Mexico-based start-up automaker VUHL promises big performance, offers few details: Autoweek TV
Also in this episode: U.S. buyers may get the Volvo V60 wagon after all, and GM trims the fat to boost its fleet fuel economy.
Kia’s Forte Super Bowl ad features violent android lady: Automaker misses synergistic opportunity by not placing a call to Danzig
There’s no Jimmy Cliff or Flaming Lips in
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Toyota settles an unintended-acceleration lawsuit: Automaker works to clear up legal claims
Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement with family member of two people killed in a 2010 crash that involved the unintended acceleration of a
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Hyundai EPA Investigation Spurred By American Automaker?
Hyundai has been steadily improving its vehicles for years, but the real breakthrough arrived with the current generation of vehicles. Particularly the Sonata and Elantra surprised critics, and both vehicles became recognized as leaders in their classes.
One of the big selling points of the Elantra has been fuel economy, coming in at the critical 40 mpg mark. The Accent and Veloster followed and Hyundai promoted the fact that it had four models returning 40 mpg or over. It all sounded great but the p…
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World’s Largest Automaker 2012, An Update
September Production and Full Year Forecast
9M ’12
9M ’11
YoY
Proj ’12
Toyota
7,681,891
5,583,328
37.6%
10,243,000
GM
7,054,000
6,948,000
1.5%
9,405,000
Volkswagen
6,710,000
6,110,000
9.8%
8,947,000
Black: Company data.
Toyota, GM: Production. VW: Deliveries. Forecast by TTAC
With GM’s third quarter release also and finally came the long-awaited global production numbers for the first nine months. We need production, because the race for the world’s lar…
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World’s Largest Automaker 2012, An Update
September Production and Full Year Forecast
9M ’12
9M ’11
YoY
Proj ’12
Toyota
7,681,891
5,583,328
37.6%
10,243,000
GM
7,054,000
6,948,000
1.5%
9,405,000
Volkswagen
6,710,000
6,110,000
9.8%
8,947,000
Black: Company data.
Toyota, GM: Production. VW: Deliveries. Forecast by TTAC
With GM’s third quarter release also and finally came the long-awaited global production numbers for the first nine months. We need production, because the race for the world’s lar…
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Top 5 Coolest Cop Cars from Automaker Performance Divisions
Consider it a police officer’s dream and an auto enthusiast’s nightmare. On display in Munich, Germany is a 2013 BMW M5 police car, which has us strangely excited yet frightened at the same time. Thankfully, an M5 police car would likely never become reality in the U.S. where taxpayers would surely give their municipality hell [...]
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World’s Largest Automaker: TTAC Up-Revises GM’s Year-End Estimate By 300,000 Units
Yesterday, we did one of our regular checks on the World’s Largest Automakers. Today, finally some good news for the GM camp: TTAC is up-revising its year-end projection for GM by some 300,000 units. Here is why:
Half-Year Production and Full Year Forecast
6M ’12
6M ’11
YoY
Proj ’12
Toyota
5,247,777
3,375,692
55.5%
10,496,000
GM
4,816,000
4,727,000
1.9%
9,632,000
Volkswagen
4,450,000
4,090,000
8.8%
8,900,000
6 month data based on company quarterly reports
Toyo…
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Automaker tests show damage to older car engines from running on E15 ethanol
A 2010 decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow the sale of gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (called E15) has come under fire from many groups. The latest is the Auto Alliance, an auto industry lobbying group representing several major automakers. The Alliance has published a new study saying that up to 5 million cars on the road today may be damaged by the higher concentrations of ethanol.
The study showed problems with damaged valves and valve seats in some car en…
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2012 Annual Auto Issue: The grades are in, Consumer Reports releases its automaker report cards
Riding a wave of impressive redesigned models in the last few years, Subaru for the first time has earned the top score in Consumer Reports automaker report cards for 2012. Meanwhile, Honda, which had been the perennial winner for the past four years, slipped two points to fourth place among 13 major automakers, behind Mazda and Toyota.
Subaru’s score of 75—two points higher than last year—reflects better test scores for such redesigned models as the Impreza, Legacy, and Outback over …