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Ford’s response to GM pulling Facebook ad spending: You’re doing it wrong
Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it will be pulling its $10 million Facebook ad budget , just before the social-networking giant prepares to file for an IPO. The Detroit automaker said that it will stop advertising on Facebook, citing the ‘ineffectiveness of paid ads.’ Are other automakers feeling the same
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Antique EVs get their due at auctions, new museum
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , USA As Americans buy more Nissan Leafs, Chevrolet Volts and other electric-drive vehicles, some of those models’ forefathers are getting their due by way of auctions and museum exhibits. A 1909 Walker Vehicle Co. delivery van recently sold on eBay for $127,500, signifying that old-school vehicles that predate the Nissan Leaf by a 100 or so years can fetch a pretty penny, according to the Wall Street Journal
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Paris motor show 2012: Chevrolet Trax
Vauxhall Mokka lends its underpinnings to Chevrolet’s new compact SUV, the Chevrolet Trax
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Fisker says expert’s theory on garage blaze is incorrect
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , USA , Fisker “Our technologies and engine design have been fully tested and certified at the highest level. It is irresponsible and ill-informed for technology pundits to suggest otherwise in order to secure media attention for unfounded claims.” So says Paul Boskovitch, director of powertrain at Fisker , in response to reports that the Karma’s tight engine bay packaging may be the reason one car was blamed for a garage fire in Texas.
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Chevrolet Trax
The first picture has been released of the new Chevrolet Trax ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show
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Chevrolet Trax revealed
First picture of the new Chevrolet Trax small SUV has been released ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show
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New Chevrolet Trax is Chevy’s Buick Encore, won’t be coming to the U.S.
Gallery – 12 images GM has just dropped an image of a new compact crossover called the Chevrolet Trax, which will be based on the Buick Encore platform and will go on sale in more than 140 markets.
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Chevrolet Trax Debuts This Fall in Europe: 2012 Paris Auto Show
General Motors Europe will unveil the new Chevrolet Trax mini-crossover in September at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.
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Video: Watch the Lingenfelter Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hit 202 mph
Gallery – 23 images Earlier this month Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) announced that its modified Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 hit a top speed 202 mph . The tuner company has now released a video of the Camaro ZL1 hitting that top speed figure and you can check it all out after the jump. Check out the Top 10 things you need to know about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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Opel says no engineering jobs at risk from Peugeot
Reuters (Frankfurt) – General Motors’ (GM.N) loss-making European unit Opel does not plan to eliminate white collar engineering jobs at its Ruesselsheim development centre as a result of cooperating with PSA Peugeot (PEUP.PA). “GM/Opel and PSA have made it clear that they want to work together in.
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O.CT Tuning Modifies the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Edition
Obersheider Tuning straps a supercharger to the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Special Edition.
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Bob Lutz Continues to Stand By The Chevy Volt
By Jeff Cobb Since his days with GM, Bob Lutz was an ardent backer of the Volt – here shown as a concept car in January 2007 after its introduction at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Yesterday at the EVS 26 symposium in Los Angeles, former GM vice chairman and “father of the Chevy Volt” Bob Lutz defended his recent fighting back against right-leaning Volt detractors, while in related news, he continued to rally support for the car.