Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars, Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2008
While famous mostly for their fabulous sports car and awesome racing efforts, Ferrari is also in the business of fine retail shopping. Ferrari retail stores are now popping up around the globe. The upscale retail outlets are intended to show and sell what the automaker calls its “double core values: racing and luxury.” The total […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2008
Top Gear is a famous syndicated show on the BBC in England. It basically features three blokes driving the living daylights out of ton of desirable cars, and then commentating about them. A car enthusiasts dream show then, right? True, only it isn’t shown in the States. Till now… That’s right, Top Gear is coming […]
Posted in Ford, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2008
In a move that has surprised many folks in the auto industry, Ford Motor Co. has made the announcement that they are suing the United States government. The company is alleging the IRS owes the automaker $445.3 million(!) in interest on tax overpayments. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Thursday, follows […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2008
You would think this was straight out of a movie, but it’s real life. Police in Miami Florida recently busted a prostitution ring that was being operated out of a party bus! That’s right, a bus. While most people from the outside wouldn’t have thought it anything different from the countless party buses that scour […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Future Cars, Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008
Ford Motor Co. has announced that they will start production of the new Mondeo in it’s Russian plant come September. According to some local dealers, producing the Mondeo locally will reduce time spent on logistics and bring down the retail price by 7 percent. “We will launch Mondeo in September this year. We don’t have […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008
Lamborghini has just announced a partnership with Sirius satellite radio service. The two companies have partnered up and Sirius will now be the exclusive satellite radio provider to the Italian supercar manufacture. Starting with the 2009 Murciélago, the purchase of a new Lamborghini will include a lifetime subscription to Sirius radio service. So while your […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
In one of the most shocking tales of 2008, Japanese auto giant Toyota is being charged with many counts of human abuse and “sweatshop-like” tactics in the building of some of their vehicles. What’s even worse is that the allegations also alleged that Toyota has “ties to Burmese dictators” through the Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
Yup, the title says it all. InsideLine.com recently posted an article that really caught my attention. It was about how in the Persian Gulf, certain people were paying upwards of $1 Million dollars for personalized license plates. That’s right, license plates. Now these aren’t diamond studded, gold plated, designer plates or anything. We’re talking about […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Gas Prices, Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2008
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Just in time for Memorial Day travel, Verizon® Yellow Pages and Superpages.com® are hosting a nationwide gas giveaway today. The one-day event will take place in 24 locations from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, and the first 200 cars at each location will receive a $40 pre-paid gas card. The gas giveaway will help ease […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on May 20th, 2008
The DOORKICK™ Offers Easy Way to Protect Car Doors Busy Mom Invents Affordable Auto Accessory to Shield Inside Door Panels SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention, a Sacramento woman’s startup company today unveiled The DOORKICK,TM the first ever protective pad designed to protect interior car doors. The product is the […]
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