A few recent rumors coming through the grapevine all the way from Bavaria make for BMW trying to reach a decision on whether or not to expand the lineup of products they are rolling off the line in Spartanburg. A decision of this sort would probably have no effect on pricing or deliveries but it
It seems that the little city car the coolest brand in the UK was showcasing at this spring’s Geneva Motor Show will hit the production line soon. Back at the infamous motor show this was nothing more than a Toyota IQ based luxury supermini done by Aston Martin as an attempt to keep in tune
That’s what seems to be happening as reports from Buick show not problems with selling cars but rather dealers stocking up. The problem isn’t with dealers trying to build up a stock but rather with them keeping a car ready for testing. They sell these things like hot cakes.
General Motors is full of surprises. After yesterday’s unveiling of the the price tag on the Chevrolet Volt, the American manufacturer had a press release today in which it announced it’s intention of increasing the number of Chevrolet Volt units produced in the United States by fifty percent in the year 2012, totalling 45,000 units.
We talked recently about the news that VW BlueSport Roadster received the green light for going into production. Volkswagen has given the green light for the BlueSport project, according to the latest information in the publication AutoExpress quoting a source inside the auto group. The roadster was presented in concept form last year at the
Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, has seen a bit of an assault today, the parking lot was overwhelmed by Ford Thunderbirds and their owners. Why all the hype from owners? Well it’s no outrage or anything of sorts, it’s something way better, The T-Bird owners have gathered to celebrate the 55 years that have gone
Sant’Agata Bolognese plant in Italy, home of all raging bull creations has just rolled off the line a Lamborghini Gallardo credited with production number 10000. The record Gallardo model is finished in yellow “Midas” and will soon be headed for it’s home with a client in China.
Since the Australians over at Joss have announced that they reached an agreement with a supplier for a gearbox and drive system, this being pretty much the final piece of the jigsaw production of the JP1 supercar is expected to begin soon. No actual dates of production or delivery have been published by the first
The economic climate may be recovering, slowly for most, rapidly for some but it’s effects haven’t worn off the population. In order to please the market which is getting an ever growing taste for electric vehicles but isn’t yet ready to let go of the price cuts, incentives and so on Mitsubishi have announced that
Toyota have just announced that they will recommence construction on its Mississippi plant about the same time they are going to begin producing the Corolla there late next year. With the Corolla being produced at this particular plant once again a major shift in production will occur due to the current climate.
Nissan isn’t giving their marketing and development team any break as they have just released a set of 500 invitations to a test drive of the Leaf in Japan. The Nissan Leaf will be the world’s first mass-production electric car and will be available for testing at the plant in Oppama, Japan as part of
The official stamp has gone on this much discussed, rumored and speculated issue of the fate of GM’s Northstar V8 engine. That stamp reads “terminated!”, well, not quite, but it’s almost there as when this summer is gone so will the engine.
Volkswagen Group have recently announced their plans to expand production capacities in China with the construction of a new automotive plant which is to be located in Foshan, in the Southern Chinese region of Guangdong. The new plant is scheduled to begin operations around the middle of 2013, sporting a capacity of 300.000 vehicles produced
Some French newspapers reported that Renault SA have set targets seriously high for electric vehicles production by 2015 as it plans to hit a figure above 200,000 per year. And to prove this isn’t just trash talk the French company announced that at least 150,000 of these will be the Renault Zoe.
Chrysler have just announced a massive recall involving nearly 285.000 2008-2009 minivans for a problem of the wiring in the doors that may lead to a fire. This is the second time this year that Chrysler’s minivans are going on to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website for a major recall.
It would appear that the recent fuss about Toyota’s high performance creation entitled the Lexus LFA being sold out may have been slightly out of context. There’s also been a major change in market placement as the original cap of 150 LFA’s which were registered for Stateside consumption has increased to a total of 171,
Ever since the most popular luxury company in the world launched its “entry level” Ghost limousine at the end of last year the business really took off. Rolls Royce sales surged to 678 cars in the first five months of this year which equates to an impressive 146 per cent increase on what the company
A couple of years ago, Audi’s Design team, probably bored with their office, came up with a very cool, stylish and futuristic looking soccer table. Back then, it was just an after hours project, most likely done for the fun of it (classical success story in design) but now it’s ready and available in the
Should Spyker CEO Victor Muller get his way, the newest addition to SAAB’s automobile range with a new small car inspired by the Swedish firm’s past as the teardrop shaped SAAB 92 model of the 1950s. Muller revealed that his company is in talks with automakers to share technology and a platform for the modern-day
The Lotus Europa has been marketed as a bigger softer Elise but it never really picked up sales. Maybe perhaps because people who want a Lotus aren’t big fans of practicality. And then the Norfolk based company launched the Evora which is a truly practical car the Europa pretty much bombed when it came to
