Filed under: Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Toyota
2009 Toyota Corolla – Click above for high-res image gallery
As even mighty Toyota finds itself with excess production capacity in North America and elsewhere, the Japanese automaker has finally made the decision to shutter an assembly plant. The loss of the Pontiac Vibe means that it wasn’t viable to keep the [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Truck, Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Work, Toyota
Still from 2007 Toyota Dealer Training clip – click above image to watch the video
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve shown you the did-not-age-well 1989 Ford dealer training videos, and the completely laughable + hopeless late-Eighties Chevrolet dealer training clips. Interestingly, in the waning [...]
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler, Fiat, Diesel
As Chrysler moves forward with its post bankruptcy product plans, it’s looking increasingly like consolidation with new partner Fiat is the order of the day. Following the cancellation of the platform sharing deal with Nissan, it appears as if the company’s interest in the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance could be [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Crossover, Nissan
2010 Nissan Rogue – Click above for high-res image gallery
Nissan has just announced updated pricing information on its smallest crossover, the Rogue. New for 2010 is a so-called 360
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Great Rivalries: Automatic vs ManualIt used to be so easy: Manuals were for real drivers, automatics were for lame-os.
It used to be so easy: Manuals were for real drivers, automatics were for lame-os. Now we’ve got dual-clutch gearboxes that drive like automatics (scads), wet-clutch automatics that can tach up from a standing start like a [...]
