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Category Archives: Car Companies
The death of the Jaguar XJ
For 41 years, Jaguar’s flagship XJ retained the same basic shape, evolving from generation to generation to better suit the times.Then Ian Callum came along and designed the XF.
General Motors announces wind down of Hummer
General Motors has announced that they will be winding down the Hummer brand, as they could not complete a deal with Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery.
FBI raids Toyota suppliers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided the offices of three of Toyota’s suppliers in Michigan. What has Toyota gotten themselves into this time?
Horchaus to import Europe-only Audis to North America
Horchaus, the Canadian distributor for MTM, has been given permission by Audi to import Europe-only Audis into North America. The cars in question are the RS4 Avant, RS4 Convertible, S3, RS6 and RS6 Avant, Q7 V12 TDI and TT RS.
Uwe Gemballa goes missing
Uwe Gemballa, the founder of tuning company Gemballa, has gone missing while on a business trip in Johannesburg, South Africa. The German police is sending officers to South Africa for investigation.
Spyker and GM finalize Saab deal, finally end the Saab saga
Yes, this is it. The Saab saga is definetly over, there’s no chance of Spyker pulling out like Koenigsegg did. General Motors has completed the transfer of ownership to Spyker, and Saab is officially saved. Congratulations Saab!
Hyundai – The new Toyota?
Toyota’s reputation is kaput, so what’s next? Hyundai of course, bear with me on this one.
Toyota recalls some more cars, company president apologizes for situation
Another day, another recall from Toyota. Two recalls in fact. Toyota is recalling 133,000 2010 Toyota Priuses and 14,500 2010 Lexus HS250h’s, as well as 7,300 2010 Toyota Camrys, both for braking issues, although the two separate recalls are unrelated.
Spyker reveals more details on Saab deal as well as Saab business plan, gets extra funding
Spyker has released more details on their Saab deal with GM, as well as their business plan for Saab.