Filed under: Car Buying, Sedans/Saloons, Hyundai
2010 Hyundai Equus - Click above for a high-res image gallery
According to an anonymous source at Hyundai, buyers in the U.S. will get their first crack at the Hyundai Equus sedan beginning next July, with a cost of entry somewhere south of $60,000.
The Genesis-based sedan, which stretches a little over […]
Filed under: Auction Action, Supercars
1997 McLaren F1 GTR “Long-Tail” - click above for a high res image gallery
For those whose cash reserves have not been completely depleted by the current global recession, a very special car is currently up for sale in Japan via Wintel. This racer is one of ten long-tail McLaren F1 GTRs […]
Filed under: Convertibles, Supercars, Lamborghini
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder - Click above for a high-res image gallery
We love us some supercar photos, and Lamborghini just made our day by releasing a plethora of new images of the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. Introduced late last year at the L.A. Auto Show, the new Gallardo drop-top received a host […]
Filed under: Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchbacks, FIAT
2010 Fiat 500 Abarth - Click above for high-res image gallery
Four 500s by 2011. That is the latest word out of Italy concerning the adorable Fiat 500. While the Chrysler/Fiat merger chugs along, the tiny 500 is the only model that has been officially greenlighted for American consumption under the […]
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Pontiac, Toyota
As part of its “New GM”/”Old GM” bankruptcy proceedings, General Motors has announced that it will abandon its ownership stake in the New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota.
According to an official statement, GM and Toyota worked to find a future product that would work for both […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Economy, Hatchbacks, GM
Daewoo Matiz spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery
The folks at Noticias Automotivas have scored shots of what looks to be the next-generation Daewoo Matiz, the subcompact hatch that we know better as the Chevrolet Spark.
The budget runabout is clearly very similar to General Motors’ 2007 Beat […]
Filed under: Economy, Euro, Green, Marketing/Advertising, Safety, Hatchbacks, FIAT
European Fiat advertising campaign - Click above for high-res image gallery
We’ve seen some pretty cool advertising in our time, but a new European marketing campaign from Fiat is surely one of the more memorable efforts from an automaker in recent memory. In an effort to underscore the […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Toyota, Rumormill
2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery
Rumors that General Motors may get access to Toyota’s proprietary hybrid technology just won’t go away. Today, Bloomberg cites two unnamed sources in reports that Toyota President Akio Toyoda and GM chief Fritz Henderson will meet this August in […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, China, Green, Shanghai Motor Show
Tong Jian S11 - Click above for image gallery
Somehow, we managed to miss China’s first-ever hybrid sports car at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year. Known as the S11 from Tong Jian - which incidentally also seems to be the name of a popular Chinese figure […]
Filed under: Economy, Japan, Suzuki, Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials, India, Rumormill
Suzuki Alto Lapin - Click above for high-res image gallery
Hear about those reports last week of a potential tie-up between Suzuki and Volkswagen for microcar development? Osamu Suzuki, chief executive at the automaker that bear his name, heard the same rumors that we did, and they apparently […]