Saturn Will Officially be Done in Four Months
Last week an unexpected announcement from GM and Penske that the pending deal was off, led to the unfortunate death of the Saturn brand. Shortly after the official announcement that GM would be killing Saturn, all production ended. According to Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of U.S. sales, GM has about 12,000 Saturns currently in its inventory. "We sold...
Honda's CEO Says "Hyundai is Awesome"
Honda's CEO Takanobu Ito recently stated that he sees Hyundai as a major threat to the Japanese automakers. "Hyundai is awesome," said Takanobu. "They are undoubtedly a threat because their products are cheap, and the quality is improving." Hyundai's sales have been improving, while many of its other competitors have seen its sales decline in the last year. Obviously new products...
Chrysler Announces New Exec Appointments and Separation of Dodge Brands
The rumor that Chrysler was going to create a standalone Dodge Ram brand has been confirmed. Chrysler has announced new CEO appointments for both the Dodge Ram and Dodge car brands. "The brand-focused strategy has been refined further with the unbundling of the Dodge Brand which now consists of the Dodge RAM Brand and the Dodge Car Brand organizations. This...
2011 Chevy Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle Hits the Streets
GM has announced the 2011 Chevy Caprice Patrol Vehicle for North America. The Chevy Caprice Patrol Vehicle is based on the Zeta-platform that is the basis for the Chevy Caprice in the Middle East. Sorry to disappoint you if you were hoping that it's a version of the Holden Commodore, a.k.a. Pontiac G8. Initially it will be powered by an...
Audi e-Tron Electric Car Gets the Green Light
Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen has confirmed that an electric vehicle based on the e-Tron concept that debuted in Frankfurt will be on the market in two to three years. "I expect we will see running examples in the next 24 months," he says. The e-Tron concept is powered by four individual electric motors, one on each axle. Audi...
VIDEO: Honda Has Sure Come a Long Way Since 1972
Kinda hilarious. It's a little hard to tell what she is saying throughout the whole commercial. Classic....
GMC Terrain is Not Going to be Offered with a Diesel or Denali Version
The general manager for Buick GMC, Susan Docherty recently did a web chat on the GM FastLane blog where she stated that the new GMC Terrain is not going to be offered with a diesel engine or a Denali version. Docherty also stated that GM has no plans to produce a Buick version of the Chevy Equinox/ GMC Terrain....
Bugatti Galibier Gets the Green Light and a $1.4 Million Price Tag
Bugatti unveiled the 16C Galibier Concept in Frankfurt last month and reportedly it has been given the green light for production according to Auto Express. The four-door concept features a 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine borrowed from the Veyron, which will be detuned to 800 horsepower and mated to a conventional eight speed transmission. It's estimated that the Galibier would reach...
Nissan Unveils Sketches of its Future Global Compact Car
Nissan has released two sketches of its new Global Compact Car. The new car will be launched in Thailand next March and eventually will be sold in 150 countries. This will replace the current Micra in Europe Nissan hasn't announced if the car will make it to the US where it would slot in below the Versa in Nissan's lineup....
