Thursday, January 28, 2010

CARSCOOP

CARSCOOP

Link to Carscoop

Video Interview with Spyker CEO Victor Muller and SAAB CEO Jan Ake Jonsson

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST

As you probably have already heard by now, SAAB was rescued on the 11th-hour on Tuesday when General Motors agreed to sell the struggling Swedish brand to Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars N.V. The deal is still subject to a European Commission approval of a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank, but GM expects that the sale will...


2011 VW Touareg SUV Prematurely Revealed Through Scale Toy?

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:26 PM PST

In the latest incident involving leaked photos of die cast replicas of future cars, two pictures depicting what is said to be a scale model of the next generation of the VW Touareg lit up the motoring press in Europe. The images suggest that Volkswagen's designers more or less kept the basic shape of the current model and sprinkled it with the...


Carlsson C25: Mercedes-Benz-Based Super GT to Debut in Geneva

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:40 AM PST

The closer we get to the 2010 Geneva Salon in March, the more automakers reveal their plans for one of the most important car shows of the year. Carlsson, the well-known Mercedes-Benz specialist, announced today that it will shake the covers off the C25, which it describes as the company's "first own-developed automobile". And by that, Carlsson...


Mazda Launches Not so Special 90th Anniversary Editions of Axela and Biante in Japan

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:34 AM PST

On January 30, 2010, Mazda will reach its 90th birthday and to celebrate the event, the automaker has begun churning out special edition versions of its cars like the Axela (known to the rest of the world as the Mazda3 hatch) and the Biante minivan, both of which went on sale in Japan today. However, truth to be said, there's nothing really...


New Astra gets Encased in Gigantic Snow Shaker

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:59 AM PST

We've seen a lot neat stuff over the years but this is a first. The folks over at Opel's sister company Vauxhall outdid themselves with the creation of a giant snow globe that was made especially for the Vauxhall Ice Skate event that will take place in London on Thursday, January 28. The one-of-a-kind snow shaker measures five-meters in diameter...


Mercedes-Benz Begins Production of Hand-Built SLS AMG Gullwing in Germany

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:20 AM PST

Following its world premiere at last year's Frankfurt show, series production of the new SLS AMG Gullwing has now started at Mercedes-Benz's largest production plant located in Sindelfingen, Germany, the company announced today. Notably, the SLS AMG's chassis and aluminum body-shell are produced by Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH in...


2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan Photoshop Based on Detroit Show NCC Concept

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:41 AM PST

When we first saw Volkswagen's New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept car at this month's Detroit Auto Show, two things came to mind: 1) The design study looks too close to production to be just another concept, and 2) If someone added an extra set of doors at the back, we'd get a pretty good idea of what the next generation Jetta will look like. ...


Euro-Spec Mazda6 Facelift to Debut at Geneva Show

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:01 AM PST

Following the announcement on the release of the refreshed Atenza in Japan, Mazda revealed that the facelift version of the European market Mazda6 will have its premiere alongside the all-new Mazda5 and one more car that has yet to be named, at this year's Geneva Motor Show in March. Like its sister model in Japan, the new Mazda6 has received...


Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)