Marc Carter
J.D. Power Customer Retention Study Places Ford and Honda at the Top
J.D. Power and Associates has released the results of its 2010 Customer Retention Study. This year Ford and Honda tied for the to spot by retaining 62 percent of its owners. Ford'sretention rate is primarily driven by the Edge, F-Series and Fusion models, while for Honda, retention is driven by the Accord, CR-V and Pilot. "While import brands still...
Jaguar Considers A Crossover…
Currently Jaguar's lineup consists of the XJ, XF sedans and the XK coupe/ convertible. Unlike most other luxury automakers, Jaguar is missing a crossover in its lineup. According to sources within Jaguar, a crossover may soon get the green light. Jaguar boss, Adrian Hallmark recently told Autocar, "We need a crossover and we need to stop being a saloon-based company." In...
Ford to Unveil Fiesta Based Minivan in Geneva
Ford plans on unveiling a concept version of a new small minivan that will replace the European Fusion at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Ford has already created a number of vehicles off of its C-segment platform, like the Focus, C-Max MPV and the upcoming Escape/ Kuga crossover. Ford is planning on doing the same thing with its...
2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe to Cost Around $45,000
Yesterday BMW officially unveiled the 2011 1 Series M Coupe. Although BMW has yet to announce the pricing, a BMW spokesman recently told Inside Line that the coupe will start around $45,000. BMW spokesman Thomas Plucinsky stated, "As pricing went up in the current-generation M3, the demographics skewed higher in terms of age and income. With the 1 Series M...
Ford Confirms the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet
Ford Racing has officially announced the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Florida. "Ford Racing is proud to build the 2012 Cobra Jet and continue the tradition of delivering turn-key competitive race cars to Ford drag racing enthusiasts," said George Goddu, Business Manager Ford Racing Performance Group. "With every Cobra Jet build we strive...
2011 Ford Explorer Officially Rated at 25 MPG Highway
Ford has announced that the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer V6 gets 17 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, a 25 percent improvement over the outgoing V6 model. The 2011 Explorer V6 is powered by a 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 that puts out 290 horsepower, 80 more than the last V6. Want even better MPG? The 2011...
2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe Officially Unveiled
BMW has officially unveiled the 2011 1 Series M Coupe after countless videos and teaser photos. Yesterday BMW released a video that showed off the styling of the 1 Series M Coupe, but we still didn't have confirmation of what was under the hood. Now we do... The 1 Series M Coupe officially puts out 335 horsepower and 332 lb-ft....
VW Golf R Finally Headed to the US? Hopefully!
We've been waiting anxiously for VW to announce that the hot 270-hp Golf R is going to come to the US and now according to CarandDriver, that announcement could be next month at the Detroit Auto Show. During a recent trip to VW's Wolfsburg headquarters, CarandDriver was told with a wink and a nod that the official confirmation could...
Next Chevy Aveo to be Renamed Chevy Sonic
It's been rumored that GM has been thinking about a new name for the next-generation Chevy Aveo, but GM has yet to officially confirm it. The current Aveo name has a lackluster image associated with it, so according to GM Inside News, GM has decided to rename the all-new subcompact that is scheduled to be released next year. GM's new...
VIDEO: BMW 1 Series M Coupe Fully Exposed
BMW has released the final video of the upcoming BMW 1 Series M Coupe before its official unveiling. For the first time we get to see what the 1 Series M Coupe looks like sans camo. The 1 Series M Coupe will be powered by a 3.0L inline six-cylinder with approximately 340 horsepower that is mated exclusively to a six-speed...
