recent test of three small vehicles that connect the line between hatchbacks and SUVs. Click here for more news on the Kia Sportage. “The melding of more carlike qualities in these vehicles comes with some concessions like passenger [...]
