2010 Detroit Auto Show attendance beats ‘09 by 65k

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show

The 2009 edition of the Detroit Auto Show was depressing on a variety of levels, ranging from the number of automakers who either pulled out or didn’t bring anything new, to the industry’s general malaise as a whole. The show was upsetting on a regional level because attendance dropped.
Luckily, 2009 is [...]

Report: Mercury planning C-segment vehicle for 2012

Filed under: Sedan, Hatchback, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Rumormill

Lincoln Concept C – Click above for high-res image gallery

According to Automobile Magazine, Ford is putting Mercury on its list. Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves. Specifically, the list in question contains the names of 10 vehicles the Blue Oval plans to build off its global compact car platform. [...]

Chrysler jumps on bandwagon, offers incentives to Toyota customers

Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Toyota

2010 Dodge Ram HD – Click above for high-res image gallery

Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it would offer special incentives to Toyota owners in an effort to capitalize on the Japanese automaker’s recent recall troubles. Ford and Hyundai eventually followed suit, while Chrysler stood to the side [...]

First image from Pixar’s Cars 2 revealed?

Filed under: Etc.

The movie Cars 2 is slated for release in Summer 2011, and that means that Hollywood CGI types are busy sketching, rendering and compositing. Production artwork (seen above) found in Disney’s annual report, has Lightning McQueen running in Japan ahead of what we’d imagine is a Formula 1 car. The plot has McQueen [...]

Geneva Preview: Toyota pulls the sheet on retouched Auris

Filed under: Budget, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Toyota

2010 Toyota Auris – Click above for high-res image gallery

Toyota isn’t saying much about the refreshed 2010 Auris right now, waiting for the Geneva unboxing, but here are a couple of photos to get you excited. It looks like there will be little nips and tucks all around, [...]