Posts Tagged ‘dream machine’
click above to view more high-res pics of the 2008 Jeep LibertyEmployees at Jeep's factory in Toledo, Ohio reported back to work this week after two months of mandatory downtime. The good news is that they still have their jobs; the bad news is that they've been told to expect another four weeks of......
Saab 9-3X, 9-3 concept coming to Paris?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The Saab 9-3X will be a soft-roading version of the Swedish brand's bread-and-butter sedan and wagon, a.k.a. SportCombi, and word has it that the all-wheel-drive wonders will be making their debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. Unlike the performance-oriented Turbo X, the 9-3X will use its Hald......
First Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Kia BorregoCould there be an any worse time to debut a brand new body-on-frame SUV like Kia has done with the new 2009 Borrego? Gas prices have most every new car shopper running from SUVs into small cars with four-cylinder engines. In fact, many SUV earl......
Mercury dying: No updates planned past 2010
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
There's further proof that Ford's planetary division could soon wave goodbye, according to Automotive News. While we've already reported on the apparent lack of supplier deals for the ailing upmarket brand from Ford, some further dissection reveals just how close Mercury may be to the brink of extin......
Nissan boosts price on Murano, Sentra and bumps destination charges
Friday, July 11th, 2008
While most of the attention Nissan has been getting recently revolves around the GT-R sportscar, its bread-and-butter models, like the Sentra S and the new Murano, have gotten slight bumps in price. The compact sedan sees an increase from $16,930, which included a $660 destination charge to $17,030,......
Weak June has Toyota reviewing U.S. ops
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Toyota posted a 10% sales decline for its bread-and-butter brand of over the month of June, with numbers that are even worse -- an 11.5% drop -- when the Scion and Lexus brands are added into the equation. In response to these very un-Toyota-like sales declines, the automaker is now revamping its ve......
Spy Shots: 2009 Acura TL continues triangular theme
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Acura is in the midst of a major restyling of its entire range of sedans. While we've already seen the new TSX and RL (though an even newer RL has been spied), it's the TL that is the bread-and-butter model of the line. From what has been seen already, we're expecting a version of the blocky metal t......
Email blast: Nardelli tells employees sales will worsen
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Chrysler, already hurt by slow sales of its bread-and-butter pickups and SUVs, doesn't think things will improve any time soon. According to an email sent by CEO Bob Nardelli to Chrysler employees, he believes that sales will continue to spiral down the drain. So far, though, the third of the Detroi......
Nissan to make March in India
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
As we reported earlier http://www.vicky.in/straightfrmtheheart/nissan-plans-micra-for-india/Nissan officially announced today that it will produce the next generation Micra (might be named as March) in it s upcoming Chennai plant. Nissan produces Micra in its the British Sunderland factory. The Micr......
Confirmed: FWD Impala around through 2012
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
It has been rumored for the last few months that Chevrolet would be soldiering on with a front-wheel-drive Impala for at least the next few years. The recent contract agreement between the Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors appears to cement this rumor as fact. According to the signed pa......