Aside from the performance of the Formula One drivers, one thing has eventually become a buzzword and that is RAIN. At Sunday’s race at Nurburgring, rain poured hard. And it was good. That is especially true with McLaren Mercedes’ Fernando Alonso. For him, it was not just plain rain but stardust. After a series of [...]
There’s no denying that the vehicles most researched by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) purchasers are those produced by gay-friendly automakers. With more income and fewer kids than the average car buyer, GLBT turns to smaller, fun-to-drive, sporty cars. Joe LaMuraglia, Gaywheels founder, has this to say: “There are many stereotypes about what we [...]
The General Motors Corp. said last Tuesday that it now expects 40 percent better fuel economy in city driving from the gasoline-electric hybrid versions of its full-size SUVs than their gasoline-only counterparts, giving the hybrid Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons 19 or 20 miles a gallon in stop-and-go driving, reported James Healey of USA Today. [...]
Giant automaker General Motors recently posted its sales output for the second quarter of the year worldwide. According to the report made public by the Dearborn-based automaker, the company has sold more than 2 million vehicles all over the world from April to June this year. The 2.405 million cars and light trucks sold by [...]
Our existence necessitates loads of expenses, loads of purchases. Should the purchase button turn green, you must be ready to shell out cash. But if the signal blinks in front of an American car, would you dare entertain it? “A few weeks ago I pointed out a new Buick Enclave large sport-utility vehicle to my [...]
The Delphi Corp. moved closer to emerging from bankruptcy Thursday with a court approval of its labor pact with the United Auto Workers (UAW). Meanwhile, Highland Capital Partners LP, despite rejection of $3.3B offer, will still try for a stake in the company. Delphi said, in a regulatory filing Thursday, it had rejected a $3.3 [...]
The recuperating Ford Motor Co. is opening its doors to welcome eager bidders. The automaker has finally decided to take that crucial step to let go two of its precious European brands included in the Premium Automotive Group (PAG). The Dearborn-based automaker received last Thursday an undisclosed number of opening bids for its Jaguar and [...]
Motorists are getting older, thriftier and more concerned about the planet, sending automakers back to the drawing board to develop cars to meet their needs, said Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. “There is no doubt that ten years down the road, the average age of a human being living on the planet is going to be [...]
Rumor has it that the Ford Motor Co. may let go of its Scandinavian brand – Volvo. After its announcement that Land Rover and Jaguar brands are up for sale, watchers in the industry expect that the next deal would involve Volvo Cars, also part of the Premier Automotive Group (PAG). Reports about Volvo joining [...]
New-car dealers from around the nation were in Washington this week lobbying Congress to support an alternative to Senate-passed fuel efficiency standards they say could raise vehicle costs thousands of dollars and make larger vehicles hard to come by, reported Anthony Clark of The Gainesville Sun. Roland Daniels, the owner of Saturn dealerships in Gainesville [...]
