The major meat-and-potato auto companies have been hogging the vehicle spotlight as of late (General Motors, we mean you), but this winter, there’s buzz in the luxury brands as well. An article on autoweek.com shared Porsche’s discussion of possibly developing a small-scale SUV “…and a sports car smaller than the Boxster as it aims to […]
As the economy slowly recovers, automakers know how important it is right now to create vehicles that not only serve their loyal markets, but to expand into new ones. Chrysler is hip to this idea, and is choosing to try to sink hooks into the luxury market. Those of us who have followed Chrysler throughout […]
Toyota, like every other car company currently, is spending a lot of time on creating and improving on electric and hybrid cars. According to autoweek.com, they also have not forgotten to keep working on other technology – and their focus is paying off in the progression of the internal combustion engine. In order to improve […]
There has been lots of buzz leading up to the release of electric cars. Now, after the Los Angeles Auto Show named the Chevrolet Volt the new electric to watch, every auto company is jumping into the electric arena. We knew about Nissan and their Leaf, but now, welcome Mitsubishi to the electric race. According […]
As we have learned during this recession, our economy is a densely woven quilt, each major company a square tied to the other. Our government recognized this pattern when choosing to bail out General Motors with a large loan during the lowest part of the recession cycle. President Barack Obama came into term after Bush […]
With much abuzz around General Motors return to the stock exchange after their downfall and a gigantic bailout from the U.S. government, the country was watching in late November to see how the first day was going to go. According to an article found on freep.com, the day couldn’t have gone better for GM. The […]
In America, when a consumer sees GM, we know cars are involved. However, in Canada, GM has been taken over by a totally different kind of company. According to an article with the Detroit Free Press, a Canadian company called Geo Minerals is known in the Canadian stock exchange. Apparently, the moniker was offered to […]
Looks like Toyota’s malfunction nightmare isn’t over quite yet. An article with the Detroit Free Press reported that a California judge will not throw out lawsuits that Toyota hoped would disappear. These lawsuits have been brought on by Toyota owners that claim last year’s “sudden-acceleration defects” caused the car’s worth to drop significantly. Toyota is […]
Car companies have spent years trying to make their vehicles quieter – but as many companies have found out, quieter isn’t always better. Many drivers became concerned that other drivers could not hear them coming on the highway, and that pedestrians would not hear them, either. In order to alleviate this problem, Nissan’s luxury brand, […]
Speed isn’t important to most of us while shopping for a new vehicle, but for a police officer, speed is a key component in law enforcement. An article with the Detroit Free Press reported that Ford’s new Police Interceptor delivered the quickest lap time of all the car companies who performed at the L.A. Sheriff’s […]
