Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler, LLC., GM
Our heads are still reeling from one of the most tumultuous financial weeks on record, and the auto industry was far from immune. But despite our best efforts to drown our concerns in Racer5 IPA, the hits keep coming, and this time it’s courtesy of the New… »
According to a report by Bill Vlasic and Andrew Ross Sorkin that went live moments ago on the New York Times website, Chrysler and GM have been in merger talks for the last month. As of today, it’s a “50-50″ shot that it’ll happen. While we’ve been talking about talks between the two companies for… »
According to a report by Bill Vlasic and Andrew Ross Sorkin that went live moments ago on the New York Times website, Chrysler and GM have been in merger talks for the last month. As of today, it’s a “50-50″ shot that it’ll happen. While we’ve been talking about talks between the two companies for… »
Filed under: Scion, Toyota, LA Auto Show, USA
click above to enlarge the Toyota iQ
Toyota’s entry-level and hip Scion brand needs a bit of a pick-me-up, as the marque’s sales are down even in the face of high fuel prices here in the United States. Scion could end up getting that new product it so desperately… »
Filed under: Car Buying, Convertibles, Sports/GTs, Plants/Manufacturing, Supercars, Audi
Click above for high-res gallery of the Audi R8
Word has it there is an eight-month waiting list for the Audi R8 in the car’s home market of Germany. Here in the good ol’ U.S. of A., the 50 units we get per month are not nearly enough… »
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Japan, Lexus, Toyota, Rumormill
This could be Japanese-only news, or just a case of bad translation, but Toyota Managing Officer Toshio Furutani has apparently told Japan’s Nikkei Business News that Toyota wants every vehicle in the Lexus product line to offer a hybrid option, and that “in the medium to long term,… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Porsche
eRuf Concept Model A
Quash the electric Cayman rumor. Ruf Automobiles has a long history of taking already fast sports cars from Porsche and making them extraordinarily fast. That typically happens by means of adding more displacement, more boost, more fuel etc. Now, founder Alois Ruf is taking inspiration from the hydroelectric power… »
The US, and in fact the entire civilized world, is knee deep in a financial meltdown. However, crashing stock markets and crumbling banking institutions have led to one pleasant side effect. The price of gas is dropping faster than the NASDAQ. A quick trip through south-east Michigan shows that gas prices have dropped below the… »
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, MPG, Mazda, Lightweight
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Mazda MX-5
It may be tougher than you think to produce a simple roadster like the Mazda MX-5. Mazda is currently hard at work on the next generation of the sporty little car, and the automaker is concerned with its efficiency…. »
Filed under: Economy, Euro, Green, Hatchbacks, Toyota
Click above for a high-res gallery of the production Toyota iQ
IF you’re in Europe and hoping to get your name on a list for a Toyota iQ, now’s the time. Toyota has opened up the order banks for the cleverly packaged microcar prior to its January availability date, while… »