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Ford Loses $8.7 Billion in Q2, Confirms Plant Retoolings
As Autosavant reported would happen (and in the process, scooped the rest of the journalistic world by five weeks), Ford announced the details of its newest turnaround plan...
Mercedes-Benz Reveals New SL65 AMG Black Series
Rumors of the V12's demise have been greatly exaggerated.By Chris Haak07.11.2008Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off of its new performance flagship, the SL65 Black...
Toyota Significantly Changes US Production Plans
By Chris Haak07.10.2008In response to the dramatic - and many believe permanent - shift in consumer demand for new vehicles (abandoning large gas guzzlers in droves and lining up...
NHTSA Improves Crash-Test Program For 2010
By Chris Haak07.10.2008The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced this week that it is significantly changing the way that it crash-tests new vehicles...
NHRA’s Quarter Mile is Now 1,000 Feet Instead of 1,320
By Chris Haak07.03.2008The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced late yesterday that in the wake of the recent tragic death of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta on...
June Sales Results Are In – And They’re Ugly
By Chris Haak07.02.2008Yesterday, all of the major automakers reported their June sales results. The market was down 18.3% in June 2008 compared to June 2007. Unsurprisingly, they...
Chrysler Announces Plant Idling, Shift Elimination
By Chris Haak07.01.2008Chrysler LLC announced yesterday that it is indefinitely idling its St. Louis South Assembly Plant and eliminating the second shift at its St. Louis North...
Daimler Plans All-Electric Models For 2010
By Chris Haak06.23.2008According to an article published in German magazine Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Saturday, Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche said that his company plans...
GM Announces 2009 Corvette ZR1 Price, Performance
By Chris Haak06.19.2008GM has released the official pricing and performance specifications for its fastest, most powerful, most expensive vehicle in company history - the 2009...
Volkswagen Expects to Cut Next-Generation Golf Production Costs by $1,600 Per Car
As Volkswagen prepares to launch its sixth-generation Golf (called the Rabbit in the US) this fall, the company expects to cut its production costs by €1,000 (about $1,600)...