Filed under: Porsche , Design/Style Take a flight overseas and you may happen upon a Porsche Design store in an airport somewhere. That’s because, while the automaker’s product-design division has dozens of locations around the world, few of them are in the United States for a brand that is typically European in its focus. But all that’s changing with the company’s new flagship store.
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Official: Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo
Filed under: Chrysler , Ford , Earnings/Financials , Canada Ford has announced that it will give both bonuses and merit-based raises to the company’s salaried workers in the United States and Canada for the first time since 2008, according to Reuters . On average, the manufacturer will offer a 2.7 percent salary increase based on individual performance. The company stopped offering the bonuses after the financial crisis of 2009 sent automotive sales into a plunge.
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Report: Ford to pay bonuses and raises, GM and Chrysler decline to do same
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Nissan Enthusiasts looking to purchase a Nissan GT-R will need to dig deeper. Nissan has announced pricing for the 2013 model, which starts at $96,820, nearly $7,000 more than the 2012 car. You may remember that the 2008 GT-R started under $70,000 , so the sticker shock of a 38.6 percent price increase in six model years is not insignificant.
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Official: Nissan raises GT-R base price to $96,820 for 2013
Filed under: Car Buying , Performance , Marketing/Advertising , Design/Style We just wrapped up the Detroit Auto Show , but BMW has already moved on to Geneva. The German automaker announced today that it’s going to be showing a new line of what it’s calling “M Performance Automobiles” at the Geneva Motor Show in March. These vehicles will sit between standard Bimmers and M vehicles in the lineup, and apparently offer more than just cosmetics.
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Official: BMW to launch toned-down line of M Performance Automobiles
Filed under: New York Auto Show , Crossover , Hyundai Motor Trend reports Hyundai has confirmed that its next-generation Santa Fe will bow at the 2012 New York Auto Show . The third-generation Santa Fe is expected to hit dealer lots by the end of the year as a 2013 model. Hyundai hasn’t disclosed exactly what we can expect from the vehicle when it arrives, though spy shots suggest a vehicle more in-line with the automaker’s current design language.
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Report: Next-Gen Hyundai Santa Fe will debut in Big Apple
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Podcasts , Buick , Hyundai , Mini The North American International Auto Show episode Episode #264 of the Autoblog Podcast is here with Chris, Dan, Chris Paukert, and the prodigal Alex Nunez. The Detroit Auto Show just wrapped up, and we saw plenty there to fill up a podcast talking about. Your questions and comments power the end of the ‘cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time. We’ve embedded our Q&A module after the jump for you to scroll through and follow along, too.
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Autoblog Podcast #264