Posts Tagged ‘bonus’
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Suzuki Wagon R and Stingray LimitedIn Japan, Suzuki expects the Wagon R to eclipse the 3,000,000 units sold milestone this month. To commemorate, it has launched Limited versions of both the Wagon R and its Stingray variant (whose front-end styling looks ver......
Smart, but flawed: Steering wheel navigation screen
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The latest gizmo from Japan's Takata will tell you where to go, but not like those verbally abusive digital keychains from the '90s. The Takata CSW steering wheel is designed to interface with sensors in your vehicle and display different messages on an LCD screen in the 12 o'clock position. There a......
Ford readying bonuses for entire workforce
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Ford is making significant strides to turn its North American operations around. In 2006, it was able to cut almost 34,000 workers from its payroll after one round of buyouts and is looking to cut even more of its workforce this year through another payoff program that's being offered to 54,000 UAW-......
Cadillac already selling CTS Coupe in newspaper
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
We're not sure how these things happen, but somehow an image of a Cadillac CTS Coupe made its way into a dealer advertisement in the dead-tree edition of the Detroit Free Press. According to the advert, you can pick up a two-year lease on a 2008 CTS Coupe for $366.98/month with $1,885.16 due at sign......
Google to begin giving maps away at the pump
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Gas is only getting more expensive, so why shouldn't we expect a little added value bonus when we pull in to fill up at the local gas mart? Google is announcing today that in addition to $4/gallon gas, some stations will also be offering free directions via Google Maps to local landmarks, hotels, re......
Drunk father arrested while driving on Laguna Seca Raceway
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
When pulled over while under the influence and driving his 1980 Porsche on Laguna Seca Raceway last Sunday around 5:20 PM, John Patrick Krukar told police that he was lost and trying to find his hotel. Well seriously, what would you say? The situation is actually more serious than it sounds, as au......
Porsche rewards employees with $7,000 bonus
Monday, July 30th, 2007
While comparing Porsche to General Motors is beyond a stretch, we couldn't help but think about last week's UAW strike against the General while reading about Porsche giving away $7,350 in bonuses to over 8,000 full-time employees. Must be nice to be part of a profitable automaker – even if it's f......
Audi tells dealers “Either get in or get out”
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Audi's US sales have done quite well lately, with a 7% rise in August, and 6% in July. But successful companies know complacency does not foster greater success. So Audi has had a little talk with some of its less-than-stellar Stateside dealers.Basically, the German automaker has told underperformer......
Aston Martin offering Sirius Radio with lifetime subscription
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Beginning this August, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and DB9 buyers will start getting Sirius - as in Sirius Satellite Radio. It will be available as a factory installed option, and better yet - drumroll please - it will come with a lifetime subscription to the service. That would normally run you about $......
Great Gotham! It’s the Milwaukee Batmobile
Monday, May 7th, 2007
Click image for galleryToday's eBay finds have been vehicles that prove the adage, "just because you can doesn't mean you should." First there was the Muskrat, a rolling Star Trek transporter accident involving a Mustang and a Ranger, and now we have the Milwaukee Batmobile. So named, we assume, be......