News about Motor Cars

From Funerals to Births: Revenge film crew on hand for Chevy Volt production

Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?GM delivers first drivable Chevrolet Volts to ChinaCoda names former GE exec Mark Jamieson as chief financial officerBetter Place expands Tokyo battery swap trials; taxis have changed packs 2,122 times alreadyVariable displacement oil pump...

August auto sales up 22% at Mercedes-Benz

Daimler AG, the world’s second- biggest manufacturer of luxury cars, said sales at its Mercedes- Benz unit jumped 22 percent in August as the E-Class and S-Class models found buyers in China, Germany and the U.S. Mercedes-Benz sold 81,000 cars and sport-utility vehicles, a 22 percent increase from a year earlier, Stuttgart, Germany- based Daimler said today in a statement. Eight-month deliveries gained 16 percent to 735,400 vehicles. Daimler is trying to retake its (...)

Mexico's Mastretta releases a few lines about MXT sports car for Paris

Mexican sports car intender Mastretta has officially announced that it will reveal the production version of its MXT at this month's Paris Motor Show. Longtime Autoblog readers may recall that the Latin auto was actually expected to go on sale back in 2009, but for unknown reasons, it evidently hasn't...

High winds to stop Saturday car ferries on Lake Michigan

Ludington -- The company that owns the SS Badger is cancelling its car ferries Saturday due to heavy winds and high waves on Lake Michigan.

Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit

San Francisco -- A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.

A cure for Island fever: Nissan teams up with Hawaii to promote electric vehicles

Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?GM delivers first drivable Chevrolet Volts to ChinaCoda names former GE exec Mark Jamieson as chief financial officerBetter Place expands Tokyo battery swap trials; taxis have changed packs 2,122 times alreadyVariable displacement oil pump...

AWESOME or AWFUL: Is A Matte Rolls-Royce Overkill?

If THIS Video Doesn't Motivate You To Drive SAFER This Labor Day Weekend, NOTHING Will!

Dearborn rally remarks spark criticism by Jewish group

Dearborn -- The executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan said his 12-minute speech today at a Jerusalem Day rally in front of Dearborn City Hall was misrepresented by a local Jewish group.

STUD or DUD: Is The 2011 Dodge Durango Going To BURY The 2011 Ford Explorer?

STUD or DUD: Is The 2011 Dodge Durango Going To BURY The 2011 Ford Explorer?

Although we have known that Dodge was going to be putting out an all-new, competitive sport-utility vehicle, we never thought it would be this intriguing. After all, did you see the last Durango? Couldn't hold a candle to this vehicle. I wonder if the Italians had anything to do with its styling because...

With Low Pump Prices, Motorists Dash Worries And Hit The Road

Heading out to the beach, or up to the mountains this weekend? Pump prices aren’t nearly as high as they were this spring, but they’re still enough to make cost-conscious, recession-battered travelers crunch the numbers before hitting the road. At only about 11 cents higher per gallon this year (to about $2.69 a gallon, on average)...

News from Premier Subaru!

On August 20th, Mary Ellen Dilella and her son, Tom Dilella, took delivery of their "new-to-them" 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i Sedan, in Obsidian Black, complete with a spoiler. They were officially announced as our 10,000th sale in our existence. Premier Subaru celebrated with champagne and gifts upon the...

DioGuardi exit leaves Jackson as lone 'American Idol' judge holdover

Los Angeles -- Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."

Paris Preview: Mitsubishi to debut Euro-spec i-MiEV

Spyshots: Is Phoenix Motorcars still working on a plug-in hybrid?GM delivers first drivable Chevrolet Volts to ChinaCoda names former GE exec Mark Jamieson as chief financial officerBetter Place expands Tokyo battery swap trials; taxis have changed packs 2,122 times alreadyVariable displacement oil pump...