Mercedes offering Spirit of AMG “Emotion Tours” to Affalterbach

Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Etc., Europe, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Unless you’re into robot spotting, it doesn’t take many factory tours before you punch the ‘Been There Done That’ card. Of course, there are exceptions, such as when AMG bundles tours of its Affalterbach facilities with excursions like jazz concerts, golf, and driving its growling wares over the [...]

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 9.15.10

Review: 2011 Ford F-450 Lariat
The king of its class gets updated for 2011 and we test out the top-spec Lariat model to see how it copes with the daily grind.

Video(s): Mini Countryman WRC gets wrung out

The Countryman may seem like an odd entrant into WRC, but couple the marque’s rally heritage with these latest spy [...]

Report: Electric CUV coming from Kia in 2013

Filed under: Technology, Crossover, Electric, South Korea

According to Reuters, Kia is looking to jump into the EV fight with an electrified CUV. Parent company Hyundai said that it’s planning to turn out a total of 2,500 battery-operated vehicles by 2012. A total of 500 of those will be Hyundai BlueOn models, but the rest of [...]

Report: Visteon set to emerge from 15-month long bankruptcy

Filed under: Government/Legal, Ford

Automotive News reports that long-time Ford supplier Visteon should exit bankruptcy by October after 15 long months in reorganization. If all goes according to play, Visteon should exit Chapter 11 with less debt, more diversity of clientele and a healthier auto industry to sustain future success. Visteon’s reorganization plan got the thumbs [...]

AutoblogGreen for 09.15.10

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