by Brenda Priddy | Aug 31, 2009
Ford has recently launched its new Fiesta Sedan in China, but we caught the U.S. spec version – and – for the first time – a good look at the unique (North American-spec) grille and front fascia. It also appears that the Fiesta sedan will have different front...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 31, 2009
Johan de Nysschen has always wanted a career in the auto industry, but it wasn’t easy, not when growing up during the final days of the old apartheid regime, in South Africa, when most of the world’s automakers were convinced to grudgingly abandon the market. ...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 31, 2009
Oh my, what a feeling. It seems that the hills overlooking downtown Los Angeles aren’t the only things burning in Southern California right now. So is Toyota’s image. The fallout had barely settled down around Toyota’s announcement last Friday that it planned to halt...
by Ken Zino | Aug 31, 2009
How about a 3-cylinder turbocharged diesel M car from BMW? Well, if you add two electric motors, one on each axle, and lithium ion batteries under a sleek 2+2 body, the additive power effect is 262 kW/356 horsepower, with maximum torque of 800 Newton meters (590...
by Jim McCraw | Aug 31, 2009
In its first new product introduction since the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover by the Indian conglomerate Tata, Land Rover has introduced a trio of new luxury SUVs for the 2010 model year, the LR4, which replaces the LR3, a heavily reworked Range Rover Sport, and...
by Ken Zino | Aug 29, 2009
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., will launch a voluntary Safety Recall next month with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) involving approximately 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold in the United States; about 10,000 2009 Pontiac Vibe models...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 28, 2009
Toyota Motor Corporation plans to transfer some Tacoma compact pickup truck production from the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in California to Texas in a bid to improve the productivity of its relatively new truck plant in San Antonio. The Texas...
by Ken Zino | Aug 28, 2009
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. said this morning in Tokyo that that its worldwide production outside of Japan showed a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month, going all the way back to November 2008. Worldwide production for the first six months of 2009...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 28, 2009
Mere weeks after its sale was announced as “final” but without the requisite government financing, the long-struggling Swedish automaker, Saab, will unveil what is arguably going to be the most critical new product in its history, an all-new version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 28, 2009
With its new parent, Fiat, calling the shot, it’s looking like Chrysler may be ready to make some major changes in direction, notably by eliminating a variety of joint ventures with potential competitors. Earlier this week, TheDetroitBureau.com reported that Chrysler...
by Marty Bernstein | Aug 28, 2009
Veedubu’s Quest for an Advertising Agency The phone calls, emails, faxes, FedEx’s, snail mails to Roth Associates about getting on the long list, short list, any list to qualify for the Volkswagen account has to be almost as long as the line-up for free government...
by Mike Davis | Aug 28, 2009
Rear-end collisions, when a usually stopped car is struck from behind by a careless driver, are made to order for plaintiff lawyers. They are, in the total mix, rarely fatal but can lead to painful neck and spine “whiplash” injuries with attendant claims. These are...
