Auto News For Thursday, May 12, 2016 - Nissan Buys 34%, $2.2 Billion Stake In Mitsubishi Motors

Here are the seven must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Thursday, May 12, 2016. 

34%
Japanese automaker Nissan is buying a 34% controlling stake worth $2.2 billion in Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors. – Bloomberg

CAVALIER
Before the Cruze was the Cobalt. Before the Cobalt there was the Cavalier. General Motors is reviving the Cavalier nameplate, but not in North America. – Car & Driver

RISKY BUSINESS
"We may experience delays in realizing our projected timelines and cost and volume targets for the production, launch, and ramp of our Model 3 vehicle." So says Tesla. – Los Angeles Times

ZOMBIES
There are a large number of long-expired vehicles which linger, and linger, and linger on vehicle lots. – TTAC

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FASTEST-GROWING CARS
Canada's new vehicle market is exploding, in a good way. But Canadian sales of passenger cars are fading. Yet there are cars, including the two top-selling cars, which are accelerating rapidly. – Autofocus

FRENCH
If you're not into quirky French cars, what's wrong with you? But even if you don't want to read this Citroën C4 vs. Citroën 2CV pseudo-comparison test, you'll love the Parisian photography. – CAR

WATCH
We're only a couple of weeks away from the 2016 International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race, known colloquially as the Isle of Man TT. If you're not familiar with the absurdity of the TT, this POV from Guy Martin and Michael Dunlop will very quickly familiarize you.

Auto News For Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - Tesla Has 1,656 Job Openings

Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Tuesday, December 8, 2015.

EMPLOYMENT
Need a new gig? Want to work in Palo Alto, or one of the many other attractive destinations around the globe? Tesla currently has 1,656 job openings, from radar engineers to service managers. 

FUTURE
The Hyundai Ioniq will take on the all-conquering Toyota Prius with a bevy of powertrains: hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric. The teaser image is rather Volt-like.

DISTANT FUTURE
Could another Honda S2000 be in the works, and could it be a more direct rival for the Mazda MX-5 Miata? AutoCar has details.

REVIEW
While the Nissan Frontier quickly becomes an also-ran in North America's small/midsize pickup truck market, CAR Magazine is reviewing the new, 2016 Nissan NP300 Navara, and they're saying nice things about it.

WATCH
Earlier today, GCBC highlighted the Alex On Autos video review of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma. Surprisingly flexible but not quite as rugged as that Tacoma is this 2016 Audi S7, again reviewed by Alex Dykes, the most thorough and detailed video reviewer on YouTube.

Auto News For Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - Acura Recalls 19,502 Vehicles

Here are the five must-read auto news stories, reviews and videos for Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

INSIDE THE AUTO INDUSTRY
Did you know Costco was selling new cars? In fact, Costco was responsible for nearly 400,000 U.S. auto sales in 2014, more than Volkswagen and two dozen other automakers.

REVIEW
Think of the Vauxhall Corsa VXR this way. Imagine if Vauxhall/Opel’s sibling brand in America, Chevrolet, sold the Sonic subcompact hatchback with a 202-horsepower, turbocharged four-cylinder in order to make a true Fiesta ST rival. Here’s the evo review of the new £17,995 Vauxhall hot hatch.

RECALL
Volkswagen is recalling 2957 Tiguans (model year 2015) because the vehicles may be, “missing the required tire pressure information and they may state incorrect weight and loading information.”

American Honda is recalling 19,502 Acura MDX crossovers (model years 2014-2015) and RLX sedans (model year 2014) because, “the collision mitigation braking system incorrectly interpret certain roadside objects such as metal fences or metal guardrails as obstacles and unexpectedly apply the brakes.”

INSIDE THE ELECTRIC AUTO INDUSTRY
Saying that, “The Model X will be a better SUV than the Model S is a sedan,” Tesla founder Elon Musk plans for deliveries of the new model to begin before November. The Model X was originally intended to go on sale some six months ago.

WATCH
Well, it’s James May. But it’s not Top Gear. Here’s Mr. Slowly in the Ferrari 488 GTB.

Auto News For Monday, May 18, 2015 - 2016 Camaro Debuts To Challenge(r) Mustang

Here are the six must-read, must-watch auto news stories, reviews, and videos for Monday, May 18, 2015. Your normal news editor, Steffani Cain, is off today, which is Victoria Day in Canada.

FUTURE
Leaked ahead of the debut on CNBC, General Motors introduced the sixth-generation of their Chevrolet Camaro on Saturday in Michigan's Belle Isle park. Turbocharged, four-cylinder power is part of the story.

INSIDE THE AUTO BUSINESS
Jose Munoz, Nissan's chairman in North America, simply wants dealers. Where they come from and the grandeur of their overall enterprise matter not. And Munoz knows what it's like to see dealers thrive. He comes from Nissan Mexico, where the automaker is an industry leader.

REVIEW
Car & Driver calls the 2016 Audi Q7 an SUV "worth waiting for." Wrote Jens Meiners: "The interior is so contemporary, functional, and aesthetically pleasing that it may set the new class benchmark."

TTAC
What did Porsche use in order to set a U.S. sales record in April 2015? Not their cars, which all declined, but rather, the Macan and Cayenne. Meanwhile, Infiniti's Q70 is putting up better numbers thanks to help from the Q70L. But "better" doesn't mean "high." Finally, which car is winning the U.S. sales battle, the Audi A7 or the Mercedes-Benz CLS?

RECALL
No change since Friday's raft of Toyota and GM recalls.

WATCH
The Tesla Model S is an impressive device. In P85 form, we were awestruck. As a P85D, there's really nothing like it. But - and you won't be surprised - the doorhandles still break, according to Consumer Reports own test car.

NEW TESLA ROADSTER PICTURES

In recent days we've seen the LCC Lightning move about, and even with its higher-than-Tesla pricetag, it surely moves the technology goalposts. Nevertheless, the $100K Tesla Roadster is a Lotus Elise in the electric emperor's new clothes, so one sits up and pays attention.

Selecting the best of the most recent Tesla photos, GoodCarBadCar.net wishes it to be known that the Tesla has some angles on its side and some.... not so much. The first three photos you see are Tesla, the bottom shows its Lotus origins.

TESLA'S TEMP TRANS TROUBLES

Who killed the electric car? Or who couldn't get it started? Tesla's troubles to get their roadster into production will have a serious affect on customers after the purchase - and we know that. Not in a 1980's Hyundai kind of way, but as an acknowledged solution to Tesla's transmission issues.

The Roadster's first day of production is now slated for March 17th.  More problematic than the delays will be the need for owners to refurbish their Tesla Roadster's with the company's DriveTrain 1.5, since the early production models will be fitted with a 2-speed transmission. 

What would the auto world say if Toyota demanded that your purchase of a new Camry came with a temporary engine, and the dealer would refit you with a V6 later on? How would you feel if your new Armani suit came with unsuitable buttons, but Giorgio could reapply classier buttons a few months on?

To read about Tesla's personnel issues on GoodCarBadCar, click here. To visit the company's official site, here's the link.