A new proposal may mean hardship for automakers and buyers. The Obama administration is weighing the possibility of making it a requirement that cars, and even lightweight trucks, average 56.2 miles per gallon as of 2025. The initial proposal was a requirement for an efficiency increase of 5 percent over eight years. If automakers are [...]
The new 2012 Hyundai Veloster, which will go on sale in the United States later this year, is an interesting looking hatchback with its one long door on the driver’s side and two shorter doors on the passenger side. According to a Hyundai executives, the Korean automaker is considering producing a 4-door version of the [...]
Jeep fans are patiently anticipating the arrival of a Jeep pickup. It does appear that they will have to continue to wait, due to some cautious spending on Chryslers’ part. Mike Manley, CEO for Jeep, says of the concept “[The pickup] continues to progress because of the interest in the vehicle…One of the things as [...]
Still not tired of hearing about the 2012 BMW M5? Neither are we. The model is scheduled to make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this week and to celebrate the debut, BMW has released a new commercial for its new sport sedan. Check out our original post on the 2012 BMW M5. [...]
It’s always fun to pull pranks on your boss. The Model Shop team at LEGOLAND in California has probably pulled one of the best pranks we’ve seen at the expense of their General Manager Peter Ronchetti. The team decided to replace Ronchetti’s Volvo XC60 with a life-sized Lego XC90 made of 201,076 Lego bricks. The [...]
It was reported earlier in June that General Motors’ CEO Dan Akerson has been in favor of selling Opel in the past and is currently fed up with the German brand. But things at Opel may not be as bad as the look. According to GM Europe’s President Nick Reilly, Opel/Vauxhall are on track or ahead [...]
Fiat North America is getting ready to kick of its first national ad campaign. The new campaign will be kicked off with a special event on July 4, the 54th anniversary of the original Fiat 500, said Laura Soave, head of Fiat North America. “We’re confident we can do a national launch and have the [...]
Chrysler’s Ram pickups will be adding a new 6-speed automatic transmission to its 2012 2500 Heavy Duty trucks. The 2012 Ram 2500 HD and 3500 HD will now be available with diesel and gasoline engine with a 6-speed transmission that replaces the 5-speed 545RFE transmission in the 2500 HD. “The commercial truck segment is all [...]
Earlier this month, it was reported that General Motors said that it has been talking to the U.S. Treasury Department to buy shares from the government to reduce its 33 percent stake in the Detroit automaker. According to former auto czar Ron Bloom, the U.S. government has a ‘clear path’ to selling its remaining stake [...]
Chrysler Group LLC’s CEO Sergio Marchionne has been very aggressive in increasing the stake of Fiat SpA in the Auburn Hills automaker. Earlier this month, the U.S. Treasury announced that it reached an agreement to sell to Fiat it’s 6 percent equity interest in Chrysler. Top increase its stake to 52 percent, Chrysler must test [...]
