January 26th, 2010
Yesterday’s announcement that Ed Whitacre would stay on as CEO of General Motors may have dominated the industry news but it certainly wasn’t the only CEO switch that took place this week. Jaguar Land Rover has also announced the departure of its CEO, David Smith, and the appointment of company director Ravi Kant as [...]
January 26th, 2010
Sales figures for the R-Class haven’t managed to live up to the expectations of the Mercedes-Benz but the automaker is determined not to completely write-off its ‘Grand Sport Tourer’ just yet. The R-Class received a mild facelift in 2007 to help turn around flagging sales, but a second and more extensive update is in [...]
January 20th, 2010
The 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is was just rolled out at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show last week, and shortly after, courtesy of some enthusiast forums and a leaked document from BMW Canada, what appeared to be the specs on the 2011 335is Coupe and Convertible were been leaked as well. Today, BMW USA itself [...]
January 20th, 2010
The latest version of Volvo’s ultra-chic C70 Convertible was first revealed late last year but the new drop-top is set to go on sale in the coming months and we can reveal today that it will be priced from $40,800 plus a destination charge of $850. Despite the slightly higher sticker than the outgoing [...]
January 19th, 2010
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is “a car for idiots,” if you’re to believe Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen. If that’s so, that would make Audi’s e-tron concept a preview of an electric car for rich idiots. You could almost read Audi’s bad-mouth strategy as a juvenile and jealous response to the fact [...]