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Cadillac Rolls Out New Design for its Dealerships

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:28:25 +0000

While the bigwigs at General Motors are mulling to expand production of Cadillacs outside of North America before the end of 2012, here in the States, the focus is on improving the customer experience at the brand’s dealerships. Today, the Detroit automaker rolled out a new design for Cadillac showrooms that will become the standard [...]

Mark Higgins breaks Isle of Man TT circuit record with Subaru WRX STI sedan

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:25:10 +0000

For any sports car in the world, a record-breaking Nurburgring lap is one of the most important deciding factors of its credibility. However, there is another place in the world where records are just as important – the Isle of Man. Located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within [...]

Eric Leong’s Radical 2015 Toyota Prius Design Study

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:22:45 +0000

As part of last year’s Toyota Design Internship, industrial designer Eric Leong produced this interesting take on the third-generation Toyota Prius for the year 2015. By acknowledging that wind resistance is one of the key factors in improving vehicle economy, Leong’s Prius III hybrid is extremely slippery. Described by the designer as moving, “through [the [...]

Report: China reboots Cash For Clunkers program

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:18:53 +0000

If there’s been a single reason for hope among auto executives during the past few lean years, it’s been spelled C-H-I-N-A. Despite being a difficult regulatory environment with many hoops for automakers to jump through, the People’s Republic has shone as the industry’s brightest and biggest hope for big volumes and bigger profits. Certainly, the [...]

BMW leads rivals in global premium sales

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:14:44 +0000

BMW is leading the 2011 race for the best-selling global premium brand, breezing past its fellow German rivals with a 19 percent increase in sales for the month of May. The BMW brand sold 121,168 vehicles worldwide in May while Audi sold 113,400 and Mercedes-Benz 108,766 units. Audi too saw its May 2011 sales rise [...]

Shifting gears: Ford drops seven-seat, gas-only C-Max from North American plans

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:07:32 +0000

Ford’s C-Max MPV arrived on our shores at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show boasting seating for seven, but that model apparently had an asterisk lurking in the shadows. Ford announced today that the C-Max heading for North American showrooms will only feature seating for five. In addition to its reduced seating capacity, Ford also announced [...]

Aston Martin V12 Zagato race cars headed to Nurburgring for final preparations

Kleo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:05:11 +0000

There are plenty of things to admire about a company like Aston Martin, and not the least of them is that it loves racing as much as it loves making sports cars. Take its latest product, for example. After its debut at the Villa d’Este concours, Aston announced that it would take the V12 Zagato [...]

Next-generation Nissan Qashqai to be wholly British-made

Kleo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:32 +0000

Nissan has announced that the next-generation Qashqai compact SUV will be made entirely in the U.K. The Franco-Japanese automaker announced the news at a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street today where Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, was also present. The creation of the next-generation Qashqai will involve design of [...]

Report: U.S. hesitant to sell its GM stock due to low price

Kleo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:29:24 +0000

The United States government still has a vested interest in the success of General Motors. In fact, the U.S. government is sitting on 500 million shares, which are currently worth about $14.3 billion dollars based on current prices. There is a problem, though, as the U.S. Treasury Department was hoping to get a larger pile [...]

Mercedes-Benz Shows Off its New 2012 ML-Class SUV on Film

Kleo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:26:52 +0000

By now, you know that Mercedes-Benz has released the new 2012 ML-Class ahead of its world premiere at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. If you’re curious to see how the German firm’s American-made SUV looks on road, this is your lucky day as Mercedes has just published two official videos including a five-minute long film of [...]