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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Aftermarket auto ware there for the long haul | detnews.com | The Detroit News Next week, Las Vegas turns into aftermarket heaven. Roll out the rally cars, billion-horsepower engines and every conceivable electronic device -- and some you couldn't imagine -- replica rattlesnake seat covers, bamboo floor mats and more rims than a junkyard and you'll begin to picture SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association trade show. Anything and everything that can be affixed, attached, screwed on or bolted down to a car or truck is on display at the private show, which begins Tuesday and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:18 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Sneak peek: Opel Antara | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you thought the end of the Saturn brand would affect only car buyers in America, think again. The Opel Antara on the roads today has shared a body and interior with the Saturn Vue. Now that the Vue is going away, the Antara needs a new body double. Judging from our spy photos, it appears GM will give Opel a version of the Chevy Captiva. The new Opel grill is easy to see through the camouflage on this prototype, along with some impressive looking projector headlights. A chrome-ringed, lower grill... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:15 Article Views Rating: 22 Main > Car Makers News > Dodge > Dodge Ram pickups show big improvements | detnews.com | The Detroit News The Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups are all business, serious business. They are the pair of Dodges that feel more like trucks and less like pickups. But for the 2010 model year, these big rigs -- in all five trim levels -- finally offer interiors and exteriors that are executive worthy, though the truck has blue collar roots. But now architects can finally arrive on job sites in the same vehicle the crews they hire use. Following the successful launch of the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500, it was only a matter of... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:15 Article Views Rating: 20 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ariz. shop revives vintage cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Tucson's classic cars are the keys to success for the Saguaro Automotive Group. The business is geared toward breathing new life into vintage automobiles through repair and restoration. Its 6,000-square-foot facility buzzed with activity on a recent weekday afternoon. A 1966 Corvette in the showroom awaited minor upgrades to raise its technical inspection score with the National Corvette Restorers Society. Another Corvette, a 1979 model, sat parked at a work station for a custom paint job and full... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:12 Article Views Rating: 19 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit area car shops ramp it up at SEMA | detnews.com | The Detroit News By now, most Detroiters are getting their hot rods, exotics, and muscle cars bundled up for a long winter's nap. But in Las Vegas, this week's SEMA convention is supercharging enthusiasts from across the globe. This industry-only trade show lays out an unrivaled smorgasbord of custom vehicles and hardware. Organized by the Specialty Equipment Market Association, the event features about 2,000 booths -- in 2 million square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center -- hawking everything from complete cars... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:10 Article Views Rating: 16 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GMC Terrain builds on Equinox's success | detnews.com | The Detroit News You can choose your job, you can choose your name, but you can't choose your siblings. Laurie, Mark and Lisa -- the other members of Burgess Generation 5.0 -- remind me of this often. And I wouldn't have it any other way. General Motors Co., however, has had problems with family relationships in the past. Some of its cars and trucks shared a little too much in common, as if the gene pool was a half dozen chromosomes short of a double helix. Some called it cloning. Carmakers called it rebadging, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:06 Article Views Rating: 14 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 > Other > Reliability pays off in long run | detnews.com | The Detroit News Without Uncle Sam's largesse, you're not likely to get a decent price on a trade-in today. That car that grandma only drove to church on Sunday with low miles and all the extras that you got and now want to use to get something a bit more hip? Chances are you'll be offered far below the book value from a dealer. Sell it on your own instead. Especially if you've got a Toyota, Honda or Ford, the top brands for reliability, according to the 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey from Consumer Reports magazine... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:25 Article Views Rating: 65 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 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM extends money-back guarantee | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to boost market share and vehicle sales after emerging from bankruptcy, has extended its money-back guarantee until Jan. 4 and will launch a second round of advertisements featuring hood-to-hood comparisons with competitors' vehicles. The comparison campaign, scheduled to start in December, is the second phase of a national advertising barrage initiated last month that offers buyers a 60-day, money-back guarantee. Under the campaign, GM has sold approximately 142,000 vehicles... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:23 Article Views Rating: 64 |
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