Posts Tagged ‘ken wong’

Rumormill: GM kills the Kappa II platform

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
The ruthless pruning continues, with GM Inside News reporting that the rear-wheel-drive Kappa II platform has gone to heaven before ever touching this mortal coil. Back in 2004, a vehicle line executive said "The Kappa architecture is a great platform for sporty, driver-oriented applications around ......

Spy Shots: Chevy Cruze shows off its interior

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Click above to enlargeWe've got a bit of a wait ahead of us in the United States, but if this interior photo does indeed show the Chevy Cruze's passenger compartment, then maybe it'll be worth it. TheCaranatic.com doesn't tell the source of the image, the Daewoo logo on the wheel indicates that it w......

Spy Shots: GM’s 7-passenger global people mover

Friday, April 18th, 2008
Brenda Priddy & Co have brought us the first glimpse of GM's upcoming 7-seat MPV. Based on the Delta global platform, it is said to be about the same size as the Mazda5. The person hauler is apparently the work of GM Daewoo (GMDAT), with R&D work carried out in Bupyeong, South Korea.The vehi......

Beijing ‘08 Preview: Buick unveils updated 2009 Excelle for China

Friday, April 4th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Buick ExcelleLong-time readers of Autoblog will recall occasional mentions of the Buick Excelle, a small but luxuriously appointed Buick that's only sold in China. It's what the Cadillac Cimarron never was, and the Chinese love it. The little Buick that c......

Spy Shots: Chevy Beat caught testing in China

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
We saw the Chevy Beat concept unveiled a year ago, and now a camouflaged mule has been caught testing in China, fueling speculation that the Beat will succeed the Spark in that market. The Beat is certainly far less dowdy than the Spark, which is also sold, sometimes gratuitously, as the Matiz in ot......

VIDEO: There’s a Chevy Matiz in this ad, somewhere (NSFW)

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Click above to view videoYou may not want to watch this at the office if you work in a puritanical professional environment, but we swear there's a car in this commercial somewhere. We just don't seem to notice it, no matter how many times we watch the video. (Believe us, we've tried.)The commercia......

Vahan Show: Interview with Product Managers of Tata Motors

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
This is going to be most happening year for Tata Motors. Starting with the Nano and Ford’s JLR buyout it created headlines across the world. But what about the Tata Motors commercial vehicle division? There is silent revolution. In 2008, Tata will start rolling out Xenon pick-up from its Thailand ......

GM Daewoo suing China car company for Intellectual Property

Saturday, March 19th, 2005
It's obvious that Chery Automobile Co. copied the design of the Chevy Spark (aka Daewoo Matiz) and GM Daewoo is suing for the use of the patents. "We have a responsibility to protect the lawful interests of our company and our licensee SGMW, and to protect the reputation of our products and our inte......