Longtime partners Ford Motor Co. and Mazda plan to invest US$350 million in their AutoAlliance (AAT) plant in Thailand to support the production of the next generation of the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series compact pickup trucks, which are scheduled to be launched in the middle of 2011. The investment will go to plant upgrades and supplier…
2011 Volkswagen Amarok
We keep hearing that the Volkswagen Amarok, four-wheel-drive crew-cab V-dub pickup built in Brazil, will come to the United States if the German company can end up at least 100,000 units in the region. Well, the latest report by the folks at InsideLine says that the Amarok pickup won’t be coming to the stateside.
“Volkswagen is not planning currently to market the Amarok in the U.S.. It is destined for South America, Europe, Russia, Australia, South Africa and New Zeala…
Dearborn — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday announced an overhaul of the engine lineup in the popular F-150, with four choices designed to improve fuel efficiency in pickups going on sale starting this fall.
Dearborn — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday announced an overhaul of the engine lineup in the popular F-150, with four choices designed to improve fuel efficiency in pickups going on sale starting this fall.
Schadenfreude recently brought the elder Niedermeyer out of his summer semi-retirement, and for the most part, it’s a consistent inspiration for much of our content here at TTAC. But as natural and healthy as it is to laugh and learn from the mistakes of others, for some reason I’m just not feeling it today. Blame [...]
Schadenfreude recently brought the elder Niedermeyer out of his summer semi-retirement, and for the most part, it’s a consistent inspiration for much of our content here at TTAC. But as natural and healthy as it is to laugh and learn from the mistakes of others, for some reason I’m just not feeling it today. Blame [...]
The sport utility vehicle (SUV) has grown through a noticeable metamorphosis within the past 20 years. Popularized through the 1990s as an affordable yet ambitious family vehicle, the SUV was in fact a cheaper product for auto manufacturers to build than sedans and minivans. Eventually deciding not to continue passing the savings to the customers within the hot SUV market, the tall-standing conveyances began springing larger price tags as luxury became the true focus. Adapting to the confines of the cr…
The sport utility vehicle (SUV) has grown through a noticeable metamorphosis within the past 20 years. Popularized through the 1990s as an affordable yet ambitious family vehicle, the SUV was in fact a cheaper product for auto manufacturers to build than sedans and minivans. Eventually deciding not to continue passing the savings to the customers within the hot SUV market, the tall-standing conveyances began springing larger price tags as luxury became the true focus. Adapting to the confines of the cr…
General Motors may bring a new minivan and midsize pickup to the U.S. market, a new report suggests.Three Bloomberg sources say “the new GM” is considering a fresh midsize truck, minivan, and even a flagship Cadillac sedan that differs from the XTS pictured below.The Traverse now functions as Chevrolet’s big, 7-8 passenger people-mover after the Uplander minivan was discontinued in 2008. GM is determining whether the Cruze-based Opel Zafira minivan, shown here, could feasibly be made bigger. Compare sale…