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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics shows up on set of Mission: Impossible 4
Posted on 04.25.2011 09:00 by Kirby Filed under: BMW | coupe | hybrid cars | concept cars | Celebrity Cars | BMW Vision EfficientDynamics | Cars | Car News The fourth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise is right smack in the middle of shooting and we’re already hearing about some of the (...)
2011-04-25 09:00:00 | Top SpeedJapan quake jolts auto output; Toyota may fall to No.3
Toyota Motor Corp. may slip to No. 3 in the world automaker sales rankings behind General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG due to Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis, which slashed local output by almost two-thirds in March alone.
2011-04-25 09:00:00 | Automotive NewsSaab set for more loan talks amid concern on terms
Cash-strapped automaker Saab said Monday it plans to continue talks this week to secure funding amid concern that the terms attached to a deal would be too onerous for the long-running Swedish brand.
2011-04-25 08:31:43 | Automotive NewsJCI lifts 2011 revenue forecast after stronger quarterly results
Johnson Controls Inc. posted higher quarterly earnings today and raised its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2011 due to the stronger euro and higher growth estimates for its building efficiency unit.
2011-04-25 08:31:42 | Automotive News![Isis AM01 is a Dutch-built, WRX STI-powered supercar [w/video]](http://img1.motorfeed.info/web630-isis-am01-amsterdam-s.jpg "Isis AM01 is a Dutch-built, WRX STI-powered supercar [w/video]")
Isis AM01 is a Dutch-built, WRX STI-powered supercar [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, MISC Isis AM01 - Click above for high-res image gallery What you're looking at isn't the latest homologation special to come from an automaker's sports prototype racing program. (It's not an imaginary spy agency from a cartoon show for that matter, either.) It's a Dutch supercar of sorts, and you can buy one now. It's called the Isis AM01, and it may not be pretty, but it is, well... intriguing. Forget (...)
2011-04-25 08:29:00 | AutoBlogSparrow Health System says it won't hire smokers
Lansing— Sparrow Health System says that starting next month it won't hire anyone who tests positive for nicotine or tobacco products.
2011-04-25 08:27:00 | DetNews.comMercedes-Benz slots 4 compacts for U.S.:
Mercedes-Benz will launch four compact vehicles in the United States in the next three years with starting prices of $30,000 or below.
2011-04-25 08:16:20 | AutoWeekMitsubishi plans to halt U.S. production of 3 models in August:
Mitsubishi will stop making three models at its Normal, Ill., plant in August.
2011-04-25 08:07:16 | AutoWeek2011 Acura MDX Advanced Entertainment
2011 Acura MDX Advanced EntertainmentThe MDX is is probably the best Acura period.I attended the media launch of the original Acura MDX way back in April 2000, and I've always liked the vehicle since. This second generation is getting on in years but has aged well. The overall demeanor of the vehicle is very satisfying. It's luxurious and well-built and comfortable but not ostentatious. It is only as big as it needs to be, (...)
2011-04-25 08:04:00 | Automobile MagazineHonda works on a successor to the NSX:
Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito says his company is developing a sports car that will be the spiritual successor to the discontinued Acura NSX.
2011-04-25 08:03:14 | AutoWeek
Alfa Romeo GT Cabriolet unearthed as the project that could have saved Bertone
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Europe, Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo GT Cabriolet - Click above for high-res image gallery The image of wafting around the Italian countryside in an open-air cabriolet is inextricably intertwined with our typical notion of Italian motoring. It's somewhat surprising, then, that there wasn't a single four-seat convertible on offer from Italy's automakers until the relatively recent introductions of the Fiat 500C, Ferrari California and Maserati GranCabrio. But there nearly could have (...)
2011-04-25 07:59:00 | AutoBlog500-year-old book surfaces in Utah
Salt Lake City— Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets.
2011-04-25 07:12:00 | DetNews.comWayne State team part of environmental car contest
Detroit— A team of Wayne State University engineering students has been selected to participate in a national competition to design more environmentally friendly cars.
2011-04-25 07:07:00 | DetNews.comGiffords cleared to attend shuttle launch
Houston— Doctors have given Rep. Gabrielle Giffords the go-ahead to travel to Cape Canaveral this week to watch husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch, Kelly says.
2011-04-25 07:07:00 | DetNews.comAlligator finds its way into woman's bathroom
Palmetto, Fla.— A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom — a 7-foot alligator.
2011-04-25 07:07:00 | DetNews.com