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The Future Of Saab(?)

 While many people are still holding a candle for Saab, the reality is that they've pretty much come to the end of the road. And unfortunately, it's not a road untraveled for Saab as they experienced the same financial difficulties a couple of years ago before Spyker came into the fray to save the Swedish automaker. So it's not surprising that many people are looking into the horizon waiting for the "save".

Audi Has Stellar Year With Awards

Audi has won tons of awards this year and Jim Ellis Audi of Atlanta celebrates by giving Facebook fans a Season of Giving.
Jim Ellis Automotive Group is proud to announce that Jim Ellis Chevrolet have won Chevrolet's 2010 Mark Of Excellence award!  This prestigious award is given from Chevrolet to dealers that achieve superior sales volume and customer satisfaction levels. 

Saab 9-4X Crossover Comes to the United States

 At the L.A. Auto Show last year. Saab unveiled the gorgeous Saab 9-4X crossover and now it's finally making it into North American showrooms after being awarded Top Safety Pick by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
 Many dealerships have goals they want to attain, but the one set by Mitsubishi is to put themselves ahead of the pack in the EV market.  By 2013, Mitsubishi will have a total of eight different electric and hybrid vehicles available, but only half of which will ever make it to the U.S. and to dealerships like Jim Ellis Mitsubishi in Marietta

MAZDASPEED Motorsports Keeps Winning

 For many years, Mazda has made it clear that on any given weekend, it has more cars being used in races than any other make. July was a perfect example of that fact as Mazda walked away with two wins on two different coasts along with 6 podium wins.

Hyundai Fans Are the Most Loyal

 For the first time in what seems like forever, Hyundai took the top of the heap for loyalty according to Kelly Blue Book (KBB).  

Audi Eyes The Southeast For Their Plant, But Where?

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told Automotive News that Audi is yet again planning on building a plant in the United States and it appears that all of the prospective sites are in the Southeast.  

Groupon's Epic Fail

Someone forgot to tell Groupon that their site is solely based on impulse purchases such as sky diving, flowers or massages. Groupon tries its hand at the auto industry and crashes and burns.

VW Beetle Demographic Is About Change. Or Is It?

 It appears that we've been doing a lot of talking about VW in general over the last month and maybe rightfully so with all of the changes coming down the way.  Specifically, the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle and it's drastic changes that it has in store for Beetle fans and how it's about to change the demographic that has followed it for years.