Report: NHTSA investigating 2013 Infiniti JX over e-brake concern
Posted by max at Jul
Filed under: Safety, Technology, Crossover, Infiniti, Luxury An investigation has been opened by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration into the 2013 Infiniti JX over possible issues with the emergency brake. Specifically, the probe is looking at improper application of the e-brake, according to a Reuters report. While the investigation of 8,000 new Infiniti crossovers [...]
Category: Autos
Report: Former GM marketing chief LaNeve turns up at Ford ad agency [w/video]
Posted by max at Jul
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Marketing/Advertising, Ford, Lincoln No, not Joel Ewanick. Mark LaNeve, who formerly ran General Motors’ Cadillac division, and then went on to head sales and marketing, has turned up as chief operating officer of Team Detroit, Ford’s global ad agency based in Dearborn. LaNeve, 53, left GM in late 2009 in the wake [...]
Category: Autos
Spy Shots: Next Bentley Continental Flying Spur caught
Posted by max at Jul
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Bentley, UK, Design/Style, Luxury It looks as if Bentley is working on a new Continental Flying Spur. Spy photographers recently spotted this machine out for a little testing. Look through the veil of Mercedes-Benz S-Class camouflage, and you can spot a new set of a headlamp arrays paired with an [...]
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Video: Jay Leno shows off the BaT Falcon of his dreams
Posted by max at Jul
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ford, Celebrities Jay Leno owns all kinds of cars: Steam powered, 100-year-old electric and modern-day supercars. His legendary garage is teeming with millions of dollars of iron. But his dream car has always been the 1963 1/2 Ford Falcon Sprint. So when he saw exactly the car on BringATrailer.com, [...]
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Quick Spin: 2012 Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost
Posted by max at Jul
Filed under: Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Quick Spins A Sneak Peek At Our Three-Cylinder Future Remember the good old days, when compact cars were powered by six-cylinder engines? Yeah, neither do we. It’s been a long time since a mainstream brand offered anything other than a four-banger in its econoboxes, and for good reason. While a [...]
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