Hybrid Cars reported this morning that Nissan has announced that the price for the new Nissan Leaf electric car will be $32,780 while the lease price will be $349/month. Depending on where one lives, there are a wide range of federal and state incentives for the purchase of this car, which will reduce the total [...]
Autopia is reporting that from now forward, the automobile will no longer come first when it comes to federal transportation planning. Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary, says the needs of cyclists and pedestrians will be considered along with automobile and truck drivers, and he also says that riding and walking are, “…an important component for livable [...]
Ford isn’t the only major automaker reaching out to customers with social media. GM is actually using SM techniques to keep customers happy in a post-bailout world.
According to the folks at LeftLaneNews, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz has stated that while his company used to build cars to fill segments without paying much attention [...]
Wired Magazine’s automotive blog Autopia reports that Carbon Motors is moving into a new automotive niche. Specifically, they’re going to be making police cars, and for the cruiser they’re rolling out in 2012, they engine they’ve chosen is – wait for it – a BMW diesel.
The cop cruiser, codenamed E7, has been designed exclusively [...]
You might think that Sunday night’s passage of the healthcare insurance reform bill wouldn’t have anything to do with the auto industry, and on the surface, you’d be right. Nevertheless, Automotive News reported yesterday that after being essentially noncommittal while the debate raged on over the last year, the auto industry “remains uncertain about the [...]
