Filed under: GM, Earnings/Financials
When General Motors was on the verge of bankruptcy, cuts were made to salaried workers’ pay and benefits. The move was important to help preserve as much cash as possible while also showing the federal government and the United Auto Workers that everybody in the company was making a sacrifice. Some might [...]
Filed under: Budget, Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Renault, Rumormill
Despite rumors of Daimler and Renault collaborating on a four-door Smart model, no official tie-up between the two companies has been announced. That could change next year when Daimler will reportedly decide who its small-car partner will be. Daimler is getting even more heavily into the development of [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM
While the job may not be popular at all in terms of public opinion, General Motors departing lobbyist Ken Cole has done a pretty good job of making the automaker a sympathetic figure for those inclined to bend rules and bail out poorly-managed behemoths. Sure, GM’s stature in the public [...]
Filed under: SUV, Japan, Crossover, Mitsubishi
2010 Mitsubishi Outlander Roadest – click for high-res gallery
Normally when an automaker updates a model, even if it’s just a quick cosmetic change, the earlier version is treated like cheek meat – nobody wants it unless it’s a real good deal, and the dealers just want them gone. Mitsubishi [...]
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Lexus, Rumormill
Another country heard from – this time, a mole in Lexus of Europe has announced via the corporate Twitter account that the LFA’s V10 will definitely not be going into the GS F. The supercar’s 10-pot wonder is “bespoke to LFA,” which is ur-English for something custom made, [...]
