American Suzuki Motor Corp. is in a very sticky situation. A Missouri jury has ordered the company to pay one of its dealers in Kansas City about $18.5 million after finding the automaker liable for negative publicity that damaged the dealer’s business. The circuit court jury in Jackson County, Mo., has ordered American Suzuki to [...]
Porsche has just released a new video with Porsche Designer Manager of Sports Cars, Anthony Hatter, detailing the design process and current status of Porsche’s upcoming hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder. While the Porsche 918 RSR was just a conceptual study, Hatter explains that many of its exterior design elements were taken from past Porsche [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it has closed two investigations into safety issues of Ford vehicles. The NHTSA siad that a recall of 1.1 million F-150 units and other trucks was sufficient to address concerns and that it was satisfied with Ford’s recall. Last month, Ford announced that it was recalling 1997-2004 Ford [...]
It’s no surprise that Mercedes-Benz has been slipping behind its closest competitors including BMW and Lexus. For the past 5 months, BMW has outsold both Mercedes-Benz and Lexus. The Daimler AG owned brand sales dropped 1.9 percent to 18,477 units in August 2011. The company now plans to expand its lineup of passenger cars and [...]
While browsing through Automotive News Europe’s 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Pocket Guide, you’ll notice a pictures of the Maserati SUV Concept that will be making its public debut next week. Is this what the Jeep Grand Cherokee-based Maserati SUV Concept going to look like? We’re not sure – but if it does – is it [...]
At egmCarTech, we like to go by the philosophy of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ However, when I first saw the renderings of the McLaren MP4-12C based MehRon GT, we decided to change our minds. A British tuning firm by the name of Merdad has just released the first renderings of their MehRon [...]
General Motors is outlining the history of the Chevrolet bowtie logo that was introduced by the company’s co-founder William C. Durant in 1913. “Durant’s version of how the logo came into existence is well known,” GM said a statement. “The long-accepted story, confirmed by Durant himself, was that it was inspired by the wallpaper design [...]
Before the Ferrari 458 Spider’s official public debut next week at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Italian automaker decided to hold an exclusive premiere in Fiorano under the participation of selected guests from all over the world. Click here for our original post on the Ferrari 458 Spider. Hit the jump for the video [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today that the new Audi A6 and the new 2012 Volkswagen Passat have both earned its top safety accolade following good performance for roof strength in rollover crashes. The award recognizes vehicles that earn the top rating of good for front, side, rollover, and rear crash protection, and [...]
Last month, Kia dropped the first official images of a new rear-wheel-drive concept that the company will be debuting at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was later reported that the concept will be called ‘Veredus’ – well, that’s not the case anymore. We now have some leaked pictures of the concept and by the [...]
