Category Archives: General Talk

First images of the BMW 4-Series revealed

BMW 4-Series

The first official images of the new BMW 4-Series, and they reveal a stylish coupe that’s true to the concept car originally unveiled in December 2012. The rear-wheel drive, four-seater coupe combines the concept’s overall design, with more production-friendly details first seen in the 3-Series saloon.

bailout era over says GM’s Akerson

CEO Dan Akerson talks with the media after GM’s annual shareholders’ meeting. “This place was not the most pleasant place four years ago,” he said during the meeting. “It wasn’t that pleasant three or two years ago.”

General Motors executives eager to shed the stigma of government ownership got two doses of welcome news ahead of last week’s annual shareholders’ meeting.

BMW has 100,000 waiting to test i3, sales boss says

bmw i3 concept

BMW has about 100,000 reservations from around the world from people who want to test its first electric vehicle, sales boss Ian Robertson said, adding that the automaker has “significant numbers of deposits” for the car.

Sunday Morning Headline News wk of 10 June

Marchionne says Fiat could look for new China partner for Jeep

Fiat could look for a new China partner to help it manufacture Chrysler’s Jeep brand in the world’s largest car market in 2014, said Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.

Fiat CEO says company ‘has everything we need’ to relaunch Alfa Romeo

Porsche unveils its Le Mans prototype

Porsche unveils its Le Mans prototype

The new Porsche LMP1 gasoline hybrid prototype was rolled out on Wednesday at the carmaker’s Weissach test track at its research and development facility in Germany, by factory driver Timo Bernhard.