Archive for 2010
Rattner: Auto bailout saved Michigan from bankruptcy
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , GM Without the government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler , the U.S. auto industry would likely have two fewer domestic automakers and hundreds of thousands of high paying jobs would be history. The Detroit News reports that ex auto task force chief Steve Rattner recently told an audience at a bankruptcy conference that the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit would have faced municipal bankruptcy if Chrysler and GM were liquidated. Instead, Rattner claims the government bailout not only saved untold thousands of jobs and two enormous American car companies, but the price tag for the government is shrinking as time goes on
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Study: Where do our nav systems take us most? Walmart
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Etc. , Technology Groan. Remember the $350,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in front of a Walmart ? Apparently it’s not an isolated case
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Study: Where do our nav systems take us most? Walmart
Alleged patent images for Porsche Panamera convertible turn up
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Concept Cars , Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Europe , Porsche , Luxury Porsche Panamera Convertible patent drawing – click above for high-res image gallery See, apparently we aren’t crazy, though we may have been a little smidge off the mark. Back in October, we reported that Porsche had begun work on an open top version of their then new Panamera super sedan. Only we said it would be a two-door ’cause, you know, drop top and all that.
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Alleged patent images for Porsche Panamera convertible turn up
Filed under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Nissan 2010 Nissan GT-R – Click above for high-res image gallery The illustrious Nissan GT-R is, quite possibly, one of our favorite cars currently in production. Now entering its third year in America, Godzilla receives a few minor tweaks for 2011, including some minor suspension tuning, a double clear coat on its front and rear fascias, new rear cooling ducts and – wait for it – slightly darker wheel center caps than on the 2010 model that is pictured. Additionally, the 2011 GT-R – henceforth only available in Premium trim – gets more standard features, including auto on/off headlamps, speed-sensitive windshield wipers, Bluetooth, a USB iPod interface and XM NavWeather and NavTraffic. All of this can be yours for $85,060 (*including $1000 destination charge), which represents an increase of $1,020 over the 2010 GT-R Premium
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Nissan only offering GT-R Premium for 2011, priced from $85,060* – will volume be constrained?
2012 Chevrolet Malibu design completely revealed in patent filings?
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Sedan , Chevrolet 2010 Chevrolet Malibu patent drawings – Click above for high-res image gallery Over the past nine months, we’ve seen the next-generation Chevrolet Malibu twice at General Motors media events that were closed to the public. On neither occasion were we allowed to take any photographs of the styling buck, but now we can finally show you what the next Malibu looks like. A General Motors filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows what is obviously an unidentified Chevrolet four-door sedan. It retains all of the standard Chevrolet design features including the dual-port grille and four individual tail lights.
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2012 Chevrolet Malibu design completely revealed in patent filings?
Report: Chrysler reconsidering light-duty diesel for Ram
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Truck , Work , Chrysler , Dodge , Diesel During last summer’s bankruptcy proceedings, New Chrysler chose not to contract Cummins to produce a light-duty diesel engine for the its Ram pickup trucks. At a rumored 5.0 liters of displacement, this diesel engine would have been somewhat less powerful but also less expensive and more fuel efficient than the larger 6.7-liter inline six-cylinder diesel, also supplied by Cummins, in heavy duty Rams. Now our friends from PickupTrucks.com report that Dodge may be back in the light-duty diesel game. Joe Veltri, Chrysler vice president of product planning, reportedly said at the NTEA Work Truck Show, “We’re in discussions with Cummins
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Report: Chrysler reconsidering light-duty diesel for Ram