by Ken Zino | Nov 25, 2009
North American production of the all-new 2011 Buick Regal will start at the Oshawa Car Assembly plant beginning in Ontario during the first quarter of 2011. Until then, a rebadged and recalibrated version of the Opel Insignia will be imported from Rüsselsheim, Germany...
by Ken Zino | Nov 25, 2009
Reviving a long neglected name of decades ago, Renault becomes the latest automaker to attempt to cash in on a retro trend with the return of a Gordini model today. Twingo Gordini R.S. premiered at the L’Atelier Renault on the Champs-Elysées as part of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 25, 2009
Just weeks after it began advising 3.8 million owners that their cars would be called back due to floor mats that can jam the accelerator, Toyota now says it will also replace gas pedals in vehicles that could experience sudden, uncontrolled acceleration. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 25, 2009
Only weeks after notifying 3.8 million customers that deadly floor mats could cause accelerators to jam wide open, Toyota is set to launch yet another recall. By comparison, the numbers are more modest, with just 110,000 vehicles involved, but government regulators...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2009
Don’t expect the snake to “slither away,” says Dodge Division General Manager Ralph Gilles. Despite the failed attempt to sell the sport car brand – and the decision to take the Viper out of production, at the end of next year, Gilles promises the storied 2-seater...
by Ken Zino | Nov 24, 2009
Nissan North America today announced the lease of an X-Trail fuel cell vehicle to Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Company. This is Nissan’s first commercial FCV lease in North America, and it’s for one year, with an option for two additional years at an undisclosed...
by Ken Zino | Nov 24, 2009
A revised four-cylinder engine, dubbed Theta II, started production at Hyundai’s Motor Manufacturing of Alabama assembly plant this week. The 2.4-liter gasoline engine adds direct fuel injection and other revisions to the Korean-designed and manufactured Theta engine....
by Henny Hemmes | Nov 24, 2009
The Germans have a way of making the simple sound serious. Officially, the imposing building in the center of Munich is known as the Forschungs- und Innovations Zentrum FIZ of the Group. But Klaus Draeger prefers to just call it “the Project House,” as it’s where...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2009
Don’t let the name fool you, the sleek new sedan taking its bow over in Seoul, today, may be known as the Kia Cadenza, to much of the world, but when it finally reaches the U.S., it will be dubbed the Kia Amanti, a replacement for the Korean carmaker’s current...
by Ken Zino | Nov 24, 2009
General Motors confirmed today that the proposed sale of its Saab subsidiary to Koenigsegg Group AB was terminated at the “discretion of the buyer.” General Motors had signed a memorandum of understanding in August to sell Saab Automobile AB to Koenigsegg,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2009
Is Toyota ready to walk out on California? Rumors have been swirling for some time that the giant maker, now facing increased pressures to curb costs, may be ready to move at least some of its U.S. headquarter operations out of the Golden State. Some jobs may be...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 24, 2009
After toying with the idea of using a unibody for the next iteration of its pickup trucks to improve fuel economy, General Motors Company has decreed the next full-size pickups will continue to be built on a full frame. Magna International Inc., one of the world’s...
