Posted on December 22nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Amp Electric Vehicles has announced it will show an electric version of an upscale American S.U.V., the Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Detroit auto show next month. AMP is a Loveland, Ohio-based company that made news last year with a plug-in conversion of the Chevrolet Equinox crossover in 2010. The company said yesterday that it [...]
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Posted on December 15th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Former Chrysler LLC CEO Tom LaSorda is taking on a new role as an advisor to Anaheim, California-based Fisker Automotive, a manufacturer of premium plug-in electric vehicles. Fisker is looking to increase sales of its high-dollar sports cars and broaden its product line. The company was founded in 2007 by Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler. [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
While he was in New York City, Sergio Marchionne talked with Reuters’ Paul Ingrassia. In the opening segment, Marchionne talked about the economic situaiton int eh European Union. He believes the euro was introduced before the system was ready but with the assistance of France and Germnay, Marchionne is “guardedly optimistic” about the future. To [...]
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Posted on November 30th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The Fiat Doblo, which will wear the Ram brand when it comes to the North American market, has been criticized for its “Euro-Modern” styling and has inspired a number of attempts to “imagineer” a look more in tune with tastes on this side of the Atlantic. The concepts have been constrained by the need to [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Maserati COO Harald Wester recently spoke about the future of the fabled Italian marque, which will celebrate its 97th anniversary this Thursday, December first. The overall goal is to boost Maserati production from the 5,700 cars built in 2010 to 40,000 cars by 2015. TO achieve this goal, the Maserati family will grow to include [...]
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Posted on November 22nd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Bloomberg News’ Tomaso Ebhardt reports that Lorenzo Ramaciotti, head of vehicle design in the new Corporate Executive Group, is regularly traveling to Auburn Hills to take a hand in a new look for Chrysler. His goal is to create designs that can work for both Chrysler and Lancia in the U.S. and Europe and he [...]
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