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Bidding war over Bertone heats up Just a few weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra expressed their interest in purchasing the legendary coachbuilder and design house Bertone, China’s FAW is throwing its hat in the ring. Both companies see the purchase as their ticket into European markets. A failed deal with Fiat for production of several Lancia models fell through in April 2007 led Bertone to seek bankruptcy protection in December. Now under administration, the firm is being shopped to new owners who it is hoped can turn the... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:08 Article Views Rating: 131
Time for an update of the Automotive Family Tree In the automotive world, seven degrees of separation does not apply. If you connect all the major players via their joint ventures, licensing agreements and percentage-stakes of ownership, the degrees of separation should be reduced to something more like two. Visualizing these connections is difficult, but thanks to someone with way too much time on his or her hands, we don't have to. The colorful automotive family tree to the right breaks down the large automotive parental groups and their various... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:47 Article Views Rating: 114
Pair of KITTs, right to last KR sells for $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson While we wouldn't give high ratings to the Knight Rider pilot movie on NBC, we are still fans of the star of the show, KITT. When Ford and Barrett-Jackson announced that a pair of KITTs would be sold in Palm Beach this year, we immediately went to check the balance in our savings account. The two cars auctioned were not actually KR models, but regular GT models made to look like the KR for the movie. The "hero" KITT still has quite a few upgrades, including a Whipple supercharger system, Brembo brakes... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:47 Article Views Rating: 97
The Wickerbike - a greener kind of Harley Click to see more pictures of the WickerbikeWe can't actually remember ever meeting the elusive crack band of Russian bikers known as Hell's Weavers, but we now have definitive proof that the group does indeed exist. Eschewing the dangerous rough-and-tumble lifestyle of drinking and running amok, the Weavers are rumored to have a much kinder, gentler side. With this in mind, we'd like to present the result of their latest weekend basket-weaving get-together, the Wickerbike. The Wickerbike appears to be... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:46 Article Views Rating: 156
Spyker loses 72.075 million euros in 2007 Click above to view high-res gallery of the Spyker C8 Aileron For such a small manufacturer of specialty vehicles, Spyker hemorrhaged a huge amount of money last year; 72.075 million euros $113.07 million at current exchange rates, to be exact. Part of this loss was due to the sale of its Formula 1 operations, but their car-selling business managed to cost them a few million more. Money was so tight that the Dutch supercar company only managed to assemble 26 cars last year -- only two in the final... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:46 Article Views Rating: 116
Geely Tiger at Beijing Auto Show Geely is preparing a new presentation for 2008 Beijing Auto Show. This year they plan to debut with Tiger coupe concept. It is a sport car, which has already been compared to Maserati, Ferrari and even Maybatch. Many Internet bloggers discuss it and in Europe the new Geely’s model got an unofficial nickname “Chinese Batmobile”. The plans of Tiger production are uncertain yet, but Geely plans to place the new coupe above Beauty Leopard already presented to the world before in terms of price and... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:45 Article Views Rating: 136
FIA chief Max Mosley embroiled in S&M sex scandal The world of motorsports was shocked by a report of a video tape which surfaced, allegedly showing FIA president Max Mosley participating in a bizarre sadomasochistic orgy. The reports emanate from British tabloid News of the World, but have been spreading rapidly across mainstream media and the motoring press. The video reportedly depicts Mosley engaging the services of five prostitutes in London to stage a perverse reenactment of a Nazi concentration camp in which Mosley plays both victim and... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:45 Article Views Rating: 109
Losing lottery tickets used to create HUMMER H3 Click the image above for more picsWith the rise in fuel prices in recent years, the HUMMER brand has been the poster child for gas-guzzling. For some, however, the rugged vehicles represent a dream come true. The husband-wife art duo of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom wanted to make their own H3, and they used $35,000 in worthless lottery tickets to get the job done. The couple's work of art is called "Ghost of a Dream," and the idea behind the name is that people often dream of buying a new car when... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:45 Article Views Rating: 102
2009 HUMMER H2 and H2 SUT will be E85 compatible In Dallas, a businessman has spent half a million dollars to install nine pumps that dispense E85, E10, and biodiesel. The catch: the businessman is a HUMMER dealer, and the pumps are next to his dealership. The station is called Classic Clean Fuels, and it is intended to make a statement for next year's H2 and H2 SUT, which will be the first production models to be Flex-fuel capable. You won't need to drive a HUMMER to get E85 at the station. The pumps are open to the public, a first for a dealer-owned... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:45 Article Views Rating: 120
Buyers dropping more coin on the 2008 Chevy Malibu The 2008 Chevy Malibu has snatched up awards and media accolades, and JD Power data shows that customers are paying Chevy dealers handsomely to own one. The average transaction price of a Chevy Malibu is $22,358 -- $5,000 higher than the inherently uncool last-gen 'Bu. Twenty-one percent of buyers are also opting for the top-of-the-line LTZ vs. only 5% for the outgoing model. The news isn't all rosy, however, as most of these customers are trading in other GM products to get themselves into the North... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:45 Article Views Rating: 115 |
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