Marc Carter
UAW Strike Stops Production of GM's Outlook, Acadia and Enclave SUVs
Production of GM's Lambda SUVs (Outlook, Acadia and Enclave) came to a halt when UAW hourly workers went on strike at GM's Lansing, Michigan plant. Approximately 65 workers went on strike last night due to unsuccessful negotiations. “We’d been at the negotiating table with Alliance since May 29, 2007 and still did not have a fair and equitable offer,” UAW...
2010 Ford Mustang Could See the Return of the 5.0L V8
Ford is working on a new Mustang for 2010 and this time the stakes are even higher since the new Camaro and Challenger are set to steal the Mustang's market share. There are rumors that Ford could be working on a new 5.0L V8 for the Mustang. The last time a 5.0L was available in the Mustang was in the...
Hyundai is Recalling Almost 400,000 Sonatas
Hyundai has issued a recall of 394,000 Sonatas model years 2006-2008 to check the front seat sensors. Apparently some of the seat sensors are having difficulty distinguishing between adults and small children. Normally when a small child is present in the front seat the sensors will sense this and turn off the passenger airbag. However, Hyundai has informed the NHTSA...
Is This What the 2009 BMW 7-Series is Going to Look Like?
This photo may or may not be a photo of the all-new 2009 BMW 7-Series. The car pictured here does have many of the same details of the prototypes that have been caught testing, but it could be a really good photoshop. It remains to be seen if this is what the new 7-Series will look like when it is...
VW is Planning a 3rd SUV to Fit Between the Tiguan and Touareg
VW is reportedly working on a 3rd SUV to fit in between the newly released Tiguan and the larger Touareg SUVs. The new SUV is supposedly going to be released in 2011 and is aimed at the recently unveiled Volvo XC60. Rather than use a modified version of the new Audi Q5 platform, VW is going to use a modified...
Honda is Recalling 353,000 Accords Due to Corrosion Concerns
Honda has issued a recall of 353,000 MY 2003 Honda Accord sedans to fix an issue with the windshield wiper motor. According to the automaker water could enter an area near the wiper motor and cause corrosion. This could lead cause the electrical circuit breaker inside the motor to fail, which in turn would cause the wipers to fail leading...
All-New 2009 Honda Pilot Breaks Cover with an Interesting Front End
Honda officially unveiled the 2009 Honda Pilot Prototype at the Detroit Auto Show this past January, now we have the first photos and official info on the production model. The all-new eight passenger 2009 Pilot is powered by a 3.5L V6 with 250 horsepower and 253 lb-ft of torque. The engine features the latest generation of fuel-saving Variable Cylinder Management™...
Ford is Going to Increase Focus Production by 30 Percent to Keep up With Demand
I'm sure you're as surprised as nearly everyone else in the automotive world when you see a headline like that. Well apparently the new 2008 (US) Focus is selling beyond expectations and Ford is going to increase production of the vehicle. Ford has announced that the automaker is going to increase production of the new Focus by 30 percent to...
The Next-Gen Ford Focus is Going to be Built on a Global Platform…Finally!
Ford just released a newly restyled Ford Focus in the US, but it still not the same Ford Focus that is offered in Europe. This is finally going to change in 2010. According to Derrick Kuzak, product chief at Ford, the next-generation Ford Focus will receive about 87 percent of its parts from Ford's global parts bin, this includes the...
Nissan and Chrysler Announce Partnership to Produce Two New Vehicles
Yesterday Nissan and Chrysler announced a new partnership that is going to spawn a new small car and full-size pickup. In January Nissan and Chrysler announced that Nissan is going to supply Chrysler with a car based on the small Versa sedan that will be sold in South America. Now the partnership is going to go even further with Nissan...
