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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Russian carmaker gets lift | detnews.com | The Detroit News Russia will take on the bulk of the effort to restructure AvtoVAZ, its biggest automaker, under the terms of an accord signed Friday between AvtoVAZ's Russian shareholders and Renault SA. The Russian state will inject $1.65 billion into cash-strapped AvtoVAZ, while the Samara region where AvtoVAZ is based will help with payroll expenses. France's Renault, which owns 25 percent of AvtoVAZ, will contribute technology and equipment valued at $360 million to help the Russian carmaker update its vehicles and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:53 Article Views Rating: 116 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > When the dust clears, BMW may struggle to compete | detnews.com | The Detroit News Germany's premium car manufacturers have weathered the recession without taking on too much water, but the long-term prospects for Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, and particularly BMW are starting to sound alarm bells. European mass car manufacturers like Renault and Peugeot-Citroen of France have piled up huge losses and relied on cheap government loans and subsidized car scrapping schemes to keep their heads above water. GM Europe's Opel-Vauxhall's problems have been well aired. Ford Europe has performed... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:51 Article Views Rating: 122 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Experts point to throttles, not floor mats, in Toyota incidents | detnews.com | The Detroit News Eric Weiss was stopped at a busy Long Beach, Calif., intersection last month when he said his 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup unexpectedly started accelerating, forcing him to stand on the brakes to keep the bucking truck from plowing into oncoming cars. Toyota Motor Corp. says the gas pedal design in Weiss' truck and more than 4 million other Toyota and Lexus vehicles makes them vulnerable to being trapped open by floor mats, and recently announced a costly recall to fix the problem. But Weiss is convinced... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:49 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit needs housing rebound to spur pickup sales | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- At Kevin Haner's construction company in Las Vegas, three of the four Dodge Ram pickup trucks are starting to get a little old. He may replace one if he gets a great deal, but he'll keep running the others until he's convinced that the housing slump has ended. Haner's reluctance to spend is typical of contractors nationwide. This presents a huge problem for the Detroit automakers because truck sales are directly tied to new home construction. Pickup sales are on pace for their worst... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:48 Article Views Rating: 85 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Gift ideas for car buffs on your list | detnews.com | The Detroit News Most families have at least one car buff. Detroit is a little different. Generations of families celebrate cars and find quality time in the garage. A family that wrenches together, stays together. So what are some of the holiday gifts you can get your car crazy father or daughter when their toolbox is full and it doesn't seem like there are many options left? Trust us, there are. Here are a few suggestions: Just to knowAnyone who has driven on the highway knows speed can be costly. And if your car nut... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:35 Article Views Rating: 50 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: 174 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: 150 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: 161 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: 98 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: 109 |
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