The New Nissan Pathfinder
April 22, 2013 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
The Nissan Pathfinder was given a redesign for the 2013 model year and has received a universal nod for excellence in the style and design. The interior has been highlighted in many magazines and articles as one of the best, if not the best, interior redesign of the year. Overall, the new Pathfinder weighs less, [...]
Nissan Gives New Vehicles Nismo Power
August 8, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
Nissan’s high-performance division, Nismo, has plenty up its sleeve for the next couple of years. The new Nissan Nismo Juke will kick off the round of new cars and is set to arrive some time next year. The Nismo division will not only be boosting the engine output around 30 horsepower, but will also put [...]
Nissan Tries for Backwards Speed Record
June 23, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is the place where those in the automotive industry can all get together to have a good time. It’s a highly publicized event, and it tends to bring out the crazy, since not only does crazy garner media attention, but it’s also a lot of fun. Nissan has joined the [...]
Nissan Introduces Easy Fill Tire Alert System
May 31, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
Nissan has recently announced a new feature that will make it easier to keep the tires on your car, truck or SUV properly inflated. With this new system, you can just grab an air hose and begin adding air as you normally would, then, the Easy Fill Tire Alert system will give an audible alert [...]
Nissan Donates $250,000 to ‘A World In Motion’
May 9, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
During the SAE World Congress Annual Banquet held last month in Detroit, Nissan Motor Company’s Toshiyuki Shiga announced that Nissan will donate $250,000 to A World In Motion program. The A World In Motion program is an award-winning, industry volunteer-assisted program that brings science, technology, engineering and math education to life in the classroom for [...]
Nissan Continues to Tease With New Altima Images
March 27, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
It has become very popular in the automotive world to enhance the suspense of revealing brand new vehicles with a slow “striptease” that continues over the course of weeks, and, in some cases, months. In the case of the 2013 Altima, we were first shown teaser images of the rear and front and were then [...]
Nissan Showcases Invitation Concept At Geneva Motor Show
March 8, 2012 by PGI Auto · Leave a Comment
Any auto show is extremely exciting, but the Geneva Motor Show is special in the automotive world. This massive auto show is the most anticipated European international auto show in the world. We get to see exactly what the big names in auto manufacturers are up to, what direction they’re headed in and some cutting [...]
Jeep Mopar
December 15, 2011 by Larson Automotive Group · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Aftermarket , SUV , Jeep Jeep enthusiasts have been asking for a Wrangler pickup for years, and 2011 is the year they finally got their wish – at least in kit form . The only thing that could keep the JK-8 Independence kit from being a success is the $5,499 price, which doesn’t include assembly. But it appears that the serious Jeep fans are all-in, and Mopar is stepping up to meet demand. Wards Auto reports that Mopar’s original estimate of 200-300 kit sales was trumped by 400 dealer orders. Team Mopar is reportedly stepping up to meet the demand, as President Pietro Gorlier tells WA that more kits are on the way. Gorlier adds that Mopar continues to be cautious about sales expectations in part because the kits are so large and difficult for dealers to store in any real numbers. Early demand for the kits, which is also available for the Wrangler Unlimited , also shows Chrysler that a next-generation Wrangler truck could take the market by storm. Gorlier points out that Jeep President Mike Manley has gone on record as saying that the next redesign of the Wrangler could include a pickup option, though no definite plans have been announced. Mopar pickup kit for Jeep Wrangler a hot seller, coming early originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
2013 Dodge Dart
December 8, 2011 by Larson Automotive Group · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hatchback , Chrysler , Dodge Dodge might have teased us with a few images and some initial powertrain details on the 2013 Dart , but Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has provided even more in an interview with Reuters . According to Marchionne, the Dart is one piece of a larger puzzle for Chrysler in 2013, and the all-new Dart – based off a widened and stretched Alfa Romeo Giulietta – will hit 40 mpg thanks to a host of new engines and transmissions. As previously reported , the turbocharged 1.4-liter MultiAir fitted to the Fiat 500 Abarth will grace the top of the Dart range, but Dodge also plans to fit modified versions of the 2.0 and 2.4-liter World Gas Engine, comically rebranded as the Tigershark. When the Dart debuts, a Fiat-sourced six-speed dual-clutch transmission will feed the front wheels, but later in 2013 Dodge will reportedly offer a nine-speed automatic gearbox supplied by the ZF Group and manufactured in South Carolina. ZF officials claim fuel economy will be boosted between 10 to 16 percent over the dual-clutch ‘box, and that should put it handily in the 40 mpg range. And that last bit is important, as Fiat will receive its final five percent of Chrysler stock from the feds when it produces a vehicle with a 40-mpg rating. Marchionne: 2013 Dodge Dart will have optional 9-speed auto, hit 40 mpg originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
2012 Passat Alltrack
December 7, 2011 by Larson Automotive Group · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Ford , GM , UAW/Unions According to a top researcher, labor costs for salaried employees at Chrysler , Ford and General Motors will surpass those of workers represented by the United Auto Workers for the first time next year. A report in Automotive News says the calculation was performed by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), and made public at a recent conference. Sean McAlinden, chief economist for CAR, explained the math like this. The Big Three’s 66,000 salaried employees make an average of $122,500, or just over $8 billion in wages. That’s a little more than the $7.9 billion that 115,000 hourly workers will take home at roughly $69,000 each. Until 2009, McAlinden said, hourly employment had a decisive edge in total compensation, but plant closings and a paring down of the blue collar workforce have left salaried employees accounting for about 37 percent of the Big Three’s American workers. Is this just another sign of a shrinking UAW, or something more significant? It’s hard to say, but the article hints that salaried workers could be the next targets for cost-cutting: “McAlinden said a recent pledge by General Motors CEO Dan Akerson to cut vehicle platforms by half and consolidate advertising with fewer agencies recognized that salaried labor costs are mounting.” White collar salaries to overtake UAW labor costs next year originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
