Posts Tagged ‘2003’

Chrysler cutting 1,000 white collar workers

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Chrysler is losing money by the truck-load, and its vehicles aren't selling, so common sense dictates that team Pentastar was going to start making cuts soon. That time is now, when Chrysler notified workers that it would be cutting 1,000 white collar workers. Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff told e......

Pics Aplenty: Mitsubishi Evo X

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Click for a hi-res gallery of the Mitsubishi Evo XSome cars look bad-ass, while others have a bad-ass image. The latest Mitsubishi Evo ticks both boxes, and ticks them off with a big X. Despite being based on the run-of-the-mill, work-a-day Lancer sedan, the Evo X has all the attitude you could ask......

Suzuki Wagon R, Stingray Limited editions intro’d in Japan

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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......

How much will that new Lamborghini actually cost you?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Click to view the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 in hi-res Nobody buys a bare-bones Lamborghini unless they're planning on racing it or want to pretend they are. With the Superleggera discontinued and the new lightweight Gallardo yet to rear its head, most buyers of the new LP560-4 will be spec'ing ou......

Hyundai aiming to lose weight, increase efficiency by 2015

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Like every other automaker that intends to do business in the U.S., Hyundai is planning for the future and the proposed fuel economy standards that are expected to hit in 2015. Currently, Hyundai's passenger cars average 32.4 mpg, while its trucks average 25.5 mpg. When the new regulations are in pl......

Takuma Sato Gets New Seat

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
At first glance this could be Super Aguri's latest F1 contender. It's not like they need any bodywork for all their sponsors' stickers...But no, it is a limited edition Takuma Sato Play Seat that can be parked in front of your TV for just 60,900 cents/Yen (around $600 USD). There goes that precious ......

Aftermarket auto parts now a $34B business in the US

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
Showing yet another year of strong growth, the specialty-equipment aftermarket parts business grew by 9 percent in 2005 to end up at $34.3B. That's nearly double the size of the market ten years ago, and in each of those years, the auto aftermarket has grown at a faster rate than the US Gross Domest......

Who’s gonna feed the purple people eater?

Sunday, March 13th, 2005
Beginning as a 1973 Dodge Sportsman, Junior Sammet's "Procrastownation" has taken the Best of Show at the Show Van Nationals four times and remains as one of the most popular boxes of our time. With an 11" chopped top and 20 square feet of skylight, this ride also features a side gull-wing door, sha......