Posted in Automotive on Feb 1st, 2010
Toyota has announced that replacement gas pedals for its recalled cars have begun shipping to dealers, according to Autoblog. The solution to the stuck pedal recall still needs to be approved by the NHTSA before it can be implemented. Toyota has not said when dealers will be equipped to replace the pedals on [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 28th, 2010
The Justice Department is almost ready to roll out a database of car titles that will help consumers and dealers spot stolen or salvaged cars that have been fraudulently retitled. Congress created the database, called the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, in 1992. Now, the database includes 77 percent of all motor vehicle [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 22nd, 2010
Indian auto company Mahindra & Mahindra named the United States as its top target for the future, and plans to launch its Scorpio SUV here before 2010 ends. Mahindra has already approved 300 dealers to form a network for selling its Scorpio SUV as well as the similar pickup truck in America, according to [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 18th, 2010
Jaguar has revealed that it is planning to build a small convertible sports car called the C-Type. The Jaguar C-Type will compete with the Audi TT, BMW Z4, Mercedes-Benz SLK and Porsche Boxster. According to Inside Line, the Jaguar C-Type should be available as a 2012 model.
Like all two-door Jaguars, the C-type is [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 18th, 2010
Mini has announced that its 2011 European models will have larger engines and more paint schemes available than 2010 Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S models, according to Autoblog.
All of the European Mini Cooper engines will receive a displacement increase from 1.4 liters to 1.6 liters, which is what the current U.S. model has. The [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 6th, 2010
Mercedes is apparently sick of all the ultra-rich celebrities who traded in their S-Classes for Priuses now that the fashionable thing to do is be seen driving around in a hybrid. So sick that Mercedes is reportedly going to offer celebs and other wealthy aspiring environmentalists a chance to buy a plug-in hybrid and [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 1st, 2010
GM has issued a recall for 22,000 Corvettes sold between 2005 and 2007 for possible roof failure. How exactly does a roof fail? Well if its job is to keep the wind, rain and other weather out of the car, it fails by blowing off at high speeds. Apparently there is a [...]
Posted in Automotive on Jan 1st, 2010
While you’re recovering from last night’s celebration, take a few seconds to make sure you remembered to lock your car. New Year’s day is the number one holiday for car thefts.
Autoblog speculates that the jump in car thefts on New Year’s comes from the almost universal intoxication of celebrators. That makes sense, considering [...]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 23rd, 2009
Oklahomans can now buy the Kandi Coco, a street legal electric car, for just $865. The Kandi Coco normally costs $10,599, a much more realistic price for a street legal electric car, but thanks to some very large tax credits, the cost for a buyer is less than $1,000. [...]
Posted in Automotive on Dec 22nd, 2009
This year was rough for automakers. A few companies closed while others had to lay off hundreds of workers to stay alive. Two companies managed to not only stay in business, but actually grew. Hyundai and Subaru both sold more cars in 2009 than 2008, according to Left Lane News.
Hyundai’s success is likely due [...]
