Posts Tagged ‘target’
Ford Chairman Bill Ford hasn't been compensated for working at his great grandfather's company since May 2005, and he doesn't intend to cash in until the Blue Oval makes a sustained profit. Ford's board of directors decided that nearly three years was too long to work pro bono and tried to pay the F......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Zenz concept going for clean performance
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for another angle of the Zenz conceptHere's another concept to add to the long list of four-wheeled flights of fancy we'll soon be covering in the land where hot cocoa runs free, i.e. Geneva. The Zenz is penned by Ralf Zenz, a German car designer who's all about marrying high-performance......
Catalytic Converters: Thieves target the pod of precious metal
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Bulging in the exhaust system like a rabbit deep in the belly of a boa, the catalytic converter cleans engine fumes before they are released into the air. To the inexperienced, the oversized metal cylinder looks rather uninteresting. To a thief, it is a pod of precious metal worth nearly $200 on the......
FIA launches “Racing Against Racism” campaign
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Following the recent racist incident targeting Lewis Hamilton at an F1 test session in Spain, the FIA has announced the creation of a new anti-racism campaign. Called "Racing Against Racism", the effort will launch, appropriately, at the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix, sending local motorsport organize......
Ford to shed another 9,000 plant jobs
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Over 2006 and 2007, Ford lost $15.3 billion. Over that same time and in light of those losses, the company also shed 33,600 union workers through buyouts and early retirement. Still working through the uphill part of the turnaround, Ford has announced it wants to eliminate another 8,000 to 9,000 fac......
Subaru may offer diesel version of WRX
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Hot on the heels of news that Subaru will be showing off a 147-hp diesel boxer in the Legacy and Outback next month in Geneva, the Japanese automaker is rumored to be considering an oil-burner for its tuner favorite WRX. It appears Subaru may have a winner with its 2.0L turbo-diesel powerplant, too.......
Chicago 2008: Reskinned 2009 Mitsubishi Galant seen with new nose
Friday, November 30th, 2007
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Mitsubishi Galant Mitsubishi just unveiled its freshened-for-2009 Galant sedan at the Chicago Auto Show, and unlike our favorable response to the changes made to its Eclipse sibling, we think Mitsu might need to do a hard refresh on the Galant a couple of......
Chicago 2008: Hyundai rolls out 2009 Sonata
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
click above to view more high-res pics of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata
When Hyundai released its 2007 Sonata, the automaker served notice that it was serious about playing with the "big boys" in the midsize sedan market; namely the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and, just recently, the latest ......
Chicago 2008: Hyundai rolls out 2009 Sonata
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
click above to view more high-res pics of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata
When Hyundai released its 2007 Sonata, the automaker served notice that it was serious about playing with the "big boys" in the midsize sedan market; namely the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and, just recently, the latest ......
Racist fans target Hamilton at Barcelona test
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
It was a dark day for Formula One racing on Saturday when verbal attacks launched at McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton forced track officials to eject fans from the Barcelona circuit and close the gates. The abusive fans of Fernando Alonso, reportedly believing their hero had been treated unfairly by Mc......