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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Compromise stimulus bill includes tax break to buy new vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $789 billion stimulus bill that includes a scaled-back tax break to buy new vehicles. The $11 billion provision sponsored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., was to make sales tax deductible as well as the interest paid on auto loans deductible on new vehicles of up to $49,500. The National Automobile Dealers Association said the buyer on a $25,000 would save $1,500 on average. The scaled-down tax break is now worth about $5 billion, said Sen. Ben... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:14 Article Views Rating: 146 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford urges more buyer incentives | detnews.com | The Detroit News A day after the U.S. automobile industry reported its worst sales since 1982, Ford Motor Co. executives said they were encouraged by moves in Washington to bolster car and truck sales, but added that the government needs to do more to give consumers the confidence to return to their showrooms. "I see some real exciting developments in the stimulus package," said Jim Farley, head of sales, marketing and service at the Dearborn automaker. Congress is considering a number of incentives to boost the sale of... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 187 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Luxury car crossovers expected to revive sales | detnews.com | The Detroit News The new car market may be severely depressed but automakers are counting on one segment to buck the downward trend. The industry expects consumer interest in small premium crossovers to grow and consequently the number of entries in the sector is expanding dramatically. The upscale small sport utility vehicle format was successfully established several years ago by Lexus with the RX300, and since then a few primary rivals have emerged, such as the Acura MDX, Infiniti EX35 and BMW X3. But this year a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler plans road show to urge dealers to order vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- Chrysler LLC plans a major sales push and cost-cutting campaign to strengthen its ability to survive ahead of a March 31 deadline to show the government it has a viable future, company executives told dealers Sunday. Chrysler Vice Chairman and President Jim Press, along with other executives, urged dealers gathered at the National Automobile Dealers Association annual convention to order their normal allocations of vehicles for February and March -- despite a sales slump that is squeezing... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 152 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM, Chrysler press dealers to order cars in coming months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC on Sunday urged dealers to keep ordering new cars and trucks in coming months despite an industrywide sales slump that has kept vehicles piling up on dealer lots. During a meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, Chrysler told dealers it will launch a major push to get retailers across the country to order vehicles, and consumers to buy them, ahead of a March 31 deadline to convince the government the automaker can survive. Chrysler and GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:13 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Acura 2+1 Concept Car Acura 2+1 concept car is a project that was done during Paz’s internship at Honda R&D Americas, where it was professionally modeled with assistance from Honda employees. Acura 2+1 concept car is a creation of designer Leon Paz, and designed to slot in under the replacement NSX in the company’s lineup. It is intended as a “gateway” car for buyers that are interested in the NSX but can’t afford the steep price. Acura 2+1 concept car is directed at younger buyers who... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-23 10:02:06 Article Views Rating: 634 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Winding Road Review - Acura TL vs. Nissan Maxima These two near-luxury sedans from Japan may not be the picture of pulchritude, but our editors find that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Ride along with us.[source] Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:56 Article Views Rating: 234 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Vehicle recalls plunge | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers recalled 10.2 million vehicles last year, down nearly 30 percent compared with 2007 and the lowest number of vehicles called back for repairs since 1994, preliminary government statistics show. The decline came as the total number of recall campaigns jumped more than 9 percent to a record 642 from 588 in 2007, and those linked to investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rose to a record 233, up from 98 in 2007. The improvement in the number of autos... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:48 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > AutoSpies.com Officially Puts You In Charge: If You Ran Lexus, What Would YOU Do Differently? We started this article theme with Audi and Acura as our first CEO test and I was impressed with how much insight was shared and the REAL street impressions of these makes. Then we made you the president of the UAW, and again we were impressed by the feedback.So here we go again, only this time we're making you CEO of Lexus.After to leading the luxury industry for so long they recently have fallen on hard times losing customers at a faster rate than the competition. WHAT will you do to bring them... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-24 05:44:19 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > BREAKING NEWS: Honda Kills The NSX For Financial Reasons Is The Lexus LF-A Next? Honda has cancelled the new NSX as part of a radical restructuring of its car making business.The V10-engined supercar, which was a direct challenge to Ferrari and Porsche, would have been the most powerful production car that the company had ever produced.Honda CEO Takeo Fukui announced the move in his end of year speech, saying that all development of the car would be cancelled. The company has also withdrawn its plan to introduce the Acura brand to Japan in 2010.The Honda boss had previously... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:04:04 Article Views Rating: 189 |
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