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Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 update The Chevrolet Corvette was given a major overhaul for the 2008 model year, receiving a more powerful LS3 V8 engine, a new exhaust system and improved gearboxes, but for the car’s latest update engineers have kept the changes to a minimum. There will only be a few trim and content updates incorporated on the performance Z06 for the 2009 model year. These include a set of new ‘spider’ design 10-spoke alloy wheels finished in either silver, gray or chrome. There’s also color-keyed door and... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:13 Article Views Rating: 4084 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > 2010 Chevrolet Camaro leaked ahead of official debut Updated with new images. As is the way of hot-topic cars and the Internet, the Camaro has been revealed in production trim several days ahead of its planned debut. GM will have full details and a flotilla of photos on Monday, but until then three photos, including one of the interior, have been leaked for your viewing pleasure. The pictures, posted by the UK site CarTribe, show the production car in red, from front three-quarters and rear/side angles. The interior shot shows an interior that stays very... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:06 Article Views Rating: 1756 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Activists angered by Porsche’s judicial review of London c-charge Environmental groups have criticized Porsche’s decision to challenge London’s new congestion charge, claiming the carmaker should drop its judicial review and focus on building cleaner cars. Leading the charge is activist group Friends of the Earth FoE, who claim the majority of Londoners support an increased congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles. FoE’s Executive Director Tony Juniper said in recent statement that “people are recognizing the urgency of cutting carbon dioxide... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 20:40:30 Article Views Rating: 207 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Activists angered by Porsche’s judicial review of London c-charge Environmental groups have criticized Porsche’s decision to challenge London’s new congestion charge, claiming the carmaker should drop its judicial review and focus on building cleaner cars. Leading the charge is activist group Friends of the Earth FoE, who claim the majority of Londoners support an increased congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles. FoE’s Executive Director Tony Juniper said in recent statement that “people are recognizing the urgency of cutting carbon dioxide... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-09 05:44:06 Article Views Rating: 229 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > All 2009 Cadillac Escalades get E85 FlexFuel capability One of the biggest vehicles on the road is now available with flex-fuel capability across the range following the announcement on Friday that all 2009 Cadillac Escalades will be able to run on E85 ethanol blended fuel as well as petrol or any combination of the two. Cadillac won’t be charging customers extra as the feature is fitted standard on all 2009 models, including the new Escalade Hybrid. The Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV as well as the GMC Denali, join the previously announced 2009... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-08 08:26:51 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > All 2009 Cadillac Escalades get E85 FlexFuel capability One of the biggest vehicles on the road is now available with flex-fuel capability across the range following the announcement on Friday that all 2009 Cadillac Escalades will be able to run on E85 ethanol blended fuel as well as petrol or any combination of the two. Cadillac won’t be charging customers extra as the feature is fitted standard on all 2009 models, including the new Escalade Hybrid. The Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV as well as the GMC Denali, join the previously announced 2009... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-09 04:43:50 Article Views Rating: 234 Main > Car Makers News > GM > American Axle strike cost GM $2.82 billion With recent news of workers crossing the picket line and the American Axle strike being called off, General Motors has taken stock of the strike action’s effect on its business. In total, the strike cost the carmaker almost $2.82 billion but other costs have yet to rear their heads - such as lost customer loyalty due to long waiting periods for vehicles. The breakdown of the total financial cost reveals that the General lost $1.8 billion in the second quarter alone, as well as $800 million from... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:48:51 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Other > As fuel prices rise, hybrids pay off sooner The price penalty for the added complexity of a hybrid drivetrain has always been a bit of a concern for those looking to not just save fuel, but to save money. In some calculations from a decade ago, popular hybrids would have taken as much as eight or ten years to repay in fuel savings the cost of the car over an equivalent non-hybrid model. But today’s fuel prices are closing that gap - in some cases down to just 18 months. In the United States, $4 per gallon gasoline is a nightmare soon to be... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:25 Article Views Rating: 136 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac working to build image with new models Over the last few decades the American auto industry - including Cadillac - has seen brand image slide steadily lower, both at home and abroad, while rivals in Germany and Japan have been becoming progressively stronger. It looks like we may already be seeing the pendulum swing back toward Cadillac, however. Just a couple months ago, Consumer Reports ranked Cadillac’s latest offerings above the best Germany or Japan had to offer, and word from the company indicates this is just the beginning... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-14 17:41:06 Article Views Rating: 189 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carmakers need common solution for future mobility Carmakers are faced with a number of options for alternative fuel motoring but at this stage it’s still anyone’s guess as to what will be the dominant fuel source of the future. That’s why most of them are hedging their bets, developing a number of different technologies in the hope that one of them will be the right one. But if any technology is to be successful in the short term carmakers will need to form a single solution and convince buyers of its viability. That’s the consensus of a group... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 14:32:32 Article Views Rating: 126 |
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