Filed under: Motorsports , Chrysler , Australia Wherever you find General Motors and Ford going at it, Chrysler is seldom very far behind. Except in Australia. The Land Down Under has its own unique touring car championship in the form of its popular V8 Supercars series, but the only contestants these days are Ford (with its FPV Falcon) and GM subsidiary Holden (with its HSV Commodore).
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Report: Chrysler considering entry into Australia’s V8 Supercar series?
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Plants/Manufacturing , Volkswagen Today in a New York City prior to the start of press days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volkswagen of America Inc. President and CEO Jonathan Browning laid out ambitious plans the VW Group and Volkswagen brands have for the United States. After a stellar sales year in 2011 that saw VW brand sales in the U.S. go up over 26 percent and TDI (diesel) sales jump 33 percent, the automaker’s 2012 sales year promises more climbing up the sales and market share ladders
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Detroit: VW of America targets 12.5% sales growth in 2012; U.S.-built Audis "a matter of when, not if"
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Maserati , Misc. Auto Shows , Luxury We like us some matte finish here at Autoblog, but we have to admit that the usual smattering of matte black vinyl wraps leave us a bit in the dark. That’s why our eyes pop just a little wider when we see a car that cuts the glare but keeps the palette.
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Official: Maserati hits the matte with exclusive GranTurismo S Limited Edition
Filed under: Hatchback , Chrysler , Dodge Dodge might have teased us with a few images and some initial powertrain details on the 2013 Dart , but Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has provided even more in an interview with Reuters . According to Marchionne, the Dart is one piece of a larger puzzle for Chrysler in 2013, and the all-new Dart – based off a widened and stretched Alfa Romeo Giulietta – will hit 40 mpg thanks to a host of new engines and transmissions. As previously reported , the turbocharged 1.4-liter MultiAir fitted to the Fiat 500 Abarth will grace the top of the Dart range, but Dodge also plans to fit modified versions of the 2.0 and 2.4-liter World Gas Engine, comically rebranded as the Tigershark. When the Dart debuts, a Fiat-sourced six-speed dual-clutch transmission will feed the front wheels, but later in 2013 Dodge will reportedly offer a nine-speed automatic gearbox supplied by the ZF Group and manufactured in South Carolina.
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Report: Marchionne: 2013 Dodge Dart will have optional 9-speed auto, hit 40 mpg
Filed under: Technology , BMW , Hyundai , Infotainment While BMW (and by relation, Mini ) have been pioneering in-car connectivity for the last few years, Hyundai is still playing catch-up. The Korean automaker’s focus has been squarely set on bringing world-beating products to market, but consumer demand for infotainment systems isn’t abating. So Hyundai is joining BMW and a range of technology companies to work on the next generation of in-car networking solutions. Broadcom, NXP, Freescale and Harman have banded together to create the OPEN (One-Pair Ether-Net) Alliance special interest group and BMW and Hyundai are the first two automakers to sign on.
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BMW and Hyundai work with tech consortium on in-vehicle networking
Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Etc. , Videos , Dodge , Ford , GMC , Lamborghini , Toys/Games Heads up, Forza fans; Turn 10 has just released the next downloadable content package for Forza 4 . The November Speed Pack oozes lustworthy digital metal, including the 2012 Dodge Viper SRT8 and the Lamborghini Aventador . But the 10 new models aren’t all supercars
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Video: Forza Motorsport 4 releases November Speed Pack DLC