It has recently been confirmed that “a new industry-leading small V-6 will be added” as part of a $400 million investment the UAW released in regards to American assembly and production of the Ford Transit. While no details have been provided about the engine, it has been noted that it coincidences with the direction the [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s U.S. executives are focused on increasing the brand’s market share in the region. To do that, they will be adding volume with a range of new front-wheel-drive compact cars and different variants of redesigned C-Class due out in 2014 and 2015. On global scale, Mercedes-Benz has plans to introduce at least 10 new models [...]
It is rumored that Proton, owner of Group Lotus, would be selling the brand to Genii Capital, an investment firm. Genii already owns a sizable share of the Renault GP, however with its F1 squad sponsorship, Lotus still holds a 25 percent share. Shooting down the speculations, Proton released a statement that “The alleged moves [...]
In an effort to reduce complexity, Audi, BMW, Daimler, FoMoCo, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have teamed up to support the international standardized approach to charge electric-cars in the United States and Europe. The new agreement will allow electric-cars made by those seven automakers to share the same fast-charging stations. The new system will integrate [...]
For the longest time, GM’s EN-V Concept vehicles have never really been branded with one of the automaker’s four brands. Today, GM announced that the company is working on the next-generation EN-V Concept vehicle in a goal to meet the demand for zero-emissions, all-electric urban transportation. In addition, future EN-V concepts will carry a Chevrolet [...]
Following reports that a deal with Chinese investors has fallen through and that the company is headed for bankruptcy, Saab today released this statement: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) and Pang Da Automobile Trade Co., Ltd (Pang Da) have taken notice of media reports questioning the validity of the partnership agreements between Swan, Saab Automobile AB [...]
As pointed out in our 37 Brand New Vehicles to Look Forward To in 2012, Chevrolet confirmed that new Spark minicar will be joining the brand’s U.S. and Canadian lineup next year. “For young, urban dwellers, the 2013 Chevrolet Spark can be their key to the city,” said Chris Perry, vice president, global Chevrolet marketing [...]
Volkswagen has confirmed it will be making two world-debuts at the 2011 LA Auto Show next month. Both models are not concepts and haven’t appeared overseas at other auto shows. One of the models is speculated to be a convertible version of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. The second? Your guess is as good as [...]
Along with a bunch of other things, General Motors confirmed today that it is developing a new family of small-displacement Ecotec gasoline engines over the next several years. The goal of the new engines are to give customers in markets all around the world better fuel economy, higher quality, better performance and reduced carbon dioxide [...]
General Motors is releasing a lot of details about future products today. Chevrolet has announced that it will introduce an all-new Chevrolet TrailBlazer for the 2013 model year in global markets, starting with Thailand in early 2012. “Built on a new global midsize platform developed by GM do Brasil, the TrailBlazer will combine the hauling [...]
