Can’t we all just drive Segways? Of course not. We need automobiles. Yet, maybe automobiles aren’t as important as they used to be, and that should be embraced. Still, automobiles are going to continue to be an important part of America’s future. Thus, a viable auto industry is essential to America’s future. Even Japanese automakers want a [...] [...]
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What will the White House do? Wow. Another billion. Tens of thousands of jobs on the chopping block. Yet, if the yearly run rate for auto sales doesn’t climb above 11 million units per year in the next couple years, much more tax-payer money will be quickly needed. Plus, the UAW healthcare fund is still not [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Geneva Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs Earlier this week, we received an email (posted after the jump) from KTM announcing plans to bring two new vehicles, along with two more variations of the X-Bow, to the Geneva Motor Show. Unfortunately, the motorcycle-manufacturer-turned-track-toy-purveyor hasn’t released any details about what’s on the way, [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Geneva Motor Show, Green, Supercars Giorgetto Giugiaro has a series of successful concepts under his belt, including the Ferrari GG50 and his own interpretation of the Mustang. But his most recent design exercise — the Italdesign Quaranta, shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show — was a clear indication that [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green The diesel engine has never really gotten a fair shake here in the United States, for a variety of reasons. Beyond the biggest of consumer-grade pickup trucks, the majority of diesel engines offered here in the U.S. have been below par, souring many drivers on the notion that an oil-burner can work [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Geneva Motor Show, Green, Chevrolet, Opel One of the many cars we’ll be seeing at the Geneva Motor Show is the Opel Ampera. The Ampera is essentially nothing more than a Chevrolet Volt with a new face. The Opel grille and headlights have largely been lifted from the Flextreme concept that appeared at [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Geneva Motor Show, Opel Click above for image gallery of the production Opel Ampera As we learned yesterday in the Viability Plan that General Motors submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department, there will be two additional versions of the Chevy Volt sold in various markets. One is a production version of the Cadillac [...] [...] Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM Click above for a high-res photo of the production Cadillac CTS Coupe Earlier today, General Motors presented its Viability Plan to the U.S. Treasury Department, outlining how GM plans to restructure, what it needs to turn around the company and how it plans to spend our tax dollars. If you [...] [...] |
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