Our colleagues at Autoblog Chinese have just provided us with our first live look of the Chery Shooting Sport concept, which is one of more than a few cars at the Shanghai Auto Show this year that proves Chinese design is evolving. Continue reading Shanghai Auto Show: LIVE shots of the Chery Shooting Sport
We just reported that a group of Chrysler employees in Toledo are crafting a proposal that would have the automaker’s 50,000 UAW workers buy a controlling stake in the automaker. The proposed worker buyout offer is already stirring up a reaction among the major players involved in the potential sale of the Chrysler Group. Continue reading CAW rejects, Kerkorian cozies up to UAW workers’ bid for Chrysler
Last week we told you that DaimlerChrysler’s Rüdiger Grube was heading to New York to visit with potential suitors for the Chrysler Group. And it appears he was a man on a mission. It seems that a close source has told news outlets that a sale could be wrapped up by as early as May. Continue reading April showers could bring May sale of Chrysler
New York’s mayor, Mike Bloomberg, is ready to steal a page from his London counterpart’s handbook and announce plans to hit drivers who bring their cars into Manhattan below 86th street with an $8 congestion charge in a bid to ease gridlock in the city’s crowded midtown business district. The fee would include the existing bridge and tunnel tolls drivers currently have to pay. Some people are understandably upset, and opposition groups are said to be forming in the outer boroughs. Continue reading Mayor Mike readies $8 congestion fee for NYC drivers
Formula One Czar boss, Bernie Ecclestone is apparently a “big, big” fan of bikes, and partnered with his place in the F1 hierarchy, decided to purchase a controlling stake in Turkey’s Istanbul Park. Continue reading Bernie Ecclestone loves Turkey! Buys Turkish GP track
We’ve known for far too long that the MINI Clubman is on its way, but it’s still nice to get some confirmation from the automaker’s main information outlet that the elongated hatch is on the horizon.
Granted, the teaser page that MINI put up doesn’t reveal any more information than we’re already aware of, but in true-to-MINI fashion, it provides a quirky (dare we even say satisfying?) way of revealing the profile of the new Clubman.
Check it out – if nothing else, it’ll appeal to your inner-six-year old.
[Source: MINI USA]
Over in Shanghai this week, all the local producers are bringing out their latest wares. By now we’ve gotten used to seeing Chinese cars that bear remarkable resemblances to products from non-Chinese manufacturers with slight tweaks to (barely) distinguish them. Our crosstown neighbor, Chris Paukert, spotted this vehicle called the Huanghai Fast NCV with a front end that will be familiar to many Pontiac shoppers. Continue reading Chinese carmakers now doing mashups! Meet the Lexiac RX Torrent
Castagna, the Milanese atelier for cars run by an architect, used the Top Marques Monaco show to debut its new supercar. Known for its work with all things Mini (check out the outlandish Mini Crossup), this is a departure for the coachbuilder that got its start in 1849, and was formerly known for its unique creations during the Jazz Era. Continue reading Supercar ad nauseam: Castagna Aznom
Remember when Audi rolled out the baseball leather interior on the original TT convertible? That was nothing. For the real baseball fans, aftermarket trim specialists Katzkin Leather and sports equipment outfitter Rawlings have teamed up to offer a full, authentic baseball trim package for full-sized Chevy trucks. Continue reading America’s Game, America’s Truck: Rawlings baseball trim for Chevy trucks
What did Chrysler do with its highly publicized production glut? Unloaded them onto fleets. Between September and February, 48.5-percent of Chrysler’s sales were sold in quantities of ten or more. Even more troubling to dealers and consumers, close to 80-percent were bought up by rental car companies, versus GM and Ford whose rental sales are closer to half of their total fleet sales. Continue reading Nearly half of Chrysler’s products go to fleets, Pontiac isn’t doing much better
Reporting on one luxury car hitting the market after another and a seemingly endless race for the latest in technological breakthroughs, it seems hard to believe, but the fiercest competition in the automotive industry is emerging in the ultra-low cost segment. As markets like India and China continue to develop, their billions of citizens are moving up from bicycles and scooters to low-cost cars, and the sticker prices keep getting lower and lower. Continue reading Cheaper by the Dozen: the race for the $3000 car
Oh, we’re keepin’ it short ‘n’ Scandinavian this year, folks. Just two cars. Both from Sweden. What are they? What could they be? Continue reading Bargains to be Found at the 2007 NY Auto Show