Posts Tagged ‘MobileOffice’

GM announces $350 million for Lordstown plant to bulid Chevy Cruze

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy CruzeThe 2011 Chevy Cruze is a big deal. It's not Tom Cruise big, but when was the last time GM offered a truly competitive small car? The Cobalt has been around since 2005, and the Cavalier dates back to 1982. So it's been at least 26 years of Chev......

Chevy Cruze to be built in Lordstown

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
click above for high-res gallery of next-gen Chevy Cobalt spy shotsWorkers at GM's Lordstown, OH plant just got another shot of good news from the General: the next-gen compact car from Chevrolet will be built there. The Chevy Cruze will replace the Cobalt, which recently had a third shift added to ......

McCain has no plans for Detroit bailout

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Back in the late seventies and into early eighties, Chrysler had gotten itself into such horrid financial shape that the U.S. government decided to step in and fix the situation itself. Considering the sorry state of affairs that all three of the Detroit automakers find themselves in today, some may......

GM launching zero-percent financing sale, raises prices by 3.5 percent

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
During a dealer teleconference today, General Motors announced it would be launching a zero-percent financing sale beginning tomorrow, while simultaneously raising the prices of its 2009 vehicles.The "72-hour sale" will run from June 24th through the 30th, and will offer customers 0-percent interest......

American Axle strike idles first GM passenger car plant

Saturday, March 29th, 2008
When the American Axle strike began, GM had a 106-day supply of pickup trucks on dealer lots, and even a month-long strike likely wouldn't have hurt the Detroit automaker. It has now been more than a month, the strike isn't any closer to ending, and now GM's car plants are joining its truck plants i......

SEMA 2007: Infill G4 in-dash PC

Friday, August 31st, 2007
While cruising through the enormous American Racing display area at SEMA, we spotted a pretty cool Mustang that made us stop for a closer look. While the car itself will be detailed elsewhere, one of its trick features really stood out. There was a keyboard on the passenger seat. Thinking it might h......

Tokyo Bound: Nissan’s NV200 van concept

Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Click image to enlargeFlights of fancy in the form of concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show are to be expected, and Nissan has released initial info and a sketch of its entry for this year, the NV200 van. The concept demonstrates an innovative use of space in a light commercial vehicle. A modern-looking ......

PC on the go: FordLink mobile office goes on sale

Monday, July 17th, 2006
Ford unveiled its concept of a mobile office last year at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, and as of today the system, dubbed FordLink, is available for the 2007 F-150 and Super Duty models at all U.S. dealerships. The dealer-installed accessory features a ruggedized touchscreen tablet computer running W......

'Dilbert My Ride': PC Magazine creates a four-wheeled cubicle

Friday, March 24th, 2006
While the notion of drivers that want to access the Information Superhighway while motoring on the interstate highway concerns us greatly, we're reasonably sure that we're outnumbered. In fact, its likely only a matter of time before Bill Gates and friends are hanging out in our center console, jock......