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2013 Nissan NV200 goes after Transit Connect’s lunch money

8. February 2012

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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Minivan/Van , Work , Nissan Nissan is expanding the company's commercial offerings with its new NV200 Compact Cargo Van . On display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show , the NV200 is positioned just below Nissan's mammoth NV Cargo, and should offer buyers a more efficient work vehicle with plenty of interior room. The NV200 is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a CVT gearbox.

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Why haven’t you seen many new Chevy Caprice police cars? GM delays.

6. February 2012

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Filed under: Sedan , Etc.

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Watch an SVT Raptor be built on Ultimate Factories this weekend w/video

3. February 2012

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Filed under: Performance , Truck , Etc. , Plants/Manufacturing , Work , Ford There's something inexplicably mesmerizing about watching a factory in action

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Mercedes-Benz gets sketchy with Citan urban delivery van

3. February 2012

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Filed under: Minivan/Van , Work , Mercedes-Benz , Design/Style Though the Ford Transit Connect may be a niche player in the North American market, the small van market is big business in Europe. According to Mercedes-Benz , it accounts for some 700,000 units annually, and that's a pie of which Daimler wouldn't mind getting a bigger slice.

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Mercedes-Benz Actros semi fitted for taxi duty, picks up humorous fares

1. February 2012

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Filed under: Truck , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Work , Mercedes-Benz , Humor The new-generation 2012 Actros big rig has already won Truck of the Year - for the fourth time - and Mercedes-Benz figured it would have some fun letting other truck people know about its semi. It kitted an Actros out in the eggshell hue and black-and-yellow sign that's standard-issue German taxi livery, then sent it out to pick up passengers

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