There will soon be a brand new Ford F-150 on the market. So what’s changing on the Ford F-Series Trucks. Recently Ford unveiled the Atlas Concept pick-up which clearly points the way to a new and even more rugged Ford pickup. But perhaps the biggest surprise is Ford’s focus on Fuel economy. In this interview [...]
The new generation of the SRT Viper will eventually get an automatic transmission according to SRT President and CEO Ralph Gilles. “In the lifecycle of this car it will have some kind of automated transmission,” Gilles says in the video below. “Automatic transmissions are so much better in that they don’t cost you any [...]
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today apologized for using the term ‘shyster loans’ at an car industry conference Friday to describe the government loans that kept Chrysler afloat last year. “I used a term in reference to the interest rate being charged on our government loans that has raised concern. I regret the remark which I [...]
Speaking to reporters recently Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed what many have already guessed…that he wants Jeep to own the SUV market in Chrysler’s portfolio of automotive brands. “Why would any brand (in the new Chrysler showrooms) but Jeep have an SUV?” he asked rhetorically, according to Edmunds Auto Observer. “Jeep needs to define the [...]
“I’m Not a Car Guy” – Huh? The Wall Street Journal ran a story the weekend before the Detroit Auto Show on the new CEO of General Motors. The headline read “’I’m Not a Car Guy’: On the Road With the New Man at GM’s Wheel.” It was relatively flattering piece, portraying a hard charging, [...]
Porsche has a new CEO and he's a top Volkswagen man. Volkswagen has named 57-year-old Matthias Mueller, VW' its top car strategist, to replace Michael Macht as the top man at the Stuttgart sports car company. As you may recall from THIS story Porsche almost went bankrupt in an attempt to take over Volkswagen but [...]
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda today apologized to Congress as well as his company's customers for the recent safety lapses that have lead to tragic driver deaths and millions of subsequent recalled Toyota cars. "I'm deeply sorry for any accident that Toyota drivers have experienced," said the Toyoda the grandson of the founder of the world's [...]
Four words is what Toyota's President and CEO, Akio Toyoda said but they are hugely important to the company's future sales. "I am deeply sorry," said the grandson of the automaker's founder in Davos, Switzerland speaking to the the Japaneses press.
The insiders take on today's resignation of Fritz Henderson is pretty straightforward; he didn't resign but he was forced out. Be that as it may (or may not be) GM's Chairman Ed Whitacre will now take on the role of CEO of the nation's largest automaker until a permanent replacement can be found. Once again [...]
