Embargo – over. Pictures – out. And the 2008 Volkswagen Scirocco looks like… a Golf with a sleeker nose. Seriously, this is it? So they say over at Motor Authority, where these “official” pictures have been posted. It looks good, but mainly like a Golf with a sleeker nose. The rear end is somewhat different, [Continue]
After a $12.6b loss in 2006, Ford is reporting a slightly smaller shortfall this year. After releasing preliminary 2007 losses at $2.67b in January, Ford has revised the number slightly to $2.72b. As we reported below, Bill Ford is spinning this smaller loss as an indication of profits to come on the auto-making end of [Continue]
Who is the most deserving of the first annual Bob Lutz Award? We’re looking for the automotive executive who said the most outrageous, politically incorrect or just plain dumb thing. Since this is the first time for the award, we’ve allowed nominees from the past; next time we’ll limit it to the past calendar year. [Continue]
The 1.6-liter four-pot in the Chevrolet Aveo (né Daewoo Kalos) is the smallest engine GM offers in the U.S. Automotive News reports that’s about to change, as The General goes smaller in a big way. The world’s second largest automaker will introduce a 1.4-liter gas engine (that’s just 250cc’s more than half the [Continue]
Having failed to go it alone, small electric vehicle (EV) companies are finally realizing that they need large, experienced partners to help with supply chains, mass production and distribution. Th!nk Global (previously and more accurately known as Th!nk Nordic) builds and sells tiny EVs in Norway. At the Cleantech Forum in San Fran, Chairman [Continue]
