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- GM Offers $1,000 Incentives To Toyota Owners
- Report: VW Planning R Performance Division
- V-Vehicle Is Vying For $320 Million In DOE Loans
- VW Boss Hints At 'Baby' Porsche Roadster, Smaller SUV
- To Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a Rebate
- Hyundai Enters The Superbowl Fray With Six Ads
- Toyota Dealership Goes Green—With More Than Prius And Recycling
- Driven: 2010 Jaguar XKR
- BMW Evaluates MINI E Testers, Says Most Are Happy
- 2011 BMW 335is Coupe And Convertible Pricing Revealed
| GM Offers $1,000 Incentives To Toyota Owners Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST  Toyota’s stuck accelerator pedal debacle has seen millions of cars recalled and now a halt on sales for eight different models (RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, Tundra, and Sequoia) put in place. Despite the seriousness of the issue, Toyota has been sluggish to respond to its customers so it's little wonder that many are...
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| Report: VW Planning R Performance Division Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:01 PM PST  Earlier this week we got a detailed look at the 2011 Volkswagen Golf R, which is expected to hit U.S. dealers in the first half of next year. But VW isn't stopping there--an R division is in the works, to be a hub for VW's hotted-up models. The news comes by way of an unnamed executive via report at Inside Line. The new R division will be built as...
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| V-Vehicle Is Vying For $320 Million In DOE Loans Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:10 AM PST  In June of last year, the Department of Energy announced $8 billion of low-interest loans for automakers in the first round of funding from its $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Of that total, $5.9 billion went to Ford, $1.6 billion went to Nissan, and $465 million went to Tesla. (Since then, Fisker has also received...
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| VW Boss Hints At 'Baby' Porsche Roadster, Smaller SUV Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:19 AM PST  Tracing the rumor-paved path of the Porsche "baby" roadster is tricky. It has been confirmed, denied, rendered and now today, hinted at by VW chief Martin Winterkorn. If it does come, the new roadster would slot in below the Boxster and share a platform with VW and Audi vehicles. If that sounds a lot like the Porsche 914 to you, that's because it...
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| To Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a Rebate Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:06 AM PST  Speakers throughout today's Electric Drive Transportation Association conference agree: Plug-in electric cars that use little or no gasoline are coming. It's no longer an "if", it's now a "when." To help boost early adoption of cars that run mostly or entirely on grid power, the Federal government offers tax rebates of $2,500 to $7,500 to private...
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| Hyundai Enters The Superbowl Fray With Six Ads Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:05 AM PST  Yesterday we mentioned that Kia was making its first-ever foray into Superbowl advertising with a spot for the 2011 Kia Sorento. Now we've learned that Kia's big sister, Hyundai, will also be capitalizing on its 2009 success with some game day ads of its own -- six, in fact. Of that total, two will play during the game itself, and four will run...
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| Toyota Dealership Goes Green—With More Than Prius And Recycling Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:55 AM PST  Whether you're among the most eco-savvy customers considering the 2010 Toyota Prius or just a smart shopper who'd prefer to buy green, it's likely you haven't thought about this one: Just how green is the dealership itself? An Oregon new-car dealership—one that sells the Prius, of course—is hoping to appeal on that basis; Kendall Toyota in Eugene...
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| Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:30 AM PST  I'm an intrepid sort of test driver. And not how you think. I try very hard not to get arrested testing the limits of a car's performance on public roads. (More on that below.) Rather, I test the limits of reason since, as an avid cyclist, and journalist on that subject, too, I'm often taking all sorts of liberties trying to squeeze bicycles into...
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| BMW Evaluates MINI E Testers, Says Most Are Happy Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:43 AM PST  In theory, the MINI should do well as an electric car: not only is its small size appropriate for a battery electric vehicle, but its target market of youthful, adventurous drivers are exactly the kind of eco-friendly early adopters who'd dig a plug-in ride. Unfortunately, when the MINI E arrived on HighGearMedia's doorstep, John Voelcker's...
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| 2011 BMW 335is Coupe And Convertible Pricing Revealed Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST  What may have been one of this year's worst-kept auto industry secrets, BMW's new 335is Coupe and Convertible is almost ready for sale and in the lead up to the cars’ unveiling at the 2010 New York Auto the automaker has revealed pricing for the sporty duo. Both cars were designed and engineered exclusively for the U.S. market and are set to...
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