It seems that Ford is getting about as busy as a major company can be. What’s sort of interesting is that they make sure to tell us every single thing they do. Ford logo This time, Ford has announced that they plan to invest a sizable chunk of money into their Louisville plant in order [...]

A new, big, rear-drive Alfa Romeo sedan is set to spearhead a U.S. comeback for the Italian brand–and it’ll do it on the coattails of the 2011 Chrysler 300. Motor Authority reports that the plans for Chrysler and Fiat’s new attack on the U.S. market will be topped by a new rear-drive sedan for Alfa [...]

General Motors has a clear path out of bankruptcy, thanks to a Federal court’s ruling this morning that the formation of a “New GM” can take place. What lies ahead for one of the four brands that’s on the winning side of GM’s Chapter 11 filing? For Cadillac, the future seems to be circling around [...]

Four-door coupes are still a relatively new segment, especially in the mainstream large luxury arena, which the Mercedes-Benz CLS essentially has to itself for now. But Audi has a rival in the works, a sleek yet spacious four-door cruiser called the A7, and it’s due in late 2010. Recent heavy investments in the Neckarsulm plant [...]

According to the newsletter AutoBeat Asia, China will also be home to a production facility for the Chevy Volt’s to be sold in the Chinese market.  The newsletter goes on to state that all Volts built in China will be sold within the country with no plans for exports of Chinese made Volts. Beginning in [...]

On Thursday June 4th at its main plant in Okayama Japan, Mitsubishi Motors has become the world’s first automaker to begin mass production of an electric car. The vehicle that has begun rolling off the assembly line is the Mitsubishi iMiEV, a pure electric car with 100 miles of driving range and a top speed of 90 [...]

You might think Chrysler would be doubled over in pain these days, given all the tsoris of bankruptcy court. But in fact, the company is holding its head high and has developed big plans for tomorrow–at least on paper. Yesterday, those plans made their way to the U.S. Department of Energy, when Chrysler handed over [...]

Don’t count on the diesel bar closing anytime soon, economists say. A new study by market-research firm Freedonia Group forecasts diesels to tap into 3.5% annual growth through 2012, driven in part by an increased popularity of small cars and trucks. (Did ya’ hear that, Detroit?) In the near future, diesels won’t rule the assembly [...]