Wondering how durable the top is on the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible? Well, wonder no more. GM has released a video showing us the extensive tests it put the Camaro Convertible to make sure that the drop-top muscle car doesn’t disappoint. GM said that to assure long-term durability, the Camaro Convertible’s top was opened [...]
Following six weeks of no vehicles being produced, Saab plans on kickstarting production in Sweden once again on Friday (that would be tomorrow). The company originally halted production due to cash flow problems that left many of its suppliers without a paycheck. According to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri, Saab’s vice president of purchasing and manufacturing [...]
Honda confirmed this morning that it will accelerate its recovery of production in North America following the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Japanese automaker said that it will increase production volume at North American plants to a rate of 100 percent of the original production plan in August, for all models [...]
Whether or not you like the 2011 Nissan Juke, the crossover has been deemed safe by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The IIHS today awarded the 2011 Nissan Juke a ‘Top Safety Pick’ rating. As always, the rating is only given to vehicles that achieve the agency’s highest rating of ‘Good’ in front, rear [...]
Here is another announcement from General Motors that coincides with the $2 billion U.S. investment it announced for 17 facilities in eight states on May 10. The Detroit automaker said that it will be adding 110 jobs and will invest $331 million to purchase tooling and equipment and expand its Arlington Assembly Plant to make [...]
The current Aston Martin Rapide is by no means a slow car. Powered by a 6.0L V12 engine making 470-hp and a peak torque of 443 lb-ft, the Aston Martin Rapide can go from 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds with a top speed of 188 mph. However, the engineers at the company’s headquarters [...]
Volkswagen today released pricing for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, which comes in at around $7,000 less than the base price of the outgoing model. The move by V-dub places 2012 Passat sedan in a more competitive position to challenge the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion. Prices for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat start at [...]
Mazda announced today that its cumulative production of the Mazda3 hit 3 million units on April 26, 2011. What took Mazda so long to tell us? We have no idea but hey, never too late for celebration. This milestone was achieved in just seven years and ten months since production of the first-generation model commenced, [...]
Jaguar’s C-X75 concept got a rare and intimate look at Clerkenwell Deisgn Week. Taking the oportunity to reinforce its commitement to product intergrity, Jaguar presented the C-X75 concept straight from the drawing board. From its initial drawing to the end of the production line the Jaguar design team took people through their process, as they show [...]
“Women should not be allowed to drive…period.” How many of you readers have either heard or have spoken of a similar comment? While there is some humor to be had from such stereotypes, all of that aside, women are actually banned from driving in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Apparently, this has been around since [...]
