Automobile News

While Ford prepares to make its EcoBoost technology available on most of its cars and trucks, the automaker's marketing department may find it difficult to convince V-8 aficionados that its V-6 EcoBoost engines are comparable.Ford marketing manager Mike Crowley says he's less worried about marketing EcoBoost now than he was ...    Read more

In a press release issued this morning updating its viability plan, GM has confirmed rumors that emerged late last week that Pontiac will be phased out.In the press release, GM says that Pontiac "will be phased out by the end of 2010." Gm is planning to whittle its ...    Read more

We caught Ford's next-generation 2011 F-series Super Duty pickup testing just a few miles from the company's headquarters in Dearborn. In these camera-phone-shot pictures, we can see some of the styling changes peeking through the camouflage. In the front of this crew ...    Read more

After a tumultuous week of negotiations, Chrysler's U.S. and Canadian unionized workers have agreed to make further concessions, pushing the embattled automaker closer to its goal of avoiding bankruptcy at the end of the month.On Sunday, the Canadian Auto Workers approved an agreement that would save Chrysler about $198 million ...    Read more

Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but Rolls-Royce feels it's also grounds for a lawsuit.The British car manufacturer is considering taking legal action against Geely, a Chinese car manufacturer whose latest prototype has been branded a copycat of Rolls' Phantom. The Geely GE prototype, which debuted at the ...    Read more

The rumors of Pontiac's death may not have been so greatly exaggerated this time around.Inside Line reports it has received word from a source within GM that Pontiac will be axed, the victim of the Detroit automaker's "faster, deeper" reorganization plan. It was rumored last week that ...    Read more

Despite reporting a net loss of $1.4 billion today, Ford says it will build more vehicles this summer because of increased demand for its recently refreshed 2010 Ford Fusion sedan."It's nothing to get excited about in terms of volume," said Ford sales analyst George Pipas. It's an "upward ...    Read more

The day of reckoning could be at hand for Chrysler, as the automaker is likely to head down the path of bankruptcy, according to sources.Despite the verbal support of President Obama and its own CEOs, Chrysler is now headed for bankruptcy, the New York Times reports, citing "people with direct ...    Read more

If you missed your opportunity to nab a limited-edition C4-era Corvette Grand Sport back in 1996 (there were only 1000 examples produced, after all), GM is giving you a second chance to get your hands on one.GM announced today at the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday Bash in Bowling Green, ...    Read more

If you're looking for an excuse to take a road trip, it might be in your best interest to take note of Dave Schaub. The 59-year-old from California loves road trips - he's done drives to Canada, Colorado, Indianapolis, North Carolina and other places just for fun - but his ...    Read more

In an attempt to bring down its massive stock of vehicles, GM will halt production for at least 15 of its North American plants for a period of at least two months during the summer, with other plants idling for up to nine weeks.According to a person briefed on the ...    Read more

Although BMW will be the first to enter the baby luxury ute segment with its upcoming X1, it isn't the only German automaker looking for a piece of the (projected) action: Audi has now officially green-lighted its competitor, the Q3, for production. In a blow to ...    Read more

After a rumor emerged that an Italian union member claimed that the Fiat-Chrysler deal was "90 percent done", both Fiat and the UAW have denied that an agreement has been reached.In a statement to Italian wire service ANSA, the head of the automotive sector of Italian union Fim-Cisl, Bruno Vitali, ...    Read more

As if it can't get enough of the drama that ensues when trying to take over one American automaker's operations, Fiat is apparently ready to try taking over two.According to Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, Fiat is in talks to take a controlling stake in Opel, which is currently a division ...    Read more

President Obama's automotive task force responded to the counteroffer issued earlier this week by Chrysler's creditors, bending a little but leaving a sizeable gap between the two parties.According to an unnamed source familiar with the offer, the task force offered Chrysler's creditors a 5 percent stake in the Chrysler-Fiat partnership ...    Read more

Bill Ford Jr., the Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company, said Tuesday that he was surprised by the manner in which former GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner left Detroit's biggest automaker."I guess I never thought I'd live to see the day where the CEO of General Motors was dismissed ...    Read more

Volvo has designed new child and booster seats that would accommodate children almost to their teenage years, but rules imposed by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prevents the Swedish automaker from offering the seats to U.S. consumers.Volvo, which has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the leaders ...    Read more

What's the best way to generate buzz about a 400-horsepower super-sedan? Stick it upright in an elevator on its way up to the 94th floor of the world's third tallest building, and snap some pictures. What else? A 2010 ...    Read more

In a new proposal sent to President Obama's automotive task force, Chrysler's lenders have laid out their demands in exchange for eliminating Chrysler's debt.Last week, the President's task force had offered to pay the creditors - which include *** Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citicorp - 15 cents ...    Read more

As the Chinese automotive market expands - more cars were sold in China each month this year than the U.S., traditionally the world's largest market for automobiles - the emerging Chinese brands will undoubtedly move into the spotlight. But how soon China's automakers become competitive with the rest of the ...    Read more

Amidst the collapse in auto sales in 2008, Lamborghini sold more cars than ever and posted a record profit because of its growing sales.Lamborghini said it made record deliveries in 2008 and posted a record profit. Its profits were up 27 percent from 2007 to €60 million ($77.8 million). In ...    Read more

Last week, Chrysler Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli wrote a letter to the Canadian Auto Workers union, warning that further concessions would have to be made by union workers if the company is to survive. This week, the CAW has fired back claiming that Chrysler numbers are inflated and it ...    Read more

As General Motors is working to downsize, the company is looking to possibly shed its Opel/Vauxhall brands. Recent news says that GM may give up a controlling stake in the European sister brands for nothing but a pledge to invest directly in a new company formed from GM’s European operations.Fritz ...    Read more

Citing no new products and the current economic situation, GM says it will not display any Chevrolet brand vehicles at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show."Chevrolet is not going to have a stand at Frankfurt," said Marc Kempe, Chevrolet's communications director in Europe."We have already launched the Cruze compact car and ...    Read more

Up until now, the forthcoming Rolls-Royce model was known as the RR4. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, Tom Purves, announced at the Shanghai motor show the new model will be known as the Rolls-Royce Ghost.The Rolls-Royce Ghost name is meant to evoke the grandeur of the original Ghost model. It was ...    Read more