Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 26, 2007
[Image Source: RR] By Gunnar Heinrich The name Rolls-Royce draws lots of associations, but mass quantity is not one of them. That's why it's a big deal to the smallest of BMW's British...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 26, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) ended its two day, nationwide strike against General Motors that brought the carmaker's assembly lines to a grinding hault. The Detroit...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 25, 2007
[Image Source: NYT] By Gunnar Heinrich When union negotiations break down and most of the company's workforce goes on strike, it's got to come as a nastier surprise than getting 10 speeding...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 25, 2007
Reposted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich Not necessarily, but the carmaker is redefining cut-price chic. Volkswagen is fast becoming the IKEA of automobile manufacturers; svelte style at...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 24, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich I don't know what the suits from GM said to the UAW people, but whatever slipped from their carefully choreographed corporate tongues really pissed Ron Gettelfinger &...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 24, 2007
Reposted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich Improving upon near-perfection is a task not set for the meek. So take the original Lexus LS400 as an example -as audio company Bose apparently...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 21, 2007
[Image Source: NYT] By Gunnar Heinrich It all comes back to uncle sam, doesn't it? Dodge, the name appreciated by few outside America, has introduced the Journey - a kind of beefy stationwagon -...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 21, 2007
On view today is another B.S. commercial from a one-time B.S. car company. This UK TV advert for the Rover 800 shows off the "luxury" and "engineering" of what was one of...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 20, 2007
[Image Source: MotorAuthority] By Gunnar Heinrich For whatever reason (usually design related), French cars have long found little appreciation Stateside. That might change were more Americans to set...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 20, 2007
[Image Source: Tata Group] By Gunnar Heinrich India's Tata Motors, a car division of a larger corporation simply known as Tata (they make software and steel, too) is reported to be strongly...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 19, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Volvo AB, the Swedish commercial truck manufacturer that originally sold Volvo Cars to Ford for $6 Billion in 1999, says that it doesn't want the car unit back. News reports...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 19, 2007
[Source: Swedespeed.com] By Gunnar Heinrich The engineers at Deutschland-based, auto performance specialist com Volvo dealer Heico Sportiv say that they're ready to produce a 400 horsepower...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 18, 2007
[Image Source: Ford] By Gunnar Heinrich "Thirty pounds lighter, 10 percent quieter, has 3 percent more horsepower," trumpeted the Ford press bulletin, "[and starts] at $14,695."...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 18, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] By Gunnar Heinrich One of the world's most unique marques just got a whole lot more...er...unique. Alfa Romeo didn't any new concept models to the automotive table at this...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 17, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich I'd like to know if anyone has ever heard of the following story. Apparently back in '98 a (presumably NYC) Taxi Driver found in excess of $30,000 in the backseat of his cab...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 17, 2007
[Image Source: MotorAuthority] By Gunnar Heinrich Stand aside James Young. Move over Mulliner. There's a new custom coachbuilder for Rolls-Royce motor cars; it's based out of Germany; and...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 13, 2007
Gunnar Heinrich Volvo's flagship sedan just got a P.R. boost from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Awarded best in its class for overall vehicle safety, the S80 outperformed the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 13, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Ford's CEO Alan Mulally has made no bones about his feelings that the Blue Oval does not need a global luxury marque under its label. That has meant a cleaning of the Premier...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 12, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] By Gunnar Heinrich To what some say was to distract show-goers at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show from the fact that Land Rover / Range Rover has nothing to bring to the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 11, 2007
Reposted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich Ah, fair Toronto. My sojourn was fun, but time rolled on and so too did I. Seeking to avoid cross-border traffic, I woke at the ripe hour of...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 11, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Ah yes the early 90s in Great Britain. These were MG Rover's days of stiff-upper-lipped confidence despite the tide of foreign competition washing away their beach of support on...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on September 10, 2007
Reposted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich That night I slept the sleep of a newborn's parents. Every noise that came from outside - cars pulling in, laughter from early morning...
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