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Archive: Sep 2015

  1. Ford F-150 plant in Kansas City threatens to ...

    Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, UAW/Unions, Ford, TruckFord’s Kansas City Assembly Plant, which builds the F-150, is threatening to strike in the coming days if the UAW workers there don’t get a new agreement with the Blue Oval soon.Continue reading…

  2. Haas F1 Team names Romain Grosjean to race se...

    Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, MotorsportsAmerican F1 team Haas has hired French driver Romain Grosjean of Lotus-Renault experience to lead the driver lineup for its upcoming inaugural season.Continue reading Haas F1 Team names Romain Grosjean t…

  3. Comment on First new Aston Martin Lagonda Tar...

    Guessing you’re referring to the Aston Martin Rapide - a 4 door DB9- but the last Lagonda car was the 1970s William Towns designed car

  4. VW fix would have cost $335 per vehicle...

    Filed under: Government/Legal, Green, Volkswagen, Sedan, Diesel, LuxuryMultiple reports indicate that Bosch warned VW in 2007 against using the engine management software VW used to skirt diesel emissions tests. A VW engineer warned the company again i…

  5. Old Car or New Car? 1993 Chevy Camaro vs 2015...

    Filed under: Green, Chevrolet, Honda, Auctions, Used Car Buying, Open RoadTwo very different 4,000-mile cars come up for auction and sell for similar money. With no other options, which one would you go for?Continue reading Old Car or New Car? 1993 Che…

  6. Comment on First new Aston Martin Lagonda Tar...

    The first in a generation? How long is that? I saw a 4 door saloon Aston/Lagonda based on the current Aston only three or four years ago. Does that not count?

  7. FCA employees likely to reject UAW contract...

    Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, UAW/Unions, Chrysler, FiatThings are not looking good for the UAW’s preliminary contract with Fiat Chrysler, as workers are projected to overwhelmingly reject the a deal.Continue reading FCA employees likely to reject…

  8. Fisker becomes Karma Automotive...

    Filed under: Green, Marketing/Advertising, FiskerInstead of adding the Elux name, the old Fisker is turning to its past with a name change to Karma Automotive.Continue reading Fisker becomes Karma AutomotiveFisker becomes Karma Automotive originally ap…

  9. Jaguar Land Rover remains bullish on diesels...

    Filed under: Green, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volkswagen, DieselJaguar Land Rover is pressing ahead with its plans to launch diesel engines in nearly all of its vehicles, despite the recent Volkswagen scandal.Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover remains bullis…

  10. Spectre shreds $37 million in cars...

    Filed under: TV/Movies, Aston Martin, Coupe, Luxury, PerformanceWith what we can only imagine is a very boastful smile, Spectre’s stunt coordinator explains how the film crew trashed seven specially built Aston Martins.Continue reading Spectre shreds $…