Most company’s President and CEO meet at the golf course to discuss business or get acquainted with each other – well, things are done a little different in the automotive industry. Aston Martin’s CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez and Toyota’s President and CEO Akio Toyoda recently met up at the famous Nurburgring track to test drive [...]
Following World War II, GIs returning home asked to Dodge, “Where can we get a truck like the ones we used in the war?” In 1945, Dodge responded by building the Power Wagon, which eventually ended sales in 1968. Ram Truck today brought back a piece of history by unveiling a new 2012 Ram Power Wagon, [...]
Kelley Blue Book has announced its Brand Loyalty list and Hyundai has maintained its No. 1 spot on the list for Q3 2011, marking its second consecutive quarter on top. For Q3 2011, Hyundai’s brand loyalty was at 48 percent, with Toyota nearly closing in at 47.9 percent and Subaru at 45.9 percent. The top [...]
Nissan ins’t in a hurry top offer a new full-sized Titan pickup. The company’s new chairman of the Americas says that the Japanese automaker is prepared to stick it out for years. “We’re going to need two or three cycles to be as professional as the people who have been doing it for 50 or [...]
The 2012 Hyundai Veloster is a great looking hatchback, but its 138-hp 1.6 liter GDI Gamma 4-banger doesn’t really help it when it comes to pleasing enthusiasts. Lucky for us, Hyundai today announced its latest powertrains including a turbo version of the 1.6 liter GDI (T-GDI) and a Euro6 R-2.0 liter diesel. “Due to stricter [...]
Ram today unveiled another special-edition model for its 1500 pickup. Known as the 2012 Ram 1500 Mossy Oak Edition, the model will be in limited availability in partnership with Mossy Oak, America’s top camouflage brand. “Ram Truck owners are deeply involved with the outdoors and proudly participate in hunting and fishing,” said Fred Diaz, President [...]
Mitsubishi announced today the development of two new fuel-sipping technologies. The first is a new compact lightweight 1.8 liter inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine known as 4J10 and the other is the latest version of the company’s Auto Stop & Go technology. “The development of these latest technologies is expected to play a big part in [...]
Over the past couple years, GM attempted to reinvent the wheel with the Volt in the same way that Toyota reinvented the wheel when developing the second generation Prius: has it paid off? Now that there is a Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, how does it stack up against the Chevrolet Volt in cost per mile? [...]
This past week Abu Dhabi and Dubai saw failure of a critical Blackberry network link; according to Dubai police, during the four days of the failure, traffic accidents dropped 20%. Abu Dhabi saw a 40% decrease. Both cities are known for their volatile traffic: one incident every three minutes in Dubai; Abu Dhabi sees a [...]
Lincoln is considering a rear wheel drive flagship sedan, potentially based on the Australian Ford Falcon or the Ford Mustang according to two sources inside Ford. These two suggest that Ford has intentions of revitalizing the Lincoln brand to its former glory, not necessarily in a 70s Continental way, but as a relevant and contemporary [...]
