Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Videos
Holdiman Motor terminated dealer plea – click above image to watch the video
Since government money washed in to pump out General Motors’ and Chrysler’s swamped and nearly sunken businesses, there’s been little mention of the cuts to the dealer base that both automakers have made as part of [...]
Filed under: Sedan, Wagon, Europe, Alfa Romeo
2009 Alfa Romeo 159 – Click above for high-res image gallery
The current Alfa Romeo 159 is a bit of a Jekyll-and-Hyde affair. Unspeakably gorgeous on the one hand, its aging, Saab-based platform means its dynamic performance doesn’t come anywhere close to cashing the checks its aggressive styling writes out. [...]
Filed under: Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Renault
Renault Twingo RS 133 Cup – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hot hatch enthusiasts the world over know that Renault makes some of the best in the business. The Clio Renaultsport, in its various iterations, has a strong following, as does the Megane RS. And with [...]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Marketing/Advertising
McLaren MP4-12C – Click above for an image gallery
How many low-production exotic supercars have we had to gaze at longingly from across the ocean? The prohibitively high cost of homologation for the U.S. market has kept more than a few niche automakers away. Even the mighty McLaren F1 had [...]
Filed under: Car Buying, Auctions, GM
Back in August, General Motors began a pilot program in which it opened up its own eBay mega store. A total of 225 dealers had participated in the California-only pilot, but GM has decided to pull the plug on the program effective today. With the program ending instead of [...]
