Yearly Archives: 2009
Toyota to Halt Production for 11 Days Due to Declining Sales
Toyota has announced plans to idle its plants in Japan for 11 days in February and March due to declining sales in the U.S. Last month Toyota reported a 37 percent sales decline and now vehicles are beginning to pile up. Last month was Toyota's sharpest decline in more than a quarter of a century. Toyota even performed worse...
What Were the Top Ten Best-Selling Vehicles in 2008?
2008 is finally over and with it ends one of the worst years for the automotive industry in recent history. Most of 2008 was plagued by high fuel prices, which forced buyers to look for more fuel efficient vehicles. Even with this trend the Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado pickups managed to remain at the top of the list...
Nissan Abandons Detroit Auto Show and Asks Dealers to Stay Away
Nissan has previously announced that the automaker is not planning on attending the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, which means that no Nissan or Infiniti vehicles will be present on the show floor. Last month Nissan and Infiniti dealers stepped up and said they would donate their own vehicles to be displayed at the show. Nissan has now reportedly asked...
2009 Honda Insight Euro-Spec Photos Leaked
Honda is going to officially unveil the 2009 Honda Insight at the Detroit Auto Show this month, but photos of the euro-spec Insight have already leaked onto the web. The euro-spec and U.S.-spec versions of the Insight are not expected to differ much. What you can tell from these photos is how little the production version differs from the concept....
Detroit 09' Preview: 2010 Cadillac SRX Gets Throughly Reworked
Cadillac has officially unveiled the 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover. The next-generation SRX ditches the wagon-like styling from the last-generation for something more "crossover" like. It's styling was previewed by the Provoq concept. The 2010 SRX builds on Cadillac's Art and Science design theme with its multi-piece shield grille and iconic vertical headlamps. The SRX is powered by a new, 260...
VIDEO: BMW Provides a Glimpse of the X6 M
The BMW X6 may be something that very few of us asked for from BMW, but it isn't stopping BMW from releasing two new variants of it. Later this year BMW is going to release a two-mode hybrid and M version of the X6. BMW has released a YouTube video of the new X6 M. Official details haven't been released...
2010 Hyundai Equus Sketches Unveiled
Hyundai has released two official sketches of its 2010 Equus sedan. The Equus is a large luxury sedan that is sold in South Korea, Europe, China and the Middle East. The 2010 Equus is expected to be powered by either a 420 horsepower 5.0L Tau V8 or a 4.6L Tau V8. Both engines will put the power to the ground...
Suzuki Reportedly Kills Plans for the Kizashi Sedan
I guess we're going to have to get used to hearing that automakers are ditching certain new vehicle programs. Suzuki has reportedly shelved plans for the Kizashi sedan. Suzuki unveiled the Kizashi 3 Concept earlier this year and the vehicle was supposed to hint at a new midsize Suzuki sedan. The Kizashi sedan was expected by the middle of this...
2010 Porsche Panamera to be Officially Unveiled in China
Porsche has announced that the four-door 2010 Porsche Panamera will have its official world debut at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show on April 19th. Porsche hasn't released the final specs about the Panamera, but instead has stated that the Panamera will be powered by modern V-engines with either six or eight cylinders. Horsepower numbers will range from 300-500 bhp. There...
