Report: BMW plans to sell 30,000 i3 models a year

Filed under: Concept Cars, Europe, BMW, Electric

BMW Megacity EV – Click above for high-res image gallery

When BMW launches the i3 in 2014, it reportedly hopes to move 30,000 of the electric city cars a year. That number is derived from BMW’s stated target of matching the volume of its lower-production Mini models.
The i3, formerly known [...]

KBB looks back at a year in the life of Toyota

Filed under: Etc., Recalls, Toyota

Toyota had a very interesting 2010. It was seemingly filled with an endless series of negative articles and shifting consumer perceptions. But has the automotive-buying public really been swayed? Kelley Blue Book decided to take a look back at Toyota’s tough 2010 in a special report titled Toyota: One Year Later.
The [...]

GM recalls select 2011 model year pickup and SUV models over axle fears

Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, GMC

2011 GMC Sierra – Click above for high-res image gallery

General Motors is recalling a handful light-duty GMT900 pickups from the 2011 model year due to faulty rear axle cross pins. Both the Chevrolet Avalanche and Silverado 1500 are effected, as are the Cadillac Escalade EXT and GMC [...]

Report: 136 recall campaigns in 2010 have covered 17.2M autos, and it’s still not a record year

Filed under: Recalls, Safety

It’s been a banner year for big recalls, or at least it feels that way. What with high profile recalls from Toyota for everything from runaway vehicles to brake issues and a host of smaller problems from nearly every automaker in the market, it certainly felt like 2010 was at the top [...]

Hyundai on track to release 40-mpg Sonata hybrid later this year

Filed under: Hybrid, Hyundai

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery

In preparation for the car’s appearance in U.S. dealers in late November or early December, 2010, Hyundai showed off the 2011 Sonata hybrid to journalists this week. The hybrid, which will get a price tag closer to the on-sale date, should be [...]

BMW to celebrate Year of the Tiger with special edition M3?

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, China, BMW, Design/Style, Luxury

Another day, another morsel for the rumor machine. The Bavarian obsessed crew over at M3 Post have caught wind of a report on Bimmer Today that suggests BMW will crank out yet another special edition version of the M3. Supposedly the car has been penned just for the [...]

2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid to debut later this year, still 41 states shy of nationwide

Filed under: Hybrid, Nissan, Green Daily

The 2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid will hit dealer lots later this year and Nissan has once again decided to limit sales of the model to just nine states. Nissan gives several reasons why it has limited the Altima Hybrid to just nine markets (California, Oregon, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, [...]

Buick Excelle GT sedan debuts in China, U.S version expected next year

Filed under: MPG, Buick, Green Daily, China

Buick Excelle GT – Click above for high-res image gallery

Later this month, the all-new 2011 Buick Excelle GT sedan will hit dealer lots over in China. Ramping up for the release, Shanghai GM, a joint venture between General Motors and China’s SAIC Motor Corp., released these pics for us. [...]

Nissan Leaf profitable by year three; battery cost closer to $18,000

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Green Daily

Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery

A couple weeks ago, the Times of London reported that the battery in the Nissan Leaf cost the automaker around $9,000 to produce. We covered the story here, but were hesitant to agree with what seemed to be an incredibly low price. [...]

New York 2010: Ford wins “Green Ad of the Year” with ka-ching hybrid ad

Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, New York Auto Show

Christopher Leaves – Click above to watch video after the jump

While the Kia hamsters won the big cheese Most Effective Automotive Ad title in Nielsen’s fourth annual Automotive Advertising Awards this year, handed out during the New York Auto Show, it was Ford’s ad for its hybrid [...]

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