All right people, you know that the Toyota recall is some of the biggest news to hit the auto market since – well, in a while right? People crashing into buildings, other cars and people just all around getting hurt. It is difficult to handle, but Toyota is doing an okay job … I think.
Right now however, there are many people that are actually filing lawsuits again Toyota to pay for things like – higher car insurance premiums because they crashed because of the fact that their gas pedal was stuck.
What do you guys think about this? For me – I think it’s a great idea. I mean honestly, I think that Toyota was stupid to not start the recall earlier.
For those of you that have been following the auto news surrounding Saab, there is an update! Finally, someone is going to purchase Saab and that is Spyker. T Spyker has extended the deadline on its final-final offer to purchase Saab from GM and I can tell you that this Dutch company is serious.
General Motors has set a deadline of December 31st to conclude its sale completely of Saab and while we know that Spyker is working on purchasing the brand, there are some obstacles that they are trying to overcome right now.
Hopefully – for all you Saab fans out there, the deal goes through and Spyker does end up purchasing the Swedish brand.
If you are a Saab fan and you have been waiting on pins and needles to hear if Koenigsegg is actually going to buy Saab from GM – I am the bearer of bad news. Well – actually, autoblog.com is because that is where I caught this headline from. Koenigsegg is actually pulling out of the negotiations to buy Saab.
Right now – no one really knows what is going to happen with the Swedish automaker’s future right now. It is really unclear exactly what is going to happen but GM is going to take the next several days in order to actually assess the situation and figure out what they are going to do.
GM is really looking to get Saab off of their plate so they can move onto bigger brands but no one really seems to take all that much interest in this brand.
Have you been one of the many people that are waiting for your brand new Porsche Panameras? Well, the trek from Germany seems to taking a heck of a lot longer than expected. However, Porsche, being the fantastic customer-service company that they are, they are actually going to be giving out complimentary Porsche-luggage to the 195 people that are waiting for their own Panameras.
While that might seem like a weird – or odd gift, this luggage is not just any luggage, it is actually worth about $3,580, according to Autoweek and autoblog.com and that is worth more money than what I have in my checking account right now!
That seems like a really nice trade off doesn’t it? For me it does, heck I’d take some custom luggage!
If you have been following along with the General Motors news, you would have read that GM actually partnered with Chris Fesler’s custom car shop. Now though, we are finally able to reveal some of the pictures that have come out as a result of that partnership and I am proud to say that the 2010 Fesler-Moss Camaro is absolutely beautiful.
Not only is the 2010 Fesler-Moss Camaro available in two different flavors, but the overall appeal of this particular Camaro is incredible! Now – the first package is the Competition package and this has a $50,000 price tag but the upgrades like a supercharger and a six-piston brake system make it all the better!
If you are looking for another flavor of the 2010 Fesler-Moss Camaro, well, the Limited Edition package is just $150,000 and has everything!
When you think about it – Chrysler is actually the only auto group that truly doesn’t lease cars or trucks. In July 2008, they announced that they were not going to lease anymore vehicles, now however – they might have to actually switch up that kind of thinking. The reason for the stopping of the leasing was because they were trying to force buyers into actually buying a car versus just leasing it.
However – the plan kind of back-fired on them, as after leasing was discontinued, Chrysler’s market share actually dropped by about 11.3% to 9.2%. The decline was in part by Chrysler’s very public bankruptcy proceedings and it very lackluster product line, however there is little doubt that this year – Chrysler will be back on track.
It seems that leasing is going to be coming back as well, on September 18th actually, it should be coming back for the general public!
We all know that GM is changing the way that they think – they are changing the way that they do things and they are certainly changing the way that they truly act. While 2009 has been a very, very tough year for this particular auto group, they finally have some good news. The workers for GM have taken the hits the most it seems and now – finally, the Human Resources VP Mary Barra sent out an official missive telling that the 3 – 7% pay cuts that everyone was feeling have been restored.
This is huge – for everyone and as of September 1st, they finally are able to bring the funds back up and while the senior executives are not the ones that get to take advantage of this … well, the workers do. GM has actually saved $50 million dollars by giving those cuts during the last four months and right now – they are able to give it back.
To me, that is something that is really good for the blue collars, while the white collars might have to suffer a little bit – they don’t get to get their third car this year … big deal right?
When you really think about the iPhone commercials, did you ever notice that they truly do have an app for everything? Well, MINI has taken that to the next level and they have actually created a roadside assistance app for the iPhone. While OnStar was the best of its class three years ago, now, cell phones are something that are so evolved and so advanced that they truly – truly are incredible pieces of technology.
The great thing about the Apple iPhone is the fact that you can actually install this particular app with your VIN number and actually pick a photo of your car! MINI USA worked with Allstate to come up with this incredible app and I think that it is pretty cool actually.
How it works is you can use the app to call for road service which will actually send that to Allstate who will ensure that you get a tow truck there as soon as possible!
All right people, you know that the Toyota recall is some of the biggest news to hit the auto market since – well, in a while right? People crashing into buildings, other cars and people just all around getting hurt. It is difficult to handle, but Toyota is doing an okay job … I think.
