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Roger Penske Interested in Buying Saturn

Roger Penske and Daimler Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche take a ride in a SMART car. Penske currently distributes SMART cars for Diamler in the U.S. and is rumored to be interested in purchasing Saturn from GM. A day after General Motors released a vague statement declaring that it is moving to “the next step” in...

Filed under: Featured Articles GM Saturn
Tags: ALMS, american le mans series, indy racing league, irl, NASCAR, penske, Penske Automotive Group, roger penske, Saturn, SMART

By Colum Wood May 05 2009

Ford Focus RS Spied in Detroit

Stoking the rumors that Ford is planning to bring its impressive Focus RS to the U.S. are some amateur spy photos of the hopped-up compact, taken just outside Detroit. Forum user 2004SVTAutoXer took the photos in the up-scape Royal Oak neighborhood and posted them on FocusFanatics.com. The 2009 Focus RS is powered by a turbocharged...

Filed under: American Featured Articles Ford Sidebar
Tags: 2004SVTAutoXer, american cars, domestic cars, focus, focus rs, Ford, Hatchbacks, Spy Photos

By Colum Wood May 05 2009

German Car Sales Up 19 Percent in April

The German government’s incentive plan to get its citizens buying cars continues to be a success with sales of new vehicles up 19 percent over the same period last year. In total 380,000 units were sold, as people cashed-in on the government’s scrappage plan that provides 2,500 Euros (or roughly $3,200) towards a new vehicle...

Filed under: Featured Articles
Tags: german scrap car plan, obama, Obama Administration, scrappage

By Colum Wood May 05 2009

Buying American: It’s In the Numbers (and Letters)

The All-American Impala: Made in Canada During President Obama’s press conference last week when he announced that Chrylser would file for Chapter 11, he asked Americans that if they were looking to buy a car, to look at American cars. The “buy American” philosophy drew harsh criticism from the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA),...

Filed under: Featured Articles Sidebar
Tags: AIADA, American International Automobile Dealers Association, bmw x5, bmw x6, bmw z4, Buick Lacrosse, buy american, cehvy avalanche, chevrolet camaro, Chevrolet HHR, Chevy Aveo, chrysler 300, Cody Lusk, dodge challenger, Dodge Charger, Ford Flex, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Honda Element, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis, Mercury Milan, obama, Toyota Avalon, toyota camry, VIN

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

Before Bankruptcy Chrysler Tried to Sell to Chinese, Partner with Everyone

Before Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 late last week the automaker explored every option, including selling the company to the Chinese and forging partnerships with any other manufacturer that expressed even a remote amount of interest. In public bankruptcy filings, made at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Chrysler’s co-president and vice-Chairman Tom LaSorda...

Filed under: American Chrysler Dodge Featured Articles Jeep
Tags: american cars, bankruptcy, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Chery Automotive Co., Chrysler, chrysler fiat partnership, domestic cars, fiat, fiat 500, Hawtai Automobiles, Tempo International Group, tom lasorda

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

Mazda Tops Podium in New Jersey

Jason Saini raced to the top of the podium in his Mazda6 this weekend, during the SCCA’s SPEED World Challenge Touring Car series event at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Thunderbolt Raceway. Saini placed third in qualifying but quickly made it to second place off the standing start, and spent much of the rest of the...

Filed under: Featured Articles Japanese Mazda SPEED World Challenge
Tags: Acura, Acura TSX, Andrew Aquilante, Jason Saini, Kuno Wittmer, mazda6, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Peter Cunninham, Phoenix Performance Inc., Pierre Kleinubing, RealTime Racing, scca, Seth Thomas, SPEED, SPEED World Challenge, Subaru, Thunderbolt Raceway, wrx

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

Lingenfelter Releases 2010 Camaro Engine Packages

The performance experts over at Lingenfelter have just announced a long list of engine packages that will be available for the 2010 Chevy Camaro… and there’s no shortage of high-horsepower options. Initial offerings start with a supercharger upgrade, air intakes, exhaust system and ecu tune, with an option for either 550 or 570 hp. For...

Filed under: Chevrolet Featured Articles Modified American Sports Cars
Tags: Chevrolet, chevrolet camaro, chevy, lingenfelter, ls7, Modified American

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

New 2010 Mercedes E-Class $4,600 Less Than ’09 Model

Mercedes will price the all-new 2010 E-Class significantly less than the outgoing model. In fact, the 2010 E350 will retail for just under $50,000 – $49,475 to be exact. That price is $4,600 less than the ’09 E-Class. “We are continuing the strategy we started with the new C class two years ago by pricing...

Filed under: Coupes Featured Articles German Luxury Cars Mercedes-Benz
Tags: 2010 e-class, 2010 e-class pricing, attention assist, Blind Sport Assist, brake assist plus, Coupes, e-class, e-class convertible, E-Class coupe, Ernst Lieb, german cars, lane keeping assist, Luxury Cars, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

Ford Outsells Toyota, Hyundai Surpasses Nissan

Interesting times indeed. As the economy continues to lumber on, this economic shakeup is certainly changing things in the automotive industry. While in a bustling economy it may take decades for shifts to happen in an industry, it can take just a month in a recession. And so with every passing month the sales figures...

Filed under: Featured Articles Ford Hyundai Nissan Sidebar Toyota
Tags: april 2009 sales, Chrysler, Ford, general motors, GM, Honda Accord, Hyundai, Nissan

By Colum Wood May 04 2009

Lotus Elise Purist Edition Announced

Lotus has confirmed that it will introduce a Purist Edition of the Elise for sale in the U.S. this year. The philosophy behind this new model is to bring the Elise back to what it was when it first crossed the pond and landed on U.S. shores. That means it will be a more basic...