Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2009
Everyone’s feeling it. The global economic downturn has cast its affects on various regions of the world. Europe has been hit especially hard lately as even car-crazy Spain has seen a drop in new-car sales. The Spanish nation’s sales for new cars fell a dizzying 41.6 percent in January compared to the same time last […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
A young British driver has taken the system on, and he won. 21 year old Dale Lyle was shocked to receive a ticket in the mail stating he was caught speeding at 98mph. Dale was shocked not only because he had a perfect driving record, but because he didn’t even own the car anymore! The […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Don’t like to get tickets? Don’t get a Hummer then! The reason I say this is because the Hummer is officially the most ticketed vehicle in America. A company called ISO Quality Planning did a study of over 1.7 million ticketed vehicles and found the Hummer to be the vehicle that gets the most tickets. […]
Posted in Automotive, Toyota, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Toyota insiders have reported that the company is thinking about cutting full-time workers from its North American and United Kingdom operations. This is just another reaction to the global economic situation which so far has seen Toyota having to suffer a 4% sales drop in 2008. U.S. sales in December alone fell a whopping 37% […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
German icon, and auto manufacture, Porsche has recently announced the completion and grand opening of its new company museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The museum’s grand opening will be on January 31st. Porsche quaintly describes it as “one of the greatest and most spectacular building projects in the history of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG.” The building […]
Posted in Diesel, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Soda-pop king Coca-Cola recently announced that it will acquire 185 new hybrid trucks this year. That number effectively doubles what was already the largest commercial fleet of diesel-electric delivery vehicles in North America. The company now has a total fleet of 327 of these hybrid vehicles setting the standard in clean commercial fleet transportation. The […]
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Italian sports car manufacture Ferrari has recently turned a “green” leaf. The company has recently added photovoltaic solar cell panels atop its Engine Mechanical Machining facility in Maranello as part of an ongoing commitment by the company to not run a cleaner, healthier business. The solar energy is enough that the company no longer needs […]
Posted in Compact cars, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Indian auto manufacture Tata Motors has recently unveiled their expected sales for the upcoming Nano micro car. The company wants to have 80,000 of these little cars on the streets by as early as March 2010. Though production of the tiny Nano has been riddled with problems, including protests at the site where the Nano […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2009
The British television show Top Gear has been on the BBC for several seasons now. With its combination of awesome cars, gorgeous cinematography, and wacky antics the show has become a cult phenomenon all over the world. One of the shows most interesting aspects is that they have a prefixed road course where they test […]
Posted in Chrysler, Uncategorized on Jan 20th, 2009
Italian auto giant Fiat S.p.A has announced that it will take a 35% ownership stake in Chrysler LLC according to reports coming out. The 35% stake is only the beginning as Fiat, Chrysler and Chrysler’s majority shareholder Cerberus Capital Management L.P have signed “a non-binding term sheet to establish a global strategic alliance.” While also […]
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