The redesigned 2011 Kia Optima beat the high-selling Honda Accord in a face-off between the two family sedans during a test conducted by Consumer Reports. The 2011 Kia Optima now ranks sixth among the top 10 of all 4-cylinder family sedans tested by the organization, ahead of the Honda Accord and behind the Suzuki Kizashi. [...]
Former General Motors CEO Robert Stempel, who led the Detroit automaker during a shaky period of recession and restructuring in the early 1990s, has died at the age of 77. GM said in a statement: “The General Motors family mourns the passing of Bob Stempel, who admirably led the company during very difficult times in [...]
In a new commercial for the 2011 Dodge Journey, Chrysler promotes its Uconnect System that lets you integrates everything you need into a single easy to use touchscreen. Now your music, travel destinations and even gas prices are all available at your fingertips, making one reconsider the responsibilities that come with riding shotgun. Click here for [...]
General Motors has just announced that it will invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating and preserving more than 4,000 jobs at 17 facilities in a total of 8 states. “We are doing this because we are confident about demand for our vehicles and the economy,” GM Chairman and CEO Dan [...]
Gary Mueller retired from Ford Motor Company back in 2000 – however, the man has no intention of retiring his 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Truck, which has just crossed the 1 million mile mark. People told Mueller that he should probably think about getting a new truck when his 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty was [...]
Welcome to our third ‘Let’s Talk Numbers’ where we take two or more vehicles and do a straight number battle and leave it up to our visitors to decide which is a better buy. Yesterday, it was the battle of large luxury sedan hybrids with the 2011 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid vs. the 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7. [...]
According to Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo, the Subaru Tribeca SUV and the Mazda6 mid-sized may soon get the ax. The report says that the two vehicles will be discontinued as their manufacturers look for ways to improve the efficiency of U.S. assembly plants. Subaru will stop r&d of a next-generation Tribeca and end production after the [...]
Hoping to catch that attention of those that just graduated college, Chrysler Group LLC has just released two commercials for the new 2011 Jeep Compass. The two ad spots called ‘Spa’ and ‘Take Your Time’ show young individuals driving around the 2011 Compass with a tag line that says “Evolution of Legendary Bloodline.” Of course [...]
Despite growth and doubling revenues, California-based startup Tesla Motors’ net loss widened by $19.4 million this year, to a total of $48.9 million. The company recently entered into supply agreements with Daimler AG and Toyota Motor Corp., to provide battery-packs. It is also readying a former Toyota joint-venture factory in California for production of the [...]
Have you ever been stuck in a parking lot waiting for someone that had no courtesy for others and just parked their car where it didn’t belong? We’re sure you have. Here is a funny time-lapse video we came across on YouTube that shows what some people will do in such a situation. Hit the [...]
