Archive for March 19th, 2007

Most would agree that there is nothing so particularly American as the image of a pick-up truck. Nonetheless, Toyota is determined to make inroads on that iconic association with their ‘B-cab” edition of the Tundra. “Toyota Motor Corp. has extended a special offer to its dealers nationwide: They will be given $2,000 to purchase base-model […]

Volkswagen joins Toyota in targeting new product at a specific region. Volkswagen is closing out talks around agreements with Malaysia’s Proton facility in development of a new sedan for the Asia-Pacific region. “Volkswagen’s head of international sales Kevin Rose says talks between Volkswagen and Proton are now at a fairly advanced stage, and both parties […]

Auto Insider reports that Ford is still contending with fallout from electrical switch component allegedly involved in over 500 fires and over 1500 complaints. “Al Gavegan Sr.’s death in a house fire last summer left family and friends in San Antonio searching for answers — and they say the evidence leads straight to Ford Motor […]