2010 Volvo S60 To Introduce Collision Avoidance System

The new S60 with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Collision Avoidance.

Subaru 216a Coupe Photoshop

Click the headline for rumours about the Subaru version of the Toyobaru!

2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Outback

Find the Hidden SUV: An Act So Good, Even if You Know How It's Done You Can't See It
October 16, 2009

Click below for the YouTube vid clip showing how the Outback conquered contenders like the Toyota 4Runner, Audi Q5, Cadillac SRX, Volvo XC60, Mercedes GLK, Lexus RX 350, Acura ZDX, Lincoln MKT, Chev Equinox, GMC Terrain, both on and off road:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FCEn2CtS-Y

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It's right there in the photo: a spacious, tough, thoroughly modern, exceedingly capable sport/utility vehicle. You're forgiven if all you can see is a svelte station wagon. There's magic at work here.
For the first time since any of us can recall, an automaker has claimed the Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year title two years in a row. Last fall, deftly balancing efficiency and size, the all-new 2009 Subaru Forester went home with the Golden Calipers trophy.

Hyundai - Kia Opens Another North American Assembly Plant

Hyundai and Kia increased 26% in September even as industry sales overall softened after the cash-for-clunkers program ended. Click on the headline for this recent Time Magazine story about the new Kia plant near the Hyundai plant and the engine plant in the Alabama / Georgia area.

Report: Volvo to Bring Diesel and Hybrid-Diesel Cars to North America

Volvo will bring diesel engines as well as diesel-hybrids to North America in the future says the company’s North American CEO. click the headline for the rest of the story.

the Incredibly Satirical Subaru Outback Informercial

This infomercial is currently running nationally in the US. An incredibly unique spoof on all that is wrong with tv! Click the headline to go to the YouTube link

More on the Subaru Hybrid Tourer

The car on the left is the new concept hybrid tourer debuting @ the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. The car on the right is the B11S which hit the show circuit in 2003 and was referrered to as, "a far-reaching look into Subaru's future styling direction"

SEMA Time

The next few weeks will feature an onslaught of wild new vehicles as pictures and stories are released about cars and trucks that will debut at SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association). It takes place early in November at Las Vegas

Is this the Subaru Version of the Toyobaru

The sketches of Subaru's version of the "Toyobaru" are highly reminiscent of the B111 Concept Car from a few years ago. Click on the headline for more leaked sketches.

Is Toyota Getting Back On The Right Track

Struggling automaker Toyota has unveiled the concept of it's first true sports car that is a real performance car at an affordable price. What's so special about it other than the swoopy sheet metal? It will be built by Subaru on a Rear Wheel Drive platform featuring Subaru's 2 liter boxing engine. Expect to see it in 2011 around $20k USD. Subaru will be launching it's concept version of this car later in the year. Could we see the next generation STi in a 300+ HP, AWD 2 door?

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Subaru at the Tokyo Motor Show

Subaru will debut a new concept car next week at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Among the highlights of the Subaru Hybrid Tourer include the gullwing doors, leather seats and a 2.0 litre turbocharged boxer engine paired with electric motors. Also watch for the "Toyobaru", the Toyota AE86 successor with the Subaru powertrain.

Ford concerned by intellectual property issues in sale of Volvo

What doe's 2 billion buy you in a car company nowadays? Click the headline to go to the latest news on the sale of Volvo by Ford.

US Hyundai Chief, John Krafcik talks about the Future

Q : How does the U.S. market look to you?
A : For the fourth quarter, it's looking like 9 million to 10 million (vehicle sales) on a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate, a little bit closer to 10. The forecast for next year isn't looking a whole lot better -- maybe a little bit over 11 million units. Click the headline for the rest of the interview

What the Others Have to Say

This how Hyundai is regarded by some of the leaders of the auto industry:

Honda CEO Takanobu Ito minced no words when he told the Associated Press (July 13,2009):
"Hyundai is awesome. They are undoubtedly a threat"

Nissan Motor Co. Senior Vice President Shiro Nakamura (Oct. 1, 2009):
"Hyundai is the biggest threat for the Japanese automakers, they have the technology"

Toyota CEO, Akio Toyoda said (Oct. 2, 2009):
“We have to make better cars, we are grasping for salvation”

Record Month Again for Subaru and Hyundai

Subaru leads the industry with a whopping increase of 68% and Hyundai follows suit with 30% increase, Volvo sales are relatively flat over last year -6%.

Winners
Audi: 1,111 units (up 17.1%)
BMW: 2,402 units (up 50.1%)
Ford: 16,140 units (up 24.4%)
Hyundai: 9,282 units (up 30.8%)
Kia: 4,515 units (up 19.7%)
Lexus: 1,504 units (up 11.3%)
Mercedes-Benz: 2,248 units (up 24.9%)
Mitsubishi: 1,735 units (up 18.5%)
Porsche: 114 units (up 14.0%)
smart: 312 units (up 3.7%)
Subaru: 2,544 units (up 68.4%)
Suzuki: 1,351 units (up 3.6%) Losers
Acura: 1,127 units (down 45.0%)
Chrysler: 15,804 units (down 7.1%)
General Motors: 23,568 units (down 23.4%)
Honda: 11,272 units (down 12.2%)
Infiniti: 639 units (down 14.3%)
Jaguar: 62 units (down 24.4%)
Land Rover: 179 units (down 8.2%)
Mazda: 6,520 units (down 3.6%)
MINI: 340 units (down 16.9%)
Nissan: 6,594 units (down 0.9%)
Saab: 59 units (down 48.2%)
Toyota: 16,065 units (down 11.1%)
Volkswagen: 3,508 units (down 4.2%)
Volvo: 508 units (down 6.4%)