The Artega GT is one sports car that has always impressed us. Well, Artega may be going green and at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the company revealed the Artega SE, an electric-version of what seems to be a direct competitor to the Tesla Roadster. Our aim is to combine environmental responsibility with the passion [...]
The way we like reporting on the automotive industry, we’d like to think it’s from a more enthusiast perspective rather than a analytical and boring perspective. The folks at Consumer Reports tend to fall somewhere in the middle of that description. Either way, if you were wondering how one of the most respected consumer publications out [...]
Fiat North America announced today that it has started delivering the first Fiat 500 Prima Edizione models to customers throughout the United States this week. “These limited-edition 2012 Fiat 500 models were offered to Fiat enthusiasts in the U.S. as a reward for their years of steadfast loyalty to the Fiat brand,” Fiat said in [...]
Subaru’s parent company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, which owns Subaru, said it is preparing for a decline in 2011 operating profit. The statement was made by Fuji’s Chief Financial Officer Mitsuru Takahashi in an interview with Nikkei business daily. For the fiscal year ending this month, the group’s operating profit is expected to swell 210 [...]
Yesterday Akio Toyoda unveiled the ‘Toyota Global Vision’ corporate outline for the future. Among many things, Toyoda said that Toyota will add 10 hybrids by 2015 and will also develop plug-in hybrids, electric-cars and fuel-cell vehicles. But what about Lexus? Battered by recalls, Toyota is hoping to once again restore the prestigious image with a [...]
The Toyota FT-86 and the Subaru Rear-Wheel Drive Sports CarH are two of the most anticipated vehicles from Japan in a while. According to reports, Toyota may also consider a hybrid version of the FT-86 after the gasoline model hits markets in 2012. The rear-wheel drive sports coupe was shown in Geneva last week and [...]
Lamborghini America has announced a new lease program in partnership with Premier Financial Services that will allow customers access the company’s Gallardo lineup. Vehicles eligible for the lease program include the 2010 and 2011 Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyders, 2011 Gallardo LP 560-4 Coupe, 2011 LP 570-4 Superleggera and the brand new 2011 Gallardo LP 550-2. [...]
Volkswagen is recalling some 378 units of the Routan minivan from the 2010 model year due an issue with the ignition switch that can move from the run to accessory position on its own, turning off the engine. Chrysler last week recalled about 250,000 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans and Dodge Journey units [...]
General Motors Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell announced today that he will leave the company April 1, 2011, having completed the largest public offering in history and stabilizing the company’s financial operations (believe us, we really think he had a lot do with GM’s bounce back). Liddell, 52, left Microsoft and joined GM [...]
Not convinced that the economy is turning around? Well, here is another possible sign – Chevrolet Corvette sales are moving on upwards. Sales of the Chevrolet Corvette increased 13 percent in January and February when compared to the same months in 2009. General Motors ended up selling 955 Chevrolet Corvette units during the two-month period. [...]
