Out with the old, in with the new. California electric-car startup Fisker Automotive will announce plans tomorrow to turn an old General Motors plant in Wilmington (Dell.) into a hybrid electric-car plant. Fisker plans to use the 52-year-old factory to build its $48,000 Project Nina plug-in hybrid starting in 2012.
October 24 2009
Ninco at Ihobby
New Lamborghini Murcielago and Corvette CHP Police car (with working takedown lights).
New Ninco “Four Lane” set.
New Xlot Porsche Jager and Ferrari F430.
Xlot Set Up Board.
Adjustable N-Power transformer.
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October 23 2009
Win Two FREE Tickets to SEMA Show 2009!
In partnership with Ford Motor Company, MOTORZ TV is giving away a pair of tickets to the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas (provided by M80 Marketing on behalf of Ford) which takes place 11/3-11/6′ The giveaway ends October 28, 2009 (next Wednesday)’ This is open to the general public! Full Story”’
October 22 2009
SCX AAR Cuda to arrive in January
See more pix of the Cuda at this link. The car will be released in January in both digital and analog.
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October 22 2009
Webcam Event: MOTORZ TV Live at SEMA Show 2009
Last week the big announcement that MOTORZ TV will be live at the SEMA Show hit the news, and it gets even better this week with a brand new announcement that you’ll be interested in if you can’t make it to Las Vegas for this year’s SEMA Show! The entire 3-day-long event will be streamed live (audio & video) to the MOTORZ TV website so you can not only see and hear everything that goes on, but get a bit of a behind-the-scenes look as well! Full Story”’
October 21 2009
Lexus launches $375k LFA
October 20 2009
Toyota takes on Hyundai—in Korea
Whichever way you look at it, Hyundai Motor is a supremely powerful operator in its home market. In Korea, Hyundai controlled 51% of the market between January and September and its affiliate Kia Motors was the second largest biggest player with a 30% share. Put together, thats an astonishing 81% sharea figure that even dwarfs Toyotas 43% share in Japan. And that includes sales from its mini-car maker Daihatsu and truck maker Hino.
October 19 2009
Opel sale hits a snag. German government could be in a bind.
If the European Union sticks to its guns, General Motors may be able to sell its German Adam Opel AG unit in a more competitive auction or keep the company after all. Recall that GM just agreed to sell 55% of Opel to Canadian parts maker Magna International and its partner, Russias OAO Sberbank, and 10% to the workers. Magna won the bid because the German government wouldnt give the needed $6.6 billion in financing for any other deal. The government would not finance a rival bid from RHJ International nor GMs in-house efforts to restructure the company.
