Posts Tagged ‘sirens’
Click above high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford FlexFord has been banking on strong sales of its crossover vehicles to help counter the sinking ship that is its line of SUVs. While the new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX, along with the brand new Ford Flex and revised Escape, have sold well enough to post ......
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......
Ford to produce Focus in two plants in 2010
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
With sales up 35-percent year over year, the current Focus is on fire. Even after Ford added a third shift that bumped annual production at its Wayne assembly plant to 280,000 units per year, the Blue Oval is still selling every compact it an make. To give Americans more of what they want, the Dearb......
Nissan 3rd Japanese automaker to shift truck production to cars
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Following the lead of Japan's other two big-time automakers, Toyota and Honda, Nissan has just announced that it too will be cutting truck production to focus on cars. At its Canton, Mississippi plant, Nissan will cut in half the number of shifts for workers assembling Titan pickup trucks and Armada......
The Rumbler: The Fuzz supplies the sounds, you get out of the way
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Police and rescue vehicles pump out an array of aural and visual warnings to tell motorists and pedestrians to get out of the way. With distractions like cell phones, MP3 players, eating on the run, and applying a fresh coat of Revlon, civil servants still can't seem to grab our attention. That's wh......
T3 motion cop trike ensures unsuccessful getaway for crooks on foot
Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Visitors to the 2007 International Security Convention West show (ISC West) in Las Vegas had a chance to get up close and personal with the future of police patrol vehicles. On display was the new three-wheeled chariot from T3 Motion. Sort of a Segway with sirens, the T3 Series security model boasts......
Gallery: Ladies of the LA Auto Show
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Los Angeles puts less emphasis on the ladies (compared to, say, SEMA or VIP) and more focus on the cars, but there were still some stunning sirens around the Convention Center this week. Here is a small sampling, mainly from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and the Redline movie displays. And although we shoul......
Sovereign Saloon: Jaguar XJ-Armored
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Click on image for enlarged diagramWhat's a moneyed Anglophile to do when his life has come in danger? The Mercedes S600 Guard offers a nice package, but a Benz is just so very cliché. Enter the Armoured Jaguar XJ Long Wheelbase, a bespoke motor of sublime elegance and protection for those who dema......