Marc Carter
Subaru Impreza Coupe is Going to be Released by 2010
Toyota and Subaru have already announced that the two automakers are collaborating on a new rear-wheel-drive coupe that will be sold under both brand names. Now it looks like the two are also working on a new Impreza Coupe that will be released for 2010. According to Auto Express the two automakers are working on an Impreza Coupe that will...
Truck Sales are Dead…so Ford is Offering "Employee Pricing" on the F-Series
Yesterday the sales numbers for May were released and they weren't pretty. The Ford F-Series trucks moved from the typical number one spot all the way down to number 5. Ford's SUV and truck sales declined 44 percent in May. To counter the slipping sales Ford is going to offer its "Employee Pricing" on the F-150, F-250 or the...
Honda Civic Outsells the Camry, F-150 and Corolla in May
Gas prices are so insane right now and car buyers are finally realizing they can't afford to drive those huge gas guzzlers anymore. The F-150 has been the best selling vehicle in the US for decades, but its reign at the top is soon over. Last month it moved down to the number five spot behind the Honda Civic,...
GM is Going to Close Four Truck Plants and Maybe Kill or Sell HUMMER
GM's CEO is set to announce the closer of 4 of GM's truck plants in North America. The plants in Janesville, Wisconsin, Oshawa Ontario, Moraine, Ohio, and Toluca, Mexico, which are already running reduced production schedules are set to close by 2010. The models produced at these plants will either be discontinued or produced at GM's other existing plants. The...
2010 Ford Mustang is Going to Look Smaller
With gas prices the way the are, small is quickly becoming the new black. Everything is downsizing. Driving a large car is so "un-cool" now. Ford knows this and is going to make its next-generation 2010 Mustang look smaller. Ford's North American design director, Peter Horbury, recently told the Automotive News that "We have a car which I think is...
2009 Lincoln MKS Has Already Sold 8,600 Units and its Not Even on Sale Yet
The 2009 Lincoln MKS was officially unveiled earlier this year and isn't going on sale until later this month, but that hasn't stopped Lincoln from selling 8,600 of the new sedans. Mike Stanford has already sold over 60 units at his his Varsity Lincoln Mercury dealership in Novi. "It's going to be an awesome product for us," Stanford said. "We...
All-New 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has Already Found Over 300,000 Buyers
Mercedes-Benz released an all-new C-Class for the 2008 model year and the automaker has already sold over 300,000 of the cars worldwide. Since March 31, 2007 Mercedes has sold 290,000 C-Class sedans and 25,000 C-Class wagons that was introduced in December of last year. In the US the C-Class comes in four versions the C300, C300 Sport, C350 Sport and...
All-New Honda Freed Seats Eight and is Shorter than a Civic
Honda has unveiled the all-new Freed minivan that is about the same size of a Civic, but manages to seat eight passengers. The Freed which went on sale in Japan today is powered by a 118 horsepower 1.5L 4-cylinder engine and has optional all-wheel-drive. A 5-speed manual or CVT is available. The JDM Freed mini-minivan comes in three versions and...
Ford Confirms Fiesta Hatchback for the US in 2010
Ford unveiled the all-new Fiesta hatchback earlier this year. At the time Ford confirmed that a version of the Fiesta would indeed reach our shores, but it was expected to only be a sedan version of the small car. Now Ford has confirmed that the US is also going to get a hatchback to go along with the sedan...
Audi R8 is Now Available with Full LED Headlights
The awesome and beautiful Audi R8 is now available for the first time with full LED headlights, in addition to the current daytime running lights that feature 24 LED's per lamp. The full LED headlight is a very expensive option (€3,590 or $5,585) that adds LEDs for the turn signals, the low-beam and the high-beam headlights. LEDs do look better...
