Lexus
Lexus will continue with sedans, even though 2/3 of sales are SUVs
Lexus will stay in the sedan game even as Ford prepares to quit, and that’s despite crossover and SUVs gaining month by month.
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Chevrolet
Watch GM exec crash Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car in Detroit race
Mark Reuss, GM’s global product development chief, crashed the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car in at the 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix Detroit of Belle Island at the start of the parade lap.
Dodge
2022 Dodge Viper is “not in the plan” according to Marchionne. Sorry.
A few weeks ago, Car and Driver reported with great certainty the Dodge Viper was going to be revived in 2021 as a convertible with a V8 engine. Seems like that’s not the case after all.
DS
DS 4, DS 5 axed due to slow sales
Production of the DS 4 and DS 5 hatchbacks has stopped, with the luxury carmaker selling vehicles from remaining stocks.
Nissan
2018 Nissan GT-R GT3 has dry sump engine moved back 150mm (5.9″)
2018 Nissan GT-R GT3 has been thoroughly reengineered, and has a new dry sump turbo engine that sits lower and 150mm (5.9″) further back for better weight distribution.
Porsche
Valet parks Porsche 911 convertible under Subaru in Sydney, is cut out
A valet at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Sydney has lost control of the Porsche 911 Carrera convertible he was parking, and wedging it underneath a Subaru XV Crosstrek.
Land Rover
Land Rover developing self driving technology to go offroad
As part of Project Cortex, Land Rover is developing self driving technology to handle offroad driving in conjunction with the University of Birmingham and Myrtle AI.
Volkswagen
2018 Volkswagen Enthusiast Fleet revealed, on tour now
The 2018 Volkswagen Enthusiast Fleet includes lowered and eye catching versions of the Tiguan, Arteon, Jetta and Golf, and an offroading version of the Atlas SUV.
Nissan
Nissan reduces US, Mexico factory output by 20% to improve profits
Nissan will sharply reduce the output of its 2 US and 3 Mexican factories in order to control oversupply to dealers, and improve profitability.
Toyota
2019 Toyota Corolla hatch starts at $20,910, 2L I4 standard
The better looking, better handling 2019 Toyota Corolla goes on sale in the summer of 2018 with a starting price of US$20,910 and a standard 6-speed manual transmission.