Posts Tagged ‘momentum’
Click above for a gallery of the Veritas RS3 at the 'Ring.Just last week we asked you to help us identify a mystery car we caught on the Nuerburgring Web camNuerburgring Web cam Knowledgeable reader PandaBeat guessed it was the Veritas RS3 Concept car and won the admiration and respect of the staff,......
Ford narrows fourth quarter loss, more buyouts in 2008
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Ford had a rough 2007, but there were bright spots, among them being news announced today that it managed to trim its fourth quarter losses compared to the same quarter in 2006. The Blue Oval announced today that it lost $429 million, or 20 cents a share, in Q4 2007. Compare that to the $2 billion, ......
GM reaffirms Chevy Volt on sale by 2010
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
General Motors, which has been blasted for having too many fuel-thirsty trucks and SUVs in the past, has recognized that the Chevy Volt has some serious momentum, and the Detroit automaker is redoubling its efforts to make the series hybrid a reality on time. Bob Lutz told us that the Volt would beg......
British place 3,000 orders for new Jaguar XF
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Ford may finally be ridding itself of the cash bleeding Jaguar brand, but the automaker is doing so just as the XF is about to hit dealers' showrooms. If indications from the UK mean anything, the XF may be the hit for which the leaping cat has long searched. The Brits have placed 3,000 orders for t......
Brits sample the Cadillac CTS and come away smiling
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
When Cadillac introduced the first generation CTS not long after we entered the new millennium, it had high hopes for sales of the car in European. The brand really wanted to attack BMW's share of the premium small to mid-sized sedan market with a car priced like a 3-series, but scaled in size like ......
Alfa Romeo gets Maserati backing to come to the US
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
In a move that makes sense, instead of Alfa Romeo needing to develop its own dealer network, Maserati dealers will be expected to sell Alfas in a couple years' time.Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said Maserati will be in the black again this year, after 17 years in a red sea. With its new gearbox and ne......
By the Numbers: March 2007
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Whoa, Mazda, slow down or you're going to hurt yourself. The Zoom Zoom brand was the big winner in March with sales that rose an impressive 42.6%. Other notable gains include Saturn beating last March by 22.5% (and being the only GM brand on the positive side in sales last month) and Mitsubishi, sal......
North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
The drama that is the North American International Auto Show is beginning to build momentum at a tremendous pace. We have attended two auto show preview events in as many days at Ford and DCX and would love to give you some inside scoop, but you already know we can't...yet. The crown jewel of the sh......
Rumormill: MINI 4×4 under development
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
With the new MINI on its way and the Clubman on the horizon, how else can BMW capitalize on the iconic hatch's popularity? Diversify.According to AutoExpress' sources within BMW/MINI, the Cooper will likely come equipped with some manner of all-wheel-drive in the future, along with an "intelligent" ......
eBraking cuts stopping distance 50%
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Could technology from an 18th century horse & buggy become the latest high-performance braking innovation? Back then, they used a wedge of wood to bring the wheel to a stop. Since then, we have been through several innovations in braking, with the latest being with multi-piston calipers, squeezi......