Archive for January, 2010

Toyota loses $21B in market share in one week, plans media blitz this week

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Toyota After a long spell as the apple of the media’s eye, Toyota is now officially in the bad news barrel. So far the Japanese automaker has announced the recall of 5.3 million automobiles for floor mat issues that might lead to unintended acceleration and a separate ...

Renault F1 launches R30 with back to the future livery [w/video]

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Filed under: Motorsports, Renault, Racing Renault R30 F1 challenger - Click above for high-res image gallery. Follow the jump to watch video. On Sunday the Renault F1 team revealed its 2010 race automobile with a color scheme that hearkens back to the team’s debut in the late 1970s. The yellow-and-black livery ...

Eh-Spec? Acura Canada mailing shows 2010 TL A-Spec

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Acura, Canada, Luxury At the very least, our friends to the north will soon have another Acura TL trim level to select from. Reader Steve F. dropped us a line to let us know he received this mailing from Acura, which included an announcement a new TL ...

Event Alert: February 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Motorsports, Event Alert Just like January equals Detroit, February means Chicago for auto show lovers. The major players will again descend upon McCormick Place in the Windy City, along the banks of the still-frozen Lake Michigan. Other auto shows in February include the Canadian International AutoShow ...

Attention Kmart Shoppers: Buy 20 Hot Wheels, get a cool ‘62 Vette by mail

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Toys/Games You know what we like almost as much as real cars? Toy cars. It’s gotten to the point where there mere existence of Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and the like seem like an ongoing conspiracy to suck an extra few bucks out of our wallets with every ...