OnStar has announced that it is offering Crisis Assist services to active subscribers in areas affected by the Tsunami warnings as a result of the earthquake in Japan. Crisis Assist services are being offered to subscribers in Hawaii and along the Pacific Coastal areas from Southern California to Alaska. “Preparation is the best defense in [...]
General Motors announced today that it will introduce the Chevrolet Captive Sport later this year to help meet the growing demand for compact crossovers by fleet customers. The Chevy version of the Saturn Vue is described as a variant of the globally successful Chevrolet Captiva compact crossover. “It says a lot about our ability to [...]
General Motors has celebrated the first delivery of the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan has celebrated the first delivery of the Nissan LEAF – so it surprises us when an elite automaker like Bugatti doesn’t celebrate the first delivery of the first Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport in the United States. Well, we guess that’s what [...]
Recently BMW added a three-passenger rear seat option in its X6 crossover, which was originally launched with the capacity of carrying just four passengers (including the drive). Of course that has excited many that love the shape of the X6 over the X5 and require seating for 5 passengers. Click here for more news on [...]
Warren Buffet put $232 million into BYD Co., a Chinese EV manufacturer with aspirations of competing in North America, virtually putting the company on the map. Diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks raise some serious questions, as BYD is accused of blatantly copying technology and designs, and selling cars at cost to artificially inflate its market [...]
While GM has been aggressive with its incentives as of late, Chrysler will be staying put for March with pretty much the same incentive structure as it used in February. The staple of this program will remain the ‘No Charge Hemi’ incentive , which gives buyers the option to upgrade their V6 Ram truck to [...]
Renault paid 250,000 euros for information that sparked a probe into suspected industrial espionage, according to its lawyer. Executives aren’t aware of the identity of the informant, but three execs were fired, and the company wants its two security managers – the only people aware of the identity of the informant – to give details [...]
Some are asking in light of recent gas prices, whether the US should follow other countries in lowering the national speed limit in the interest of lowering fuel-consumption. Spain is among the countries that lowered the speed limit. A similar measure was implemented in 1974, whereby the national speed limit was 55 mph. The law [...]
Back in October 2009 when Pininfarina said that its B0 electric-car was on track for 2011, they weren’t lying. The B0 electric was shortly followed by the Nido EV prototype in May 2010 as a compact electric model that was more production ready than the B0. Pininfarina said today that it will lease an Italian [...]
Just a few days before journalists from all over the world get to test drive the new Ferrari FF, two Ferrari FF models were taken to the top of Plan De Corones in the Dolomites at 2,350 metres, where a special ice and snow track has been prepared for the cars. “The cars have been [...]
