Archive | July, 2011
Fiat Freemont selling better-than-expected in Europe, Chrysler asked to boost production

Fiat Freemont selling better-than-expected in Europe, Chrysler asked to boost production

While you may think that the Dodge Journey isn’t something to brag about, the Italians, on the other hand, seem to love it. Fiat has asked Chrysler to increase production of the Freemont large crossover after the model sold better-than-expected in the European region. When the Fiat Freemont made its debut in Italy in June, [...]

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General Motors fires at Volkswagen for fanning speculation about Opel sale

General Motors fires at Volkswagen for fanning speculation about Opel sale

Opel is a 139-year-old German company that has been making cars for more than a century. GM has owned Opel since 1929. However, since 1999, GM has has lost $14.5 billon in Europe, most of it due to Opel. Nonetheless, when someone talks bad about family, it’s not that pleasing. GM said that Volkswagen AG [...]

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2012 Toyota Yaris unveiled in Europe, coming to U.S. this fall

2012 Toyota Yaris unveiled in Europe, coming to U.S. this fall

Toyota today announced the details for the third-generation Yaris, which went on sale today for the European market. The new Toyota Yaris will be offered in Europe in three variants including a 1.0-liter VVT-i and 1.33-liter dual VVT-i gasoline units and a 1.4-liter D-4D diesel. It will be available in four trim-levels including  T2, TR, SR [...]

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2012 Audi A5, S5 get upgraded for the European market, U.S. keeps current models

2012 Audi A5, S5 get upgraded for the European market, U.S. keeps current models

Audi’s A5 and S5 models have become one of the brand’s most respected models. For the 2012 model year, Audi is updating the two with a wider engine lineup, a facelifted exterior, upgraded interior and new interior colors, materials and options. On the outside, the 2012 Audi A5 and 2012 Audi S5 both features redesigned [...]

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2011 Scion iQ price starts at $15,995

2011 Scion iQ price starts at $15,995

The 2011 Scion iQ will carry a price tag of $15,995 when it hits dealerships later this year (that price includes destinations). That’s a little more expensive then competitors like the Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Versa. The 2011 Scion iQ will be released in four different phases. The West Coast [...]

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Video: The 2012 BMW 1-Series composes its own soundtrack

Video: The 2012 BMW 1-Series composes its own soundtrack

A long time ago, automakers used to promote their ads through TV ad spots that showed the car driving with some voiceover talking about how great their product was. Well, things have changed – and for the better. Automakers now go above and beyond to advertise their new vehicles and the same can be said [...]

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Audi A8 to star in new Transporter TV series

Audi A8 to star in new Transporter TV series

Besides the first Transporter movie, where Jason Statham drove a classic BMW 7-Series, the other two installments in the series saw the Audi A8 become Frank Martin’s ride of choice. However, now there is a TV series for the Transporter in the works and last week, Cinemax revealed it has the cast for the lead male [...]

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Volkswagen Group sells more than 4 million vehicles in first-half of 2011

Volkswagen Group sells more than 4 million vehicles in first-half of 2011

Volkswagen Group’s global first-half deliveries for 2011 surpassed 4 million cars and SUVs for the first time, due to demand in all markets, the German automaker said. Company sales of the Volkswagen brand increased 12 percent in the first six months to more than 2.5 million vehicles. “The positive trend for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars [...]

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Chrysler recalling 242,780 Ram pickups due to steering problem

Chrysler recalling 242,780 Ram pickups due to steering problem

Chrysler Group LLC said today that it is recalling 242,780 units of the Dodge Ram pickups due to a potential steering problem that could cause the model’s steering linkage to break during low-speed maneuvers causing. The issue would cause a loss of steering control to the left front wheel. Included in the recall are some [...]

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De Tomaso Pantera to debut in Frankfurt, company planning 2,000 annually

De Tomaso Pantera to debut in Frankfurt, company planning 2,000 annually

Following the debut of the De Tomaso Deauville sedan, which will go into production at the end of 2011, it has been reported that the company is working on the successor of the Pantera. We’ve previously head that the De Tamaso Pantera will debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show but it is now reported that the [...]

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