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Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan Is Recalling for Brake Problem Again Sometimes you read a story about a vehicle recall and understand that the situation described by the NHTSA is almost impossible: a screw from some unimportant spot might become loose, might fall out and might cause a problem... Well, this time it is about brakes and it is serious. Nissan has to recall 10,586 units of 2009 Sentra because the brake fluid may leak from the major cylinder. Although the cars have an indicator which will show the low amount of brake fluid in the cylinder, it might be too late... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-16 07:55:37 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Brazil pushes sugar ethanol at U.S. pumps | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Who could resent the attention being showered on electric cars? Stylish and clean, they're the darling of the renewable-energy crowd, which is hailing the scheduled roll-out of several e-powered models next year as a major blow against global warming. Well, Eduardo Leao, for one. He's executive director of Brazil's largest sugar-industry association, called UNICA, and he insists that cane-based ethanol produced in massive quantities by his members is a better alternative fuel for the environment than... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-16 07:55:22 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > McCain says Chrysler unlikely to survive | detnews.com | The Detroit News Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Chrysler Group LLC is unlikely to survive, despite receiving nearly $15 billion in government loans. McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, reiterated his opposition to the $80 billion auto industry bailout begun by President George W. Bush last December. "No, I don't think we ever should have bailed out Chrysler and General Motors," McCain said in Arizona, where he was serving as grand marshal of at the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at the Phoenix... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-16 07:55:20 Article Views Rating: 53 Main > Car Makers News > Skoda > Škoda Signs Guy Wilks for Rally of Scotland Škoda UK will enter a Fabia Super 2000 in Rally of Scotland 2009 Skoda UK has today announced that Guy Wilks, the double British Rally champion, will compete at this year's Rally of Scotland - the final event of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge IRC series. Wilks 28 from Darlington will drive a Škoda UK-sponsored Skoda Fabia Super 2000, run by Rene George Rally Sport, and is set to go head-to-head with fellow British rally driver Kris Meeke, this year's winner of the IRC, in what... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-09 12:07:39 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler is in a race that already started | detnews.com | The Detroit News Time is not on the side of Chrysler Group LLC. I say this not because CEO Sergio Marchionne doesn't have a track record of turning around businesses, because he does. Nor because the men and women of Chrysler can't deliver the upgraded cars and trucks promised at Wednesday's marathon confab. They can. Time is not on Chrysler's side because the clock clearly favors crosstown rivals Ford Motor Co. and, yes, General Motors Co. -- both of which have killer products in showrooms, right now, that deliver on... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:55 Article Views Rating: 76 Main > Car Makers News > Jeep > Jeep ads to tout new look | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC has launched a new national advertising campaign for Jeep, its most recognizable nameplate. It is one of the first actions by the company that on Wednesday broke a five-month silence to outline its five-year business plan and says it will be much more vocal about its initiatives and products. There are ambitious plans to increase Jeep brand sales to 800,000 globally by 2014 from less than 500,000 in 2008. The first of three phases of a U.S. Jeep campaign, created by GlobalHue of... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:53 Article Views Rating: 70 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > 2009 SEMA Auto Show: Chrysler Gives TV to its Passengers If you forgot your DVDs at home and have nothing to do in a long trip, you can still watch some TV shows, says Chrysler. The auto manufacturer is offering 20 channels such popular ones as CNBC, Comedy Central, Fox News, MSNBC, MTV, and Nickelodeon. The new feature is going to be presented at the 2009 SEMA Auto Show. It will be available on several 2008-2010 models: two minivans Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan; numerous SUV’s Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Journey, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:26 Article Views Rating: 53 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler eyes 2011 for profit | detnews.com | The Detroit News Fiat's retooling of Chrysler foresees the littlest of Detroit's Big Three making profits by 2011 and paying off its bailout loans by 2014, officials said during Wednesday's daylong debut of what a post-bankruptcy Chrysler will look like. The profit forecasts are based on big cuts in expenses that already are under way; economies of scale from sharing parts and vehicle platforms; and a volume increase that calls for doubling U.S. and worldwide sales in five years. It will be a big gain from the... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:24 Article Views Rating: 43 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan Recalls 2008-09 Rogue National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested a recall on 2008-09 Nissan Rogue because of the possible loss of steering control. During tests it has been discovered that "a screw in the steering gear housing cover may loosen over time and could fall out." If the screw comes out, the steering system will be out of control in case of large input on the steering which would lead to an accident. Nissan says that there have not been any problems reported on this matter. However, the... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:26 Article Views Rating: 77 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Launch of GM's Cruze delayed 3 months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. said it has delayed the launch of its Chevrolet Cruze small car about three months until the third quarter of 2010 to ensure a flawless launch. The delay also will give GM time to produce all variations of Cruze models, the automaker said Wednesday. It was not related to any problems associated with earlier Cruze launches in Europe or China, GM spokesman Klaus-Peter Martin said. Industry analyst Erich Merkle of Autoconomy.com has not heard of any problems associated with the Cruze... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:25 Article Views Rating: 68 |
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