Yearly Archives: 2009
GM Claims an Opel Buyer to Be Announced by the End of the Month
Although Opel has been one of GM's "better" brands lately, the European brand is not going to be under the GM umbrella much longer....
Ford Recalls Almost 9,000 MY 2009 F-150s
Ford is recalling 8,735 2009 Ford F-150 trucks to fix an issue with the brake lights. According to NHTSA the issue has to do with...
Obama Administration Slashes Chrysler's Advertising Budget by Half
Chrysler has only been in bankruptcy for close to two weeks, but the automaker is beginning to see how serious Obama's Automotive Task Force...
Bob Lutz and Other GM Execs Dump GM Stock
GM North America President Troy Clarke and soon to be departing Vice Chairman Bob Lutz plus four other execs have sold more than 200,000...
Fiat/ Chrysler Deal Could Mean the Ford Ka May Eventually Come to the US
The deal between Fiat and Chrysler could mean that Ford could eventually bring its small Ka to the US. The Ford Ka and Fiat 500...
Honda Insight Becomes Japan's Best-Selling Vehicle…First Time for a Hybrid
Honda has announced that the new Insight hybrid was Japan's best selling vehicle in the month of April 2009. Honda managed to move 10,481 units...
GM Drops SS Versions of the Chevy Impala and Cobalt Sedan
GM has dropped the SS versions of the Chevy Impala and Cobalt sedan for the 2010 model year. The news came from GM's 2010 Online...
GM Recalling the 2010 Camaro to Fix a Battery Cable Issue
At the end of April a Camaro5 forum member Bumleb was driving his brand new 2010 Chevy Camaro SS with only 40 miles on...
Buick Astra Coming in 2011?
Now that Saturn has one foot in the grave, GM is looking at other ways of selling Opels in the US. The newest rumor...
Ford Announces Plans to Invest $550 Million in Michigan Assembly Plant
Ford has announced plans to turn its former Michigan truck plant into a more modern small car production facility. Ford is going to invest $550...
