Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 28th, 2008
Chrysler LLC has seen better days. Just days after the announcement that the company has lost over $400 million so far this year, they announced they were going to lay off over 300 salaried workers. Chrysler is turning to layoffs to reach the 1,000 salaried job reductions target that it announced in July. While Chrysler […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Sep 28th, 2008
General Motors might be in the toilet in it’s home country, but in China the brand carries a prestige that it does not receive anywhere else in the world. In fact GM is the largest automaker in China. People in that country actually cross-shop cars from Buick to cars from Mercedes-Benz! It seems ludicrous to […]
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2008
As if owning a Bentley didn’t make you stand out like a sore thumb, there is now a new way to show your a fan of the historic British mark. The design firm Ego has recently released it’s newest piece of design work, the Bentley Laptop. That’s right, as in computer. Ego’s Bentley laptop has […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2008
Street racing is dangerous. Apparently it’s dangerous not just because of the high speeds either. Recently a 14 year old girl was shot by a California Highway Patrol officer during a street racing bust. Reports in the Bakersfield Californian state that CHP officers David Mata and Jose Magdaleno were patrolling out of the Buttonwillow station […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2008
The Russian car market is booming nowadays. People that previously never dreamed of owning a car can now do so and it has opened up a world of opportunity for automakers worldwide. One of the automakers taking advantage of Russia’s vast transport network is Mazda. The company recently revealed that it is now using the […]
Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles, Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2008
Ratan Tata, Tata Motors chaiman and CEO and the new owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, has confirmed that there will be no local assembly of any Jaguar or Land Rover models in India. For the moment, he adds, only imports from the U.K. will be considered for Indian markets. “There is no insistence from […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2008
In what seemed like a good scene from an old classic movie, French police have recently uncovered a drug operation which was using old cars to smuggle cocaine out of the country! Were it not for an anonymous tip French police would have never found anything unusual with a 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster Sedan. Drug dogs […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2008
Tata Motors released a press release on Tuesday stating that politically charged protests have forced the company to suspend work at the factory scheduled to produce the Nano city car. Production of the $2,500 Nano was to start within a matter of weeks but protests have risen over the acquirement of the land surrounding the […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 4th, 2008
Colin McRae was a legend. The renowned professional rally drive was a sight to behold in action and his famous days with Subaru have generated a cult following from his loyal fan-base. It seems that these fans have found a fitting way to pay tribute to the fallen rally star. He was killed, along with […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2008
Their designs have been cemented into the collective conscious of automotive desire. The lines of a Ferrari that make the cars so lust-worth, so sensual, are the work of one name, Pininfarina. Founded by Batista Pinin Farina, Pinifarina design has been a major player in Italian automotive design for over a half-century. The latest offering […]
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