Fiat SpA. has clearly recognized their expectations with sales figures for the 500 were not met. As a result, CEO Sergio Marchionne has been hard at work to rectify the situation. Part of his efforts includes expanding the 500’s lineup, which has resulted in a clear aim at the popular selling Mini brand—at least [...]
Mini’s success is something that goes beyond questioning and because BMW has been at the helm of the British manufacturer ever since their reintroduction in 2002, in addition to the fact that Mini’s are very sporty oriented hatchbacks, reports are saying that Mini now wants to adopt the brand’s familiar tuning firm, John Cooper Works, [...]
Last year, in light of the influx of plug-in hybrids and electric cars, the Environmental Protection Agency revised their mileage window stickers. Now, Chevrolet upped the ante by introducing a new set of window stickers called “Ecologic environmental labels,” which go into further detail outlining a specific car’s impact to our earthly environment. “Customers want [...]
The Chevrolet Cruze, sold only as a sedan, brought in some successful sales numbers for 2011, with 231,732 units sold. For this year, Chevy has decided to add a wagon variant for the Cruze that expected to boost sales even higher. Although GM is still finishing up with the wagon, it is rumored that the [...]
Volvo has been playing a big game of catch-up in order to compete with the big name brands—such as BMW and Lexus—currently leading the market sales. As part of their tactic, Volvo is hard at work trying to find ways to expand their lineups and increase sales. That said, the Swedish make is apparently seeking [...]
Fans of the new and well-received Ford Focus will be pleased to hear that the Dearborn-make will be apparently offering a real-man’s cog swapper for the top spec Focus Titanium. Yes, that means the Focus Titanium will be receiving three pedals and a manual shifter. WOO! It may not seem like outstanding news to the [...]
Mini has just dropped to new special edition Cooper hatchback models. The two models, the Mini Baker Street and the Mini Bayswater, focus around the upcoming Olympic Games in London. Both models will go on sale in Spring 2012 with unique design features and exclusive equipment The Mini Baker Street can be ordered in a [...]
Once again today, we are being told that the production version of the Mini Rocketman will not be happening. We learned the same thing back in June and it seems like that nothing has changed. The news comes from CAR Magazine, who reports that BMW Group recently signed off on a new range of Mini [...]
Mercedes-Benz has released a teaser for the new A-Class prior to its production debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The whole teaser is a part of an Apple iPhone and Android app that lets you find camouflaged prototypes with QR codes on the streets, press and Internet. Those who happen to come across a [...]
As a prelude to its March release at the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota has offered up several photos of the Yaris Hybrid, one year after the Yaris HSD Concept debuted at last year’s show. The production model is milder in appearance then the concept, but remains very similar to the original design with its bold [...]
