Smith Electric will build EV trucks in New York, files $125m IPO
November 18, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants
Smith Electric Vehicles is making moves. Following a formal IPO submission to the SEC (complete with many pretty color pictures), the electric truck manufacturer announced it will build the all-electric trucks in a most unlikely place: New York City. Specifically, the Bronx.
Smith expects to create up to 100 jobs there to build [...]
Nintendo partners with West Coast Customs to build full-size Mario Karts
November 18, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Etc., Toys/Games, Celebrities, Design/Style
Nintendo has taught millions of underage kids to drive, thanks to its immensely popular handheld Mario Kart video game. The driving routes are all virtual – thankfully – as they include not only unexpected sheer cliffs, but also driving under the water while evading baddies.
To bring part [...]
Nissan Juke-R web build soldiers on with interior fittings
November 15, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Crossover, Nissan
The crack team of engineers that Nissan put to task on building the Juke-R prototype worked hard on their assignment, and have taken us along every step of the way.
Fitting the mechanical bits from a GT-R into the tiny Juke crossover, it turns out, has been no easy task. [...]
Bright Automotive to build van in former Hummer plant
November 4, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Bright Automotive
The production lines at the AM General Corp factory in Mishawaka, Indiana used to crank out the Hummer H2. Now they’re set to produce a vehicle that may not quite have the same intimidation factor, but does have a high degree of practicality. In the process, about 300 workers could [...]
Nissan Juke-R web build continues
October 12, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Videos, Crossover, Hatchback, Nissan, UK, Specialty, Design/Style
When Nissan UK announced that the company planned to build a design study using the body of a Juke and the running gear of GT-R, we knew the automaker’s engineers had some serious work cut out for them. Now Nissan is giving the world a [...]
Watch time-lapse build of Audi’s massive temporary display hall in Frankfurt
September 14, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Videos, Audi, Design/Style
We’ve walked through many auto show displays over the years, and while we can appreciate all the hard work that goes into making them happen, we rarely reflect on it. Having said that, it isn’t often that we come across a display that is as impressive as the [...]
Emerald Automotive (who?) wants to build hybrid delivery van in Missouri [w/video]
July 29, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, USA
Emerald Automotive delivery van – Click above to watch video after the jump
Hazelwood, MO will apparently soon be adding hundreds of manufacturing jobs to the region thanks to Emerald Automotive, a recent startup that designs and wants to build electric and diesel powered delivery vans there. Before selecting Hazelwood as their [...]
American Chopper takes on Art and Science with Cadillac CTS-V build [w/poll]
June 28, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Cadillac, Motorcycle, Celebrities, Design/Style
American Chopper Cadillac CTS-V motorcycles – Click above for high-res image gallery
Paul One and Paul Two each took a shot at marrying Cadillac’s edgy and modern Art and Science design philosophy for a recent series of episodes from the long-running American Chopper television program. While it’s generally accepted by [...]
Seat to build IBX crossover based on Audi Q3
April 28, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Europe, Crossover, Audi, SEAT
Seat IBX concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Seat was awarded the internal contract to build the Audi Q3 at its factory in Martorell, Spain, but jobs aren’t the only thing the Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen may get out of the arrangement. According to a new report [...]
Audi teams up with Renovo to build… hardwood bicycles?!
April 3, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Etc., Europe, Audi, Design/Style
2011 Audi duoCity – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renovo is a Portland, Oregon-based bicycle company that builds custom high-end bike frames exclusively from hardwood. For 2011, Renovo has teamed with Audi to produce the duo, a limited-run bike that uses a wood monocoque frame. Audi says the bikes are [...]
