http://automotivenews.blogsome.com Automotive News Blog Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, GM, GMC, Misc. Auto Shows Okay, the Automotive News story we were tipped on earlier is now out, and we can clarify the details about the upcoming 2009 GMC Terrain. As initially reported, the Terrain replaces the Pontiac Torrent, which gets laid to rest as Pontiac ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/update-2009-gmc-terrain-a-new-vehicle-will-join-a-new-chevy-equinox/ Filed under: Euro, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover According to numerous published reports today, Ford is expected to announce within days that India’s Tata Motors will be the preferred bidder for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Assuming this happens, look for Tata to pay Ford up to $2 billion USD for ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/report-ford-to-say-tata-to-jaguar-land-rover-soon/ Filed under: SUVs, GMC, Pontiac Click image to enlargeUPDATE: The 2009 GMC Terrain will be a new, Jeep Liberty-sized vehicle and not the Middle East version with the same name shown above. Details here. With the Torrent dropped from Pontiac’s long-term plans as the brand returns its focus ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/report-2009-gmc-terrain-to-replace-pontiac-torrent-in-us/ Filed under: Spy Photos, Crossovers/CUVs, Mercedes Benz click to enlarge Thank the four ladies from Sex and the City for this very early sneak peek of the Mercedes-Benz GLK, Stuttgart’s new compact CUV that wasn’t supposed to be seen in public until the Geneva Motor Show in March. The vehicle’s ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/spy-shot-mercedes-benz-glk-caught-on-sex-and-the-city-set/ Filed under: Motorsports With Fernando Alonso officially heading back to Renault, the next question to be answered was who was going to fill the vacancy left at McLaren. Back in October we speculated that anyone from McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rossa to Mika Hakkinen could take the position. On ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/kovalainen-confirmed-as-hamiltons-mclaren-teammate-for-2008/ Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Coupes, Buick click above image for more high-res pics of the Buick Riviera Concept One of the stylistic highlights of the 2007 Shanghai Motor Show was the Buick Riviera concept. The gullwing coupe was developed by GM’s Chinese design team, who did a bang-up job. ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/detroit-preview-north-american-debut-for-buick-riviera-concept/ Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Mercedes Benz Mercedes is moving beyond the neo-retro theme it’s cultivated for its E-Class middle child. The C-Class has established some new familial cues with its recent redesign, and Autocar is reporting that the E-Class will expand on those themes. Tauter, edgier, and crisper are ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/new-mercedes-e-class-coming-this-september/ Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Nissan No one doubts that selling full-size trucks in the U.S. is a tough racket. Nissan knows this firsthand, as it’s sold only 60,961 units of its Titan pickup so far in 2007. Compare that to the third best-selling truck in the U.S., the Dodge Ram, which has ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/16/ghosn-hints-at-killing-nissan-titan/ Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, SUVs, Crossovers/CUVs, BMW click above image to see high-res gallery of the BMW X6 BMW’s big Detroit debut will be the production X6 Sports Activity Coupe (unsurprisingly, BMW avoids the somewhat unbecoming “SAC” acronym), which will be arriving in US showrooms sometime during the second ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/15/officially-official-bmw-x6-to-debut-at-detroit/ Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Maserati, Lifestyle Click photo for gallery Fret not. The new Maserati doesn’t have issues and isn’t in need of therapy or anything. The baggage we’re talking about is the kind you pack your clothes and shaving kit in. The slinky new coupe is actually the beneficiary of a ... http://automotivenews.blogsome.com/2007/12/15/maserati-granturismo-has-some-baggage/