Toyota said this morning that it will delay the launch of the Prius hybrid minivan in Japan because of disruptions in parts supply following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Spokesman Paul Nolasco said that Toyota originally planned to roll out the Prius minivan in April but the huge disaster in northern Japan crippled supply chains [...]
We recently heard that General Motors vice president of global design, Ed Welburn, and his team are pitching a performance version of the Chevrolet Cruze sedan inspired by the WTCC racing version of the model. According to a new report Holden, GM’s brand in the land down under, is developing a Cruze SS that will [...]
BMW AG has entered into a joint venture with Sixt, Germany’s biggest automaker to introduce a car-sharing scheme in two cities in Germany, and eventually the rest of Europe and possibly the US. The venture, called DriveNow will offer 300 BMW 1 series and Mini cars in Munich, and 500 Berlin. The aim is to [...]
GM announced on Monday that it will be scaling back production and issuing temporary layoffs at its engine plant in Buffalo, NY, as automakers around the world feel the fallout from Japan. The Tonawanda plant makes 4- and 5-cylinder engines used in the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickup trucks, which are in turn, assembled [...]
Lawyers representing hundreds of people suing Toyota over sudden acceleration issues, challenged a NASA report that absolved electronic flaws from being the culprit behind Toyota’s recalls in 2009. Papers filed last week in Santa Ana, California, Federal Court, said that plaintiffs experts will contradict the NASA findings. “Toyota asks this court to take judicial notice [...]
Following the debut of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe over the weekend, the German automaker has dropped two videos of the new beast in action. One of the videos features the 2012 C63 AMG Coupe hanging out with a Ducati. Click here for our original post on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe. Make [...]
Earlier this month, Tesla announced the full pricing details on the upcoming Tesla Model S sedan. With the starting price tag of $49,900 after a $7,500 federal tax credit ($57,400 before the tax credit), Tesla says that all Model S sedan variants will be profitable. That starting price tag is for base model, which will [...]
We love rumors, even if they don’t hold to be true, they build some sort of excitement on a boring day of new. According to the infamous BMW source Scott27, BMW will show up to the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show in December with a new BMW M Concept that will showcase lightweight technology. The idea [...]
The folks over at TrueCar.com have put together a list of the Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars currently on sale. The vehicles were picked based on fuel economy and cost of gas, per 15,000 miles driven annually. Unsurprisingly, the 2011 Toyota Prius took the top spot as the most fuel-efficeint vehicle. The 2011 Hyundai Elantra was [...]
It seems like everyone wants a piece of Chrysler’s ‘Imported from Detroit’ slogan. After a little run in with a clothing company trying to use the slogan, Chrysler is now against its own dealers using a modified version of the phrase. According to a report by the Toledo Blade, Chrysler killed plans by a local [...]
