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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Kelley Blue Book 2008 Brand Image Awards Influential auto resource Kelley Blue Book KBB and its marketing research team have compiled a list of vehicles based its consumer perception data. Researchers look at carmaker’s achievements in creating and maintaining brand attributes that consumers look for when buying a new car, and is one of the best indicators of how certain brands are perceived by the public. The winners were announced during a media event at this week’s New York Auto Show and include top picks for ‘Best Interior Design’... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:36 Article Views Rating: 347 Main > Car Makers News > Infiniti > Infiniti reveals FX35 We saw the new FX50 hit the web just a short while ago, but news of the FX50’s smaller-motored sibling was suspiciously absent - leading many to speculate an all-new 3.7L FX37 was coming. Unfortunately for displacement-heads, that’s not the case. Still, the motor shared with the G35 sedan provides plenty of power for daily duties. Easing 303hp from its 3.5L V6, the FX35 comes up only 87hp short of its 5.0L V8 brother. Both come standard with seven-speed automatic that can optionally be... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:51 Article Views Rating: 243 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Abt tunes the VW Touareg TDI Turbodiesel motors are getting lots of press lately, and VW group vehicles are garnering much of that attention. Audi’s R8 looks to be getting a V8 TDI motor soon, and the Jetta TDI Cup in the U.S. is helping to bring diesels back into the American public’s consciousness, albeit slowly. German performance tuner Abt has already done most of VW’s lineup, but now it’s turning attention to the latest Touareg 3.0 TDI. Focusing on power upgrades and appearance modifications, the Abt... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:53:52 Article Views Rating: 244 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler expects to be profitable within 3 years With Chrysler’s new owners Cerberus Capital Management making the hard and fast decisions, the carmaker is now on track to return to profitability. Even with the worsening U.S. economy and fluctuating exchange rates and commodity prices, CEO Bob Nardelli is confident Chrysler will be profitable within the next couple of years despite predictions the market will remain sour. Analysts expect U.S. auto sales to fall to 15.5 million cars this year, down from 16.1 million last year, but despite his... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:08 Article Views Rating: 181 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW 1-series can fly; too bad it's heavy and ugly Let's begin with a verity, an undeniable truth that is evident from 3 feet away or from the cold distance of outer space: The new 1-series BMW is ugly. Seriously ugly. Ugly with X-wings locked in attack formation. I know an ugly car when one blows past me at 100 mph. Ugly cars are unusual, for very good reasons. Auto companies are vast organizations, with billions of dollars invested, and tens of thousands of employees, some of whom can actually pick out their own ties. Also, in an age of computer-aided... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:31 Article Views Rating: 225 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford planning more Shelby GT500KR Mustangs for 2009 If you missed out on one of last year’s 540hp 40th anniversary Shelby GT500KR Mustangs you’re in luck because the Ford tuner is planning an additional run of 746 cars for the 2009 model year. Demand for the car worldwide has surged, no doubt spurred on with the help of the car’s starring role as KITT in the new Knight Rider series, so this time 175 cars will be headed outside of the U.S. Like the current 40th anniversary limited edition, the 2009 Shelby GT500KR will feature the same 540hp 5.4L... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:31 Article Views Rating: 172 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Classic 'Vette, modern guts The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette had dramatic styling, living up to its Sting Ray badge with a design that included gill-styled side sculpting, sharp creases, hidden headlamps and that famous split rear window on the first Corvette coupe. Still, there are those who are nostalgic for the original 'Vette, which for the last few years of its production was characterized by deep, tapered "coves" that flowed from just behind the front wheels back into the door panels. But as often is the case, nostalgia can blur... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 345 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Sneak peek: Porsche Cayenne Hybrid The hybrid version of Porsche's Cayenne will likely be powered by a 3.6-liter V6. Its hybrid power plant is expected to offer at least a 15% fuel savings -- possibly up to 25 or 30 percent depending on applications -- compared to a non-hybrid V6. First shown in concept guise in LA and announced as a 2009 model, speculation has the Cayenne down for the 2010 model year. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 178 Main > Car Makers News > Pontiac > 2009 Pontiac Vibe is a fresh look at a 5-door hatchback Spring begins precisely at 1:48 a.m. Thursday. We've shuddered at the lion's roar announcing March's arrival, and now we can almost taste the minted rack of lamb served up upon its departure. Out of all the months of the year, March leaves the worst first impression. But if you give it a few weeks -- and try the green suds halfway through -- things will be looking up before you know it. The 2009 Pontiac Vibe is the March of new cars. Without the hangover on the 18th. My first impression of the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 220 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford officially takes over Romania plant BUCHAREST, Romania -- Ford Motor Co. formally took over the Romanian plant Automobile Craiova from the Romanian government on Friday. Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu handed the factory's key to Ford of Europe President John Fleming, saying that Ford's investment of about $1 billion would allow Romania to become the biggest car producer in southeastern Europe. Last year, Ford bought a 72.4 percent stake in the state-owned company, paying about $88 million and vowing to invest $1 billion to upgrade... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:33 Article Views Rating: 169 |
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