Monthly Archives: May 2009

The New Metro Buddy: One Tiny Electric Car

Sneak peaks are one of the main reasons we browse the web every day. This new electric car is sure to catch some attention and cruise along among the buzz-worthy bloggers. The Metro Buddy, a pocket-sized electric car (OK, not really that small), was revealed at EVS-24. The Norwegian Minister of Transportation, Liv Signe Narvasete, [...]

$100 Million Bond Default – Aston’s Parent Company in Trouble

The Aston Martin, one of the world’s most beloved cars, may be in trouble. Aston’s Parent company, Investment Dar, the Kuwaiti firm that owns part of Aston Martin, has defaulted on payment for a $100 million Islamic bond which was due on April 27. Bloomberg says it is now the first Persian Gulf company to [...]

Have Hatchbacks Been Forgotten? Remembering the Top Ten

Oh, the hatchback. The name sounds like an insult, or perhaps something from a French story of the Notre Dame. Although some hatchbacks were successful throughout US auto history, many were not. There are dozens of failed attempts to get the public enthused about the hatchback. After the dust has settled, there remains a list [...]

Not as Many Chrysler Ads: Obama Slashes the Automakers Ad Budget by Half

We all heard the news: Chrysler is bankrupt and needs help from Uncle Sam. That’s never any fun. Now, the Obama administration has decided to cut Chrysler’s Ad budget 50 percent. Judge Arthur Gonzalez says “Idle Plants? Why Market?” Meanwhile the company argues that in touch ties such as bankruptcy, the company needs to market [...]

VW’s New Polo is Already Taking Orders Ahead of Launch

There are already well over 10,000 orders for the new Polo, before it’s even launched. The new Volkswagen Polo for 2010 if brand new, and early orders prove there is a lot of interest in the small European hatchback. VW says there are 13,000 pre-orders for the B-segment five-door. This beauty of a car is [...]

The Daytona Coupe Le Mans Edition: A Serious Shelby

Perhaps one of the greatest cars in American motorsports history, the Shelby Daytona Coupe has an aerodynamic body and can travel just under 200mph. This car, faster than a Ferrari, is like no other car in the world. It looks like two cars in one, the front and back half of two separate vehicles glued [...]

Those Warranty ‘Robocalls’ May Stop: The Feds Are Investigating

My grandmother doesn’t even own a car and she gets plenty of annoying Ford and other warranty offers in her voicemail. These “robocalls” are notorious and aggravating, and they need to stop. It’s a telephone version of spam. Finally, United States Senator Charles Schumer of New York has himself gotten one of those annoying robocalls [...]