Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Oct 13th, 2008
The Japanese get to have all the fun! We have to sit here and salivate as they get special after special, and we don’t. Spec-V Nissan Skyline’s and 22B Subaru Imprezas are just two of the cars we have been cruelly denied over the past years. Now they go and do it again! Mitsubishi is […]
Posted in Automotive on Oct 13th, 2008
In an earlier article, I wrote about how Porsche went on the record as saying that Nissan had cheated when posting it’s Nurburgring times for the GT-R supercar. Porsche had claimed that when they tried matching that lap time in their own dealer-bought GT-R, they could not get within 25 seconds of Nissan’s claimed 7:29 […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW on Oct 11th, 2008
BMW AG has recently announced they will be halting production at some of it’s German plants do to lack of market demand. In doing so, it will become part of a growing group of manufactures who have had to cut back on production in recent months. The company’s plant in the eastern German city of […]
Posted in Automotive, Incentives, Volkswagen on Oct 11th, 2008
Volkswagen Of America recently announced that they are bringing back their “Sign Then Drive” sales incentive to try and lure back some customers into VW showrooms. Tough times have seen most manufactures relying on incentive programs to keep their dealers happy, and now Volkswagen is joining the fray. Even though they just passed GM and […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars, Nissan, Sports cars on Oct 11th, 2008
Official word is that it will be called the 370Z. Why 370? That’s because the newest generation of Nissan’s Z will be equipped with a newer, larger, 3.7-liter V6 good for about 330hp. The same engine is already employed in it’s upscale cousin, the G37 coupe, so it is only natural that the same motor […]
Posted in Automotive on Oct 8th, 2008
Toyota has just been surpassed by Volkswagen as the world’s most valuable automaker. The Japanese manufacturer’s stocks took a plunge and slumped to a 12 month low in the market. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Depository Receipts of Toyota closed Tuesday at $68.54. This price puts the company a value of $108 billion. […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2008
In light of the current sales slump, Swedish car maker Volvo has announced that they will be eliminating 3,300 jobs at the company. Most of the cuts will come in Sweden where 2,700 people will be let go. In addition, 600 workers outside Sweden and 700 contract workers will also be let go. Volvo ha […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars on Oct 7th, 2008
Now this has got to sting. Nissan was quite proud of their new baby, the GT-R. They even went as far as going to the famous Nurburgring racetrack to see how their newest creation would stack up against the competition. It did well, quite well in fact. Nissan’s GT-R did an amazing thing in proving […]
Posted in Automotive, Future Cars, Honda, Hybrids on Oct 7th, 2008
Honda’s newest hybrid model will be an ode to it’s first, the Insight. This time though, it’ll be a full sedan with four doors and four seats. The concept form for this new model was revealed recently at the 2008 Paris Auto Show to rave reviews by the automotive press. The Insight will take aim […]
Posted in 0% Financing, Auto loans, Automotive, Toyota on Oct 7th, 2008
Starting in October, Toyota Motor Co. will be offering zero percent financing on 11 of it’s models. The incentive is a way for Toyota to try and help boost sales of what has been, so far, a sub-par year in terms of sales. Some would say this a direct shot to the heart for Detroit’s […]
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