Wheelies: The End of an Era Edition As Peugeot continues to struggle in a tough Eurozone economy, the automaker's founding family has agreed to relinquish control of the company in hopes that General Motors will inject fresh capital into it. The Peugeot family has owned a controlling share of the company since it opened for business in 1810, manufacturing coffee mills. G.M. already owns a 7 percent stake, but faces political hurdles if it takes Peugeot's reins, which it has said it will only do if it can cut production capacity. General Motors also owns a stake in Opel and would likely merge the two beleaguered car brands. Nissan announced Thursday that it would add 900 manufacturing jobs to its plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The new workers will help produce the Nissan Rogue, which has been built in Japan since its 2007 debut. Nissan said it expected Rogue production to begin at the Tennessee plant this fall. The company also says that by 2015 it plans to build 85 percent of the cars it sells in the United States in North America. The Tennesseean With Ford F-150 sales going strong, it makes sense that blue oval leadership is getting creative with special editions of the truck. In a move to appeal to the street performance crowd, Ford unveiled the 2014 F-150 Tremor Thursday. With a short wheelbase and short bed, it is Ford's first EcoBoost-powered sport truck. The 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 produces 365-horsepower through a 4.10-ratio rear axle with an electronic locking differential. It also has a bad boy black leather interior and bold paint scheme to match. Ford It was bound to happen sooner or later: someone is running "The Homer" in the 24 Hours of Le Mons race in Buttonwillow, Calif., on June 29. Inspired by the car Homer Simpson devises for his long-lost half brother's car company in Season 2, Episode 15 of "The Simpsons," the BMW E30-based car built for Homer is ready for the track. The car lovingly recreates the cartoon version, from the bowler statue-topped, Rolls-Royce-esque Lincoln grille to the bubble dome rear seat. It even has a La Cucaracha horn. But unlike the "real" Homermobile, which was so awful it scuttled his half-brother's car company in the episode, the Le Mons version looks like it's got chops. Watch the little drifting snippet in the video. Time Tech The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission announced on Thursday that taxi owners will be allowed to choose hybrid taxis over the Nissan NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow mandated by the city. Taxi owners had sued the city over the NV200 because it is not being offered as a hybrid yet, but a court ruled in May that taxi owners should have the option of continuing to run hybrids. But Green Car Reports says that the city's lenience will last only until Nissan adds a hybrid model to its extended-wheelbase NV200 lineup. The Taxi of Tomorrow should come out this autumn.