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Main > Car Makers News > Infiniti > The Infiniti G: Brains and beauty | detnews.com | The Detroit News The addition of the hardtop has transformed convertibles from Sunday summer strollers to everyday drivers. For the most part, they look like regular cars, drive like regular cars and generally feel like them. But then touch a single button and the three-piece roof folds up smartly into the trunk, and all of sudden everything ordinary becomes better. For those who want it all, hardtop convertibles make it possible. Earlier this year, Infiniti introduced the 2009 G convertible. The word "ordinary" and... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:09 Article Views Rating: 29 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler has deal for plant in Delaware | detnews.com | The Detroit News Old Carco LLC, the estate of bankrupt Chrysler, is seeking court approval to sell the automaker's mothballed Newark, Del., SUV factory to the University of Delaware for $24.3 million. The request, filed in bankruptcy court Friday, follows 18 months of trying to sell the property, which covers 271 acres and includes a parts depot plus the plant that churned out Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs until it closed in December. Both sides are eager to complete the sale, and a hearing is set for Nov. 12... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:43 Article Views Rating: 41 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers are using more recycled materials | detnews.com | The Detroit News Detroit's automakers are finding new uses for worn-out jeans, discarded plastic bottles and manufacturing rubbish -- they're recycling them for use in new vehicle parts. With the rage over going green hitting the marketplace, auto companies are looking for ways to make their vehicles more sustainable, not just under the hood but behind the wheel. They're incorporating more recycled materials into interiors, upholstery and moldings, and partnering with suppliers to develop new bio-based products to... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:16 Article Views Rating: 74 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mayor Bing's SUV lease criticized | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Mayor Dave Bing is now being chauffeured in a $59,205 Yukon XL Denali delivered to the city on Wednesday, a move that is drawing criticism from unions and his rival in the Nov. 3 election. The mayor's staffers say the decision to lease the SUV with heated-leather seats, a Bose stereo system and satellite radio is out of his hands because Police Department officials say they need it to do their job. "It is the Police Department's decision. This is their requirement," said Karen Dumas, the mayor's... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:13 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Fiat chief to reveal Chrysler plan in Nov. | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC, told reporters here that he would present a restructuring plan for the U.S. automaker in November. Marchionne, who spoke briefly with reporters during a tour of the Frankfurt Motor Show, did not elaborate. Asked about Fiat's goal to create a group with sales of between 5 million and 6 million vehicles, Marchionne said that could be achieved with Chrysler once the economy and car markets stabilize Fiat owns 20 percent of Chrysler... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:58 Article Views Rating: 282 Main > Car Makers News > Other > China challenges U.S. tire tariffs | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- President Barack Obama's decision to impose heavy tariffs on Chinese-made tires may prompt China to retaliate against U.S. auto and poultry exports. China took its case to the World Trade Organization Monday, after Obama ordered additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires for three years, including 35 percent in the first year. The increases come on top of the current 4 percent tariff. Besides challenging the tire tariffs before the WTO, the Chinese government said it would investigate on its own to... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:41 Article Views Rating: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tougher market expected for U.S. in Europe | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Detroit's automakers are occupying less space at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and in the European auto market, after shedding brands and assets to get through a global industry downturn that hit them especially hard. General Motors Co. will essentially be fielding one brand in Europe -- Chevrolet -- once it completes the sale of its two European brands, Saab of Sweden and Germany's Adam Opel GmbH, which GM has owned since 1929. Ford Motor Co. is more successful in the region, but it also will be... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:35 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos ready to shine anew | detnews.com | The Detroit News Last fall, as auto executives gathered for Europe's biggest car show, the industry teetered on the precipice of the worst downturn in 30 years. This week, executives from a recomposed auto industry convene in Frankfurt in a cautiously optimistic mood: "The worst is behind us," said Christoph Strmer, an analyst at forecasting firm IHS Global Insight. Now, he said, "the feeling is, we've passed it, we've survived it, we're still in business." Still, industry executives and analysts remain apprehensive... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:12 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Magna says Opel could shed 10,500 jobs | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- As many as 10,500 jobs at Adam Opel GmbH, or about 20 percent of the work force, may be eliminated as part of a restructuring plan for the German carmaker, said the co-chief executive of Magna International Inc., one of the prospective new investors in Opel. The cuts outlined Monday by Siegfried Wolfof Magna were broadly in line with the job reductions described in June when Magna outlined its proposal for Opel, one of General Motors Co.'s overseas subsidiaries. Wolf said about 4,500 of those cuts... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:11 Article Views Rating: 50 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Disclosure sought on 'opt out' for side airbags | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The nation's top auto safety regulator will ask automakers to disclose whether they allow fleet customers to opt out of buying side airbags or other safety equipment. Starting in the 2011 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration "will begin requesting that vehicle manufacturers specifically state whether fleet models have different safety equipment from those sold at dealerships. Any differences will be noted in the ratings information provided," the agency's acting chief, Ron... Full article... 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