Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
There are lots of new and redesigned vehicles being built for the 2011 model year, and to help you sift through them, I’ve put together my Top 10 list of them. They range from the mainstream to luxury, but they’re all significant for the industry, manufacturer, or both. Click past the jump to see what made my list and why.
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Garmin Nuvi 785T
Remember the laptop battery recalls which came and went a couple years ago? Yeah, me too. It seems that an unknown number of Garmin satellite navigation units can spark a fire if their faulty batteries get too hot. The affected units are available both as built-in navigation units sold with a car and through the aftermarket.
There’s a long list of recalled units after the jump, including specific recalls from Nissan and Suzuki. As more manufacturers figure out specifics, we’ll be sure and keep you informed.
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The numbers are (mostly) in, and the news isn’t good. August sales were down over 5% from July’s, and none of the major automakers were even close to the amount of vehicles they moved in July. Toyota took the biggest hit percentage-wise, followed by Ford and GM. Honda was only down about 4,000 vehicles overall, and almost everyone else stayed flat. The only companies to have better sales month-to-month were Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz. Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: August, 2010′
Well, it’s finally happened – Ford completed the sale of Volvo to Geely, the Chinese automaker. Geely forked over 1.8 billion, according to a press release by Ford. Most of it was in cash, but there was also a $200 million “note” involved.
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After so much other news on the 2011 Volvo S60, Volvo took the wraps off of it at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The videos after the jump do a good job of showing off, so I won’t make you wait – click through the jump.
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This week, Volvo released several videos of their upcoming 2011 S60. The car will be shown off at the Geneva auto show next month, but until then, we’ve got the videos after the jump. There are a bunch of them, but they show pretty much all aspects (minus the new-car smell) of what is surely to be a hit for Volvo when it shows up at dealers later this year.
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