Volkswagen announced last night that it would be unveiling two new vehicles – production vehicles, not concept cars – at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show. It will be the global debut for both vehicles, which means that neither has appeared anywhere else. Volkswagen is not sharing the specifics of which two vehicles they’ll be [...]
A woman in Pennsylvania has sued General Motors Co. in an attempt to force the car maker to address issues with the rear ends of more than 400,000 2007 and 2008 Chevrolet Impalas. This comes three years after dealers were instructed by GM to replace the rear-wheel spindle rods on police department Impalas because of [...]
Despite severe shortages in the Infiniti inventory, which resulted in a sales dip of 24% for that brand caused by last March’s earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, Nissan’s sales increased by 17% in June, with the sales for Nissan North America Inc. rising to 71,940 units – an 11 percent increase. All totaled, Nissan Division [...]
I was watching old episodes of the British car show Top Gear the other day, when, as part of a challenge, Jeremy Clarkson suggested that it was better to fill gas in the morning, because it will cooler, and therefore denser, which gives you more bang for your buck. I’ve often heard that rumor – [...]
It’s been a bad spring for the auto industry. Amidst parts shortages due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, tornadoes here in the United States have caused plant closures in the South. One such plant, a Mercedes-Benz assembly facility in Vance, AL was damaged on Wednesday, but is scheduled to resume production on Monday. [...]