Monthly Archives: November 2010

James Bond wouldn’t be half the suave agent we know him to be today without the help of his gadgets, and of course, cars. While the first Bond film featured the Sunbeam Alpine, it wasn’t until the third film, Goldfinger (1965), that the Aston Martin DB5 featured many of the gadgets fans have come to love. Its design and features helped it lead the way for future cool Bond cars. Read More

Widespread crisis in the United States auto industry in the first half of 2008 resulted in a dramatic drop in the automobile sales throughout 2009, which still haunts American markets today. Business researchers point out that Asian companies that manufacture automobiles in the U.S. weren’t experiencing similar problems. Much of the criticism centers on structural differences between the Big Three (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) and the foreign companies manufacturing in the U.S. that result in major cost differentials. Read More

Gran Turismo (GT) is a series of racing simulation video games. It started in 1992, when Kazunori Yamauchi set out to develop the original GT. Now, GT is one of the top-selling video game franchises of all time. Read More

In 1897, electric vehicles were first commercially used in the US as a fleet of electrical New York City taxis take the streets. In 1930, mass production and price reduction of gasoline vehicles lead to a removal of electric propulsion from important markets such as the U.S. In 2008, the Tesla Roadster is delivered to customers. Senior leaders at several large automakers state the Roadster demonstrates consumer demand for more efficient vehicles. Read More

About 8.5 million cars and light trucks were assembled in the United States in 2008, but only about 5 million of those were made by the automakers traditionally known as the Big Three: Ford, GM and Chrysler. More than 3 million of the vehicles assembled in American plants were built by autoworkers employed by foreign brands. Chrysler says 61% of the components it uses for its Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep lines come from the US, while about 20% come from Mexico and Latin America, about 10% from Canada and just under 9% from the rest of the world. Read More