Posts Tagged ‘ups’
This one's a little hard to explain, as it's not often you see a Ferrari F430 with a removable hardtop. As the source surmises, it could be a mule for the next F430, but it looks for all intent and purposes like a standard F430... just with a removable hardtop. On the other hand, Ferrari could actua......
2008 BMW M3 Coupe being marked up to $100,000
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click above for more high-res pics of the 2008 BMW M3 CoupeWe've been getting reports from all over that the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe has begun to arrive in U.S. dealerships. Dealers, however, have also begun taking advantage of the high interest in these Bavarian über coupes by marking up the price. Sinc......
Nissan updates official GT-R global website
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The Nissan GT-R has been an Internet and magazine sensation from the day the GT-R prototype was unveiled. While team Ghosn no doubt loves the free press, only Nissan could present the complete GT-R story from its 1969 beginning to today. Nissan has developed a global portal for enthusiasts and prosp......
Chrysler ups police presence at plant ahead of third shift elimination
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The elimination of shifts is an increasingly common occurrence at assembly plants. Automakers will usually cut a shift to reduce its growing inventory of slow-selling vehicles, and Chrysler's got a few of those right now. In the days leading up to its third shift elimination, however, Chrysler's ass......
Geneva Surprise: Christian von Koenigsegg speaks about the Edition
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click image above for high-res gallery of the CCXR EditionCovering a show like Geneva has its ups and downs for a journalist. Most of the time you are trying to follow a very tight schedule of press conferences that has you shifting 50 feet every fifteen minutes for about 12 hours a day. The upside......
Porsche ups ownership in VW to 51%
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The supervisory board of Volkswagen Group just gave approval for Porsche AG to take a majority stake in the people's automaker. Porsche currently owns 31% of Volkswagen, and this move will ultimately increase that share to 51%. The increase in ownership is estimated to cost Porsche upwards of $20 bi......
VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V promo film
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above to view videoThe 2009 Cadillac CTS-V appears to have the power and performance to take on the best that Germany has to offer, and GM's marketing team is just itching for the chance to brag about it. Following the jump is a two minute long tribute to the most powerful production Cadillac......
Ford readying bonuses for entire workforce
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Ford is making significant strides to turn its North American operations around. In 2006, it was able to cut almost 34,000 workers from its payroll after one round of buyouts and is looking to cut even more of its workforce this year through another payoff program that's being offered to 54,000 UAW-......
Enter TCC’s Rumormill: GM’s RWD plans to include Buick and Cadillac
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
We're getting a bit tired of trying to keep up with what models GM plans to underpin with a rear-wheel-drive platform. Aside from the upcoming Camaro and the Pontiac G8, no other vehicles have received the divine anointment from the General's higher-ups due to impending CAFE regulations that will su......
GM ups the ante on employee buyouts
Friday, December 7th, 2007
GM is making better, more attractive vehicles, yet after losing nearly $40 billion in 2007 (most of which was an accounting adjustment, mind you), the Detroit automaker still has a lot of work to do to become profitable again here in the States. Even though GM shed 34,000 jobs in 2006, the company s......