George Roland

GM approves 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe

GM has announced that they will pull the cover from the 2011 CTS Coupe at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show. The car, which has been a point of speculation for insiders since the debut of the entry...

Mercedes-Benz, AMG to build smaller SLS, compete with Porsche 911

Even before the first Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwings have been delivered to their owners, speculation already abounds about the follow-up to the much anticipated supercar. Autocar reported earlier today that officials at M-B have given AMG the...

Ford of India to build test facility for US-bound cars, Will likely import Indian Fords

According to reports, engineers from Ford of India visited crash testing facilities in the United States last month to help develop a test facility in India that meets US safety standards. The engineers were seen at a crash test facility...

Buick revives Regal nameplate, turbocharged engines

General Motors announced today that the Buick Regal will return to North America in the first half of 2010. The Regal, which is already on sale in China, will be based on the Opel Insignia chassis, to which GM has...

VW-Porsche overtakes Toyota as world's largest automaker

The Volkswagen-Porsche Auto Group announced today that they have made over 4.4 million cars this calendar year, overtaking Toyota Motor Corporation, which has produced just over 4 million. Analysts have speculated that while VW-Porsche may have taken...

Fiat kills Chrysler electric car

The Chrysler ENVI electric car program, which was put on hold shortly after Fiat offered to buy Chrysler Corporation from Cerberus Capital Management, has officially been killed by Fiat executives. The original plan, which involved $70 million dollars of government...

GM decides to keep Opel after all

General Motors, which announced the sale of the Opel division in October to Canadian parts supplier Magna, announced today that they will retain the European nameplate, reversing their previous plan. According to a press release, CEO Fritz Henderson decided that...

Geely moves one step closer to buying Volvo

Ford Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth announced today that China's Geely Automobile is the primary bidder for Swedish division Volvo. The independently owned Geely is reportedly offering around $2 billion for the name and technology associated with Volvo...

Fisker to buy GM factory

Henrik Fisker, CEO and founder of Fisker Automotive, announced today that the electric car company will purchase a currently closed General Motors plant to produce their next generation of vehicles. The plant, located in Wilmington, Delaware, produced more than eight...

Toyota exec blames video games for decline in sales

In an interview given at the Tokyo Motor Show this week, a Toyota executive blamed realistic driving simulators for the recent dip in Japanese auto sales. Masahiro Kawaguchi, a reporter for Mainichi Newspaper, wrote in his column that young men...

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