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J.D. Power warns global auto market may "outright collapse" in 2009

J.D. Power and Associates, the influential industry tracking firm, warned that the global auto market may "outright collapse" due to the lack of available credit and the general global economic conditions in 2009. According to the company, credit market restructuring, fewer leasing options, and declining owner equity are adding additional stress to an already burdened market. Don't turn to the automotive markets in China, Europe, or India either -- they are expected to slow next year as well. Much of the domestic sales decline is attributed to ... Read more →

Geneva 2008: Bertone B.A.T. 11's clandestine debut Dan Roth

Bertone's not officially exhibiting at Geneva this year, as the company is going through some upheaval, but it still made a splash in Switzerland. The B.A.T. 11, paying direct homage to the original ...

Sith Pickup: Toyota Tundra Warrior Dan Roth

Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we can all admit that this Toyota Tundra "Warrior" prototype has a sinister presence in its shiniest, blackest finery. That silly fake intake is ...

Two Challengers seen hanging out at ROUSH Dan Roth

We're not drawing any conclusions, but it looks pretty definite that Roush is branching out beyond tuning Fords exclusively. We just saw their ace work on Chevrolet's Silverado, and now a pair of ...

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Routan vannin' around Dan Roth

Priddy and Company stumbled across a dolled up VW Routan and managed to capture a shot. Earth shattering revelation here: it looks like a Grand Caravan. It'd be natural to assume some similarities, ...

Autoblog Podcast #86 1 year ago on Autoblog

Episode #86 of the Autoblog Podcast is well-caffeineated. We spend a good bit of time talking about the excitement that's filled the Autoblog garage lately. Damon used a handily available Audi R8 as a chase car when we went to drive the Tesla Roadster, and Alex has been sampling the Subaru Tribeca ...

AutoWeek picks Best of Show and honors others from Detroit 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here's a way to create content long after an auto show has ended, dream up a list of editorial favorite picks. Well, what the hell, we might as well be meta and report on the anti-news. Here we go blithely. AutoWeek handed out its Editors' Choice awards for the North American International Auto Show ...

Brussels 2008: Invicta unveils revised S1 600 GT 2+2 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high resolution While our crew in Detroit was busy bringing you all the latest from the 2008 North American International Auto Show, across the pond the Belgians were holding the European Motor Show. And with all the major automakers putting on the ritz in ...

Detroit 2008: Maserati unveils special Quattroporte "Collezione Cento" 1 year ago on Autoblog

click images to view in high-res The Maserati Quattroporte is without a doubt one of our favorite sports sedans, exuding the kind of exotic Italian craftsmanship usually reserved for supercars and two-door GTs. But with a facelift around the corner, the Trident marque has been keeping the ...

Geneva Preview: 2008 Skoda Superb 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image to view in high-resolution In advance of its public unveiling at the Geneva show in March, and after releasing a teaser photo, Volkswagen's Czech subsidiary Skoda has additional photos and details on its upcoming new flagship. The aptly-named Superb is based on the Volkswagen ...

Pics Aplenty: Kia Mohave/Borrego launches in Korea 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've already seen some undisguised pictures of Kia's handsome new midsize SUV, but the vehicle just launched officially in Korea as the Mohave. Official launch means official pictures, and that's what we have here, a ton of really beautiful images of what we'll soon know as the Borrego. Not that ...

SAIC and Nanjing merge to form mega Chinese auto group 1 year ago on Autoblog

Industry analysts widely agree that one of the principal factors preventing Chinese automakers from succeeding outside of China is the local industry's fragmentation, with over 100 automakers vying for their slice of the proverbial pie. However, a merger announced Wednesday between two major Chinese ...

Canadian union calls Chrysler's actions "stupid" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Buzz Hargrove isn't mincing words about his opinion of Chrysler LLC's strategy. Calling the decision to send the Magnum and Pacifica models out to pasture and cut shifts and jobs at the Brampton, Ontario plant "stupid," Hargrove has said the Canadian Auto Workers aren't interested in the type of ...

LA 2007: 1936 Mercedes-Benz 290 Roadster Special 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high-resolution The SLR wasn't the only attention-grabbing roadster Daimler-Benz had on display at this year's LA show. Sitting front and center in between all the latest machinery from Mercedes was this unique classic, the 290 Special Roadster. On loan from the ...

LA 2007: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster in the flesh 2 years ago on Autoblog

It pains us to see a dead horse beaten so rigorously, but the folks at Mercedes have yet to stop. But then, they did paid a lot for that horse. The SLR project that then-Daimler-Benz undertook in partnership with its F1 racing partner, McLaren, never went as well as hoped. Sales were disappointing, ...

LA 2007: Mercedes S400 Bluetec Hybrid - it's new, we think 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz is confusing the blog out of us with its nomenclature. Sure, it's usually pretty straightforward: one letter for the class, three numbers for the (approximate) engine displacement. Tack on 4Matic for all-wheel-drive, chop off a zero and add AMG for the performance models. But they ...

LA 2007: Volkswagen Tiguan priced to sell at $22,490 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view in high resolution The new Tiguan cute-ute factored big into Volkswagen's press conference at this year's LA show. And no wonder, as Vee-Dub is hoping its new small sport-ute sells big, especially in the all-important US market, and especially in California where ...

Ford offers $78 million for Romanian auto maker 2 years ago on Autoblog

When the Romanian government put a 72-percent stake in Automobile Craiova SA on the block, it got one bidder: Ford. The Blue Oval first offered fifty-five million euros in July, then upped it to fifty-seven million euros, which equals $78 million dollars. Before the government stepped in, Craiova ...

Quattro times two: Audi develops new sport differential 2 years ago on Autoblog

According to Motor Authority, Audi has developed a new differential that will find its way into all its Quattro-equipped vehicles next year. The new diff quells Audi's inherent understeer by shuffling torque between the rear wheels, thus improving overall road-holding and lending itself to more ...

Update on Ford's aspiration for a dual-clutch transmission 2 years ago on Autoblog

It looks like the dual-clutch preselector transmission is emerging as the leader in automated manuals. Volkswagen's DSG has been around a while and offers fewer compromises than less purpose-built manuals. Ford's champing at the bit to get their own trick DSG-like transmission into production, and ...

REPORT: Aston Martin considering mid-engined flagship 2 years ago on Autoblog

Company officials swear it's not in the cards, but industry sources are suggesting that Aston Martin's new ownership is mulling over the possibility of building a mid-engined supercar to top the range. When the announcement was made that Aston was going independent, CEO Ulrich Bez showed a product ...

Jam Session: Automotive Orchestra 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the curses I've faced as a recording engineer is that the symphony of every day life drills itself through my skull. It can be quite distracting. People try to converse with you, and all you can focus on is the groovy rhythm coming from a rattly interior bit. Avant-garde musicians and ...

Dennis Publishing acquires Octane magazine 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the ongoing struggle between magazines and websites, it should be immediately clear to anyone where we stand. With websites like ours getting constantly updated as the news emerges, magazines are increasingly becoming an outdated relic for delivering automotive news to enthusiasts (like yourself, ...

New York Preview: Nissan to introduce new variable valve timing tech 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ever-tightening emissions requirements, teamed with consumers' lust for today's high horsepower numbers, have led to some creative valve timing and lift schemes. Infiniti's G37 will be pack some interesting tech underhood when it debuts at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. There are ...

Autoblog Podcast #61 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're fired up about a few things for episode #61. We eventually get to an enthusiastic discussion of the American LeMans Series, but we wind our way through a few subjects to get there. We start off with the snub to Chrysler by some DCX shareholders who suggest a return to Daimler-Benz AG name. Not ...

Geneva Motor Show: Koenigsegg CCX, CCXR and CCGT 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to jump to our high-resolution Koenigsegg image gallery from Geneva Those Super-Swedes over at Koenigsegg serve up a potent reminder that not all supercars come from Italy. In fact, some of the fastest don't, as evidenced by the Koenigsegg CCX, whose level of performance ranks among the top ...

Geneva Motor Show: Pagani Zonda F 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view 29 high-resolution images So many have tried to independently build exotic supercars, but few have succeeded so remarkably as Horacio Pagani. The Argentinian-Italian once worked for Lamborghini, and gradually split off until giving birth to the Zonda, designed and ...

Bugatti delivers 60th Veyron 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view our 15 high-resolution images from Geneva Despite the conflict over expanding the model line-up and subsequent management change, sales of Bugatti's only model are exceeding expectations. By the end of February, Bugatti had delivered its 60th Veyron – total ...

Geneva Motor Show: Renaultsport Clio F1 Team R27 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to jump to our gallery of 16 high-resolution images Enthusiasts and consumers may contend that F1 racing provides only negligible benefit to road cars, but automakers evidently think otherwise, as more and more buy into the top-tier motorsport each year. Each has its own ...

SPY SHOTS - Hyundai Equus replacement sheds more camo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's working on a rear-wheel-drive successor to its home-market Equus luxury sedan. The car's expected to debut at the New York Auto Show in April, and these most recent spy shots show it with less camouflage than we've seen it wearing in the past. You can't see the front end, but you get a ...

Bugatti chief resigns 2 years ago on Autoblog

Thomas Bscher wanted to see the Bugatti range expand. He had taken charge of the über-premium brand during the tenure of Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder, the former head of the Volkswagen Group. But when Pischetsrieder was replaced by Audi chief Dr. Martin Winterkorn, plans changed. Evidently failing ...

The Girls of Geneva 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view our 50-image high-resolution gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/The_Girls_of_the_2007_Geneva_Motor_Show'; Auto shows give carmakers the opportunity to present the public with their finest models, flaunting their sumptuous lines and pretty faces. ...

Geneva Motor Show: Ferrari shifts to neutral in Switzerland 2 years ago on Autoblog

In typical fashion, Ferrari had an impressive presence in Geneva this year. While their corporate cousins across the aisle made a big splash with the unveiling of the Maserati GranTurismo, the marque from Maranello wasn't showing any substantial new products of their own. As we reported earlier, ...

Geneva Motor Show: Bentley Brooklands bows 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view our 47-image high-resolution gallery It's been several years since the boys at Bentley had a full-size – and we mean full-size – luxury coupe to top off its range of traditional offerings to the well-heeled, and with the official unveiling of the new ...

Geneva Motor Show: Maserati GranTurismo debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for our gallery of 42 high-resolution images Maserati earned a lot of attention in Geneva with the polished unveiling of its much-anticipated new coupe, the GranTurismo. Its worldwide premier marked two historic anniversaries for the Trident marque: the original A6 Gran ...

Geneva Motor Show: Hyundai i30 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to check out 76 hi-rez photos Alongside the QarmaQ crossover concept, Hyundai unveiled it's new i30 here at Geneva, and in the process took the wraps off its new nomenclature. Hyundai is ditching names like Sonata and Accent for alphanumeric designations starting with "i", ...

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Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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