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Ford And Volvo Sitting In A Tree…

…and just getting along.

There was speculation that Ford would be selling it’s Volvo brand like it did Aston Martin, but Ford’s chief Mulally is stating that Volvo and Ford are getting along fine, thank you very much.

It may seem like a smart move because of some of Ford’s woes, and Volvo’s place in the luxury market, but Ford’s products, and financials, have been improving greatly. Though their recent announcement was basically they’re breaking even, they are gaining steam with their new product line. Ford’s quality and styling has greatly improved, and with Toyota’s blunders in those areas, American auto-makers like Ford have a great opportunity to take over the top ranks.

So, visit your local Ford dealership and take a look at what they’ve got. You’ll be impressed, and won’t really care about that Volvo.

CarKing

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Hyundai’s ThinkAboutIt.com Crashes Dog’s Firefox, Gets Mad

Hyundai’s browser/processor intensive ThinkAboutIt.com “micro”site crashed a dog’s Firefox browser, sending him on a kitty rampage.

While trying to research the Hyundai Elantra, Alfred’s attention was grabbed by the Hyundai website’s Flash teaser for the company’s “Think About It” campaign, so he clicked to see what it was all about.

“I really just wanted to be told what to think,” Alfred stated in shame, “but when Firefox crashed I didn’t know where to turn for my thoughts. What was I to think?” In an unfortunate reaction of anger and thoughtlessness, Alfred, a mutt, turned on Peppers, his family’s new kitten.

“I hadn’t been trained on the kitty litter yet, so the outcome of Alfred’s attack wasn’t so disappointing to me,” Peppers admitted.

Alfred knows as much now about the Elantra as he did when he first visited HyundaiUSA.com, “It’s got the most room for a sedan in its class, and gets good mileage,” but his ears lose their perk from there, “Beyond that I have no idea what to think now.”

Let’s hope this matter gets cleared up soon so that we can be told to think about it in the future.

CarKing

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Amateur Lamborghini Design - Lamborghini Embolado

Amateurs! Sitting around thinking they’re all cool and know stuff! Not being paid…losers.

Like Luca Serafini, for example. He doesn’t work for Lamborghini! And he goes and, on his own time, designs one! Please, have some respect for the professionals!

Luca’s design for his fake Lamborghini, the Embolado as he likes to call it, is inspired from another crazy Spanish bull event. If you didn’t think the running of the bulls was ballsy enough, in the Toro Embolado they do it at night, with the bull’s horns on fire. It’s like there’s no Tivo in Spain so they have nothing better to do than come up with twisted events featuring raging bulls.

So, the “amateur” design (click thumbnails for larger versions):

 

Did you sense the sarcasm? This thing rocks like the Flintstones!

CarKing

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Ladies & Gentlemen, The Shizzle Has Landed! The XSR48 That Is.

I know it’s not a car but when I saw these pictures of the XSR48 yacht I had to pass them on. I love the reflective exterior, but that Star Trek waiting room interior is really the balls!

Check it out:

CarKing

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The Ancient Wisdom Of The Mazda Taiki

I like Mazda vehicles, but you have to laugh when a designer states “Air is a very important substance, but it is invisible.” Nothing like melding the obvious with the asinine! That’s what Atsuhiko Yamada said, as reported by SunTimes, in describing the design process for the Taiki, a concept vehicle unveiled at the Tokyo motor show.

Yamada followed his Confucius-like wisdom with “To know what is right and not to do it is the Britney Spears way.”

CarKing

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Who Says The Japanese Are Small? Toyota Goes Long!

450 miles! Dang!

That’s the estimated distance of Toyota’s new fuel cell without a recharge, about twice that of the current production model. Toyota ran its vehicle from Osaka to Tokyo, and in the ultimate F-Off to General Motors, they did it with the air conditioning on! Ohhh the gauntlet’s been tossed down! The only way GM can rebound would be to drive the 450 miles, with the air conditioning on AND THE WINDOWS DOWN! If they are able to successfully do that then the Japanese automaker will have no choice but to surrender.

CarKing

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Top 10 Reasons To Buy An American Car

It appears that some people still need a little convincing that they should consider purchasing an American-made car for their next vehicle, so I’ve put together this list of the top ten reasons to buy an American car.

10. Fewer Wall Street suicides.

9. It’ll make Michael Bay feel like his career wasn’t a total waste.

8. If Flint, Michigan, turns around then Michael Moore has less to worry about.

7. The new Ford Taurus is a Ford Taurus in name only.

6. Since cars made in the United States don’t have to be shipped from overseas, you’re helping reduce emissions from the transportation of new vehicles to the sales floor.

5. Lindsey Lohan’s a crackwhore, fo’ rizzle!

4. Because maybe then your neighbor who makes them could afford to buy what you sell.

3. Suzuki commercials suck.

2. Tougher for George W. Bush to label you a terrorist.

1. Our economy sucks, not our cars.

CarKing

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GM Announces Profits

Continued from yesterday’s post regarding Ford’s profits (first time
in two years), we have the announcement from GM that they have now had
3 quarters of profits in a row! Go America!

Nay-sayers will talk about GM’s revenue being down, but keep your
focus on the big picture. The auto industry in the United States
appears to be turning around. It’s not all rosey glasses, it’s still a
fight, but these are still good signs.

To give you that “Bizarro World” feeling, GMAC (the lending arm of GM)
profits are down due to the problems we’re seeing in the mortgage
market with an increase in foreclosures. A good reminder that to turn
the economy around (truly, not the politico version) we still have
work to do.

The
News

CarKing

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Ford Reports Profits

Two years can seem like a long time between reports of a company
actually turning a profit, but that’s just what happened to Ford. It
seems they’ve turned a corner, and have recently reported a profit of
$750 million!

As readers know I’m a huge proponent of the American auto-makers. The
idea that the Japanese make better cars is a perception (yes, built on
historical trends). The truth is that the cars being made today by the
American automakers (Ford, GM, Chrysler) are at least as good as Honda
or Toyota vehicles.

While the announcement of profits by Ford is a great sign, the
perception that American-made automobiles lack quality needs to
change, and unfortunately it may take quite a bit of time to do so. To
get there, these bits of good news, along with an increase in the
vehicles on the road, will help. It’s important because perceptions
like these can dig into the public consciousness and become “truths”
like urban legends. When the perception dies, the industry will take a
major step forward because more consumers will be open to their
products.

I still here people say “American cars suck”. These people just will
not buy an American made automobile, until they hear more and more of
us saying “Hey, these new Ford/GM/Chrysler cars are great and very
reliable.”

More

CarKing

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Off To The Maine Forest Rally

I’m heading out shortly for the Maine Forest Rally (no, not to race in
it, so Mainers can breathe a sigh of relief) to watch and soak in some
of that Northeast rain.

Watching a rally is a bit…frustrating. What you see is very cool,
cars sliding around the corners of narrow dirt roads going faster than
you would have thought possible while not marrying a tree and having
an extended inter-species honeymoon with EMT onlookers (manage-a-trees
anyone? anyone?). Unfortunately you see each vehicle for about 3
seconds, so unless you have the attention span of a moth or Paris
Hilton (obligatory Paris Hilton joke, check!) you get the
feeling you’re watching a tennis match and you can’t see the players,
just the ball zipping by.

No less it’s a good time, especially when you know a driver so you’ve
got something to route for. And watching the drunks hanging out in the
trees gets you through the minute between each car. The rally is July
13th & 14th and will get you juiced up for the 2nd year we’ll be
seeing rallying as a part of the X-Games (an awesome addition).

Maine Forest Rally site.

CarKing

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