2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review

2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Review

  • Saturday, May 4th, 2013

A mere 10 years ago in 2003, Hyundai was scrambling to gain traction in the U.S. as a viable automaker. Quality control and reliability issues had plagued the brand in the ‘90s and the product lineup looked like appliances with four wheels – econoboxes that served as mundane transportation. Fast-forward to 2013 and the new [...]

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2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Review [With Video] 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Review [With Video]

2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Review [With Video]

  • Friday, April 5th, 2013

The world of automotive journalism is full of jaded minds and cold, shattered hearts. We are constantly fed page after page of press releases full of promises and breakthroughs, but every promise always comes across as empty. Very few cars are able to stir the soul in today’s market. The car companies are no longer [...]

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2013 Infiniti QX56 Review 2013 Infiniti QX56 Review

2013 Infiniti QX56 Review

  • Friday, February 15th, 2013

Since the 1990’s, large SUVs have dominated the automotive marketplace up until recent years. Huge proportions and thirsty power plants are giving way to crossovers and four cylinders. Consumers seem to like the idea of spending less on gas these days. But that doesn’t mean full-size SUVs aren’t still wildly popular. Infiniti jumped on the [...]

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2013 Buick LaCrosse Review 2013 Buick LaCrosse Review

2013 Buick LaCrosse Review

  • Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Buick has been going through a bit of a resurgence lately. After years of disappointing products and nearly being shuttered by GM during their bankruptcy and restructuring, Buick has been creating a full suite of competitive vehicles into the market. We decided to take the current flagship sedan, the Buick LaCrosse for a spin to [...]

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GM Investing $44.5 Million In Logistics Center At Lansing Plant

GM Investing $44.5 Million In Logistics Center At Lansing Plant

General Motors announced today the sizeable investment of $44.5 million to build a Logistics Optimization Center at its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich. The new 400,000-square-foot addition will lay adjacent to the current factory and expand the manufacturing flexibility of the 12-year-old assembly plant. Currently, the plant builds the Cadillac ATS and [...]

Ford reduces summer shutdown, plans to increase capacity by 200,000 units

Ford reduces summer shutdown, plans to increase capacity by 200,000 units

Ford Motor Co. said will reduce summer shutdown this year by idling select plants for only one week during what has been the traditional two-week summer shutdown. The company intends to add an additional 200,000 units of annual straight-time capacity this year. It will produce an extra 40,000 units by idling select plants for only [...]

Chevrolet prices Spark EV, announces lease as low as $199/month

Chevrolet prices Spark EV, announces lease as low as $199/month

Chevrolet has priced the new 2014 Spark EV 1LT at $27,495, as low as $19,995 net of the full federal tax credit which ranges from $0 to $7,500, and includes $810 destination freight charge. The company announced a low mileage lease on the Spark EV for as low as $199 per month for 36 months, [...]

Tesla repays DOE $451.8M loan

Tesla repays DOE $451.8M loan

Tesla Motors on May 22 said it has repaid a $451.8 million loan it received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010. For the loan payment, the company used a portion of the about $1 billion in funds raised in last week’s concurrent offerings of common stock and convertible senior notes. Following this [...]

Ford to shut Australian auto plants in 2016

Ford to shut Australian auto plants in 2016

Ford said it will shut down its two auto plants in Australia and will end production in the country in 2016. The company cited soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales as reasons for this shut down. The company’s production plants are located in the state of Victoria. Ford Australia President Bob Graziano said reduced demand [...]

SRT Viper Returning to Le Mans After 13-Year Absence

SRT Viper Returning to Le Mans After 13-Year Absence

The SRT Viper team is returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June for the first time since 2000. The team is preparing two identical SRT Viper GTS-R cars for the 24-hour endurance race set at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. “Racing is a cornerstone of Viper’s illustrious history,” [...]

GM hires 110 school students as summer interns in Detroit

GM hires 110 school students as summer interns in Detroit

General Motors (GM) has hired 110 high school students as summer interns to help clean up the Detroit city, perform service projects and learn life skills, The Detroit News reports. The student interns were hired under the two-month GM Student Corps program. According to GM North America President Mark Reuss, the program would give the [...]

Former Saab execs arrested on accounting fraud charges

Former Saab execs arrested on accounting fraud charges

The Associated Press reports that three former executives of Saab have been arrested on accounting fraud charges. According to Swedish prosecutor Olof Sahlgren, these executives are “suspected of aggravated attempts to avoid tax controls” by allegedly falsifying parts of Saab’s accounts between 2010 and 2011 — a crime that carries a sentence of up to [...]

Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs to fix gearshift problem

Chrysler recalls 469,000 SUVs to fix gearshift problem

Chrysler is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to fix a gearshift issue. The recall affects 2006- to 2010-model-year Jeep Commanders and 2005 to 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokees. A Chrysler spokesman said that the company was aware of 26 accidents and 2 injuries related to the gearshift problem but no fatalities. Also, Chrysler is recalling 532 [...]

VW To Retrofit 250k Late-Model Diesels Over Misfueling Issues

VW To Retrofit 250k Late-Model Diesels Over Misfueling Issues

Diesel engines and gasoline don’t usually play well together and Volkswagen has caught some flack from North American owners about the costly repairs that aren’t covered under warranty when a diesel vehicle is filled with gasoline. So to prevent any future misfueling issues, VW plans to retrofit any 2009-2012 Jetta and 2010-2012 Golf with TDI [...]


 
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