Chrysler plans to idle minivan plant in St. Louis

Filed under: Trends, Minivans/MPVs, SUVs, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler, LLC., Dodge, Jeep, Earnings/Financials Click above high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Now that General Motors and Ford have completely abandoned the minivan market for good, the American originator of the species faces only Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Kia and soon Volkswagen as manufacturers that [...]

BMW to revive M1 Procar series for one last hurrah

Filed under: Motorsports, Time Warp, BMW Click for hi-res gallery of the original BMW M1 Procar BMW has announced that the legendary M1 Procar series will return for a one-time curtain call in support of the upcoming German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on July 19-20. The series originally ran in fields of 20 in support [...]

Audi R8 debuts as DTM safety car

Filed under: Motorsports, Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars, Audi Click for hi-res gallery of the Audi R8 DTM safety car Audi has announced that its superlative R8 sportscar will serve as the safety car for the ever-popular DTM touring car championship, having also served in the same capacity for the recently-concluded 24 Hours of Le Mans. Audi’s [...]

VIDEO: Sylvester Stallone shilling for VW in Brazil

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen Many actors loan out their famous faces to make some extra coin in foreign markets without over saturating their image here in the States. Big screen tough guy Sylvester Stallone is no different, and since he hasn’t had a good financially successful picture since Demolition Man, he was probably [...]

CARB requires all new cars in California to bear “green” labels

Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal, Green As of January 1, 2009, all vehicles sold in California will be required to display a window sticker that rates the “environmental performance” of the new car or truck. Initiated by the California EPA Air Resources Board (CARB), the label is designed to “…arm consumers with the information they [...]