Edmunds.com is out with a statement today that claims of a price war are premature, in what appears to be a direct contradiction of what Hyundai CEO John Krafcik said last week in Chicago.
It was reported this morning that Ford may need to build a new production plant in China if the breakup of an agreement with Chongqing Changan Automobile (CCA) and Mazda Motor Corp. gains regulatory approval.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has issued their 8th annual “Greenest” cars list and amazingly, the rapidly-selling 2011 Chevrolet Volt is at the bottom of their list but based on their own explanation of how they arrive at their results makes the list seems incredibly skewed and disappointingly uneducated.
Are Audi and Voith taking the lead in developing the materials for automotive production? Carbon fiber elements along with other composites create lighter, yet structurally sound components and are a rapidly changing aspect of the automotive universe.
General Motors reportedly wants to rehire vehicle development head Bob Lutz but the government bean-counters overseeing the progress of the post-bailout automaker have given the move a thumbs-down.
What kid growing up hasn't wanted to be Batman? Well, it's not quite the same thing but you can own the Batmobile if you get the winning bid at the Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale auction.
Every battery has its own temperature sweet spot that makes it ideal to transfer electron for power; so the Chevrolet Volt uses fins designed by Dana Corp to keep its pack within a 2 degree centigrade spread.
The famous Ford Mustang made its NASCAR introduction last year in the Nationwide Series (formerly known as Busch Grand National) and ESPN is reporting that Ford Racing has submitted a 2011 Mustang-based body for NASCAR’s “big leagues”, hoping to gain approval in time for the 2013 Sprint Cup season.
