Just One Man’s Opinion
22
Dec
I do believe that true sign of the Automotive Apocalypse is now upon us. Toyota Motor Corp. is forecasting its first-ever annual operation loss in 2008!!! This is a company that has never had a loss in over 70-years. It’s being blamed by the perfect storm of relentless slow sales and crippling rise in the [...]
19
Dec
I’ve blogged about Nissan, Infiniti and Mitsubishi not showing up at the Detroit Auto Show, but that’s not completely true now. Detroit-area dealers are going to bring in vehicles off their lots to occupy the spots originally allocated to their company’s corporate displays. Nissan and Infiniti are displaying their cars only, no fancy lights [...]
18
Dec
First Honda pulls out of F1, now it looks like it’s getting more into “Green Cars”, by axing the next generation Acura NSX. The next generation NSX was going to get a 5.5-litre V10 that would have made at least 500 hp and front-mounted. The new NSX was expected to debut as a 2010 model, [...]
18
Dec
As the Automotive World comes crashing down, it’s also taking motorsports with it. Honda has pulled out of F1, Suzuki suspends it’s WRC involvement and now it seems that Subaru is also suspending it’s involvement in World Rally Championship. Which Subaru has been involved with WRC for two decades and has six world titles, [...]
12
Dec
According to Gasgoo.com, SAIC (Shangai Automotive Industry Corporation) could be potential buyers of Saturn from GM. SAIC and GM is already a partner to form Shanghai GM, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile and Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center. SAIC also has a partnership with VW to from Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive and is the current owner of MG, Roewe and [...]
10
Dec
I find this somewhat strange in today’s world, Chrysler has canceled its plans to develop a small car with China’s Chery Automobile Co. The executives from both companies cited changes in strategy and external market conditions has changed since signing the agreement in July 2007.
Chrysler and Chery had planned to make a Chery-made vehicle in [...]
4
Dec
Dear Santa,
Please make Volkswagen bring the Scirocco Studie R to USA as is and put it in my garage.
Thanks,
Andy
Well, as you may guess I really like the VW Scirocco Studie R that was revealed at the Bologna Motor Show. And it might come to the USA as the replacement for the GolfR32 for 2010 [...]
3
Dec
The UAW has finally stepped up and is going to help the big three. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger has agreed to delay making payments to a retiree health care trust in 2010. They has also agree to suspend the Jobs Bank program, which gave laid-off factory workers as much as 95 percent of their regular [...]