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Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Mazdaspeed3 may look ugly, but what fun on the road | detnews.com | The Detroit News Look, the world needs some good news. Wars, the economy, swine flu. My God, Andrew Lloyd Webber is making a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera." So now comes the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 -- which is the best-in-class compact-hatch Mazda3 stuffed with horsepower foie gras -- and that, oppressed citizens, is an occasion for good cheer. Here's a car with room for four adults and one magical halfling; a car with excellent rear cargo storage and good fuel economy; a car with a sticker price $23,945 base MSRP within... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:53 Article Views Rating: 5 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Mazdaspeed3 may look ugly, but what fun on the road | detnews.com | The Detroit News Look, the world needs some good news. Wars, the economy, swine flu. My God, Andrew Lloyd Webber is making a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera." So now comes the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 -- which is the best-in-class compact-hatch Mazda3 stuffed with horsepower foie gras -- and that, oppressed citizens, is an occasion for good cheer. Here's a car with room for four adults and one magical halfling; a car with excellent rear cargo storage and good fuel economy; a car with a sticker price $23,945 base MSRP within... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:48 Article Views Rating: 9 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Peugeot Unveils Its Innovative New Concept The BB1 – Mobility For The Future Last night saw the unveiling of Peugeot's innovative new concept, the BB1 at The Hospital Club in London.With its BB1 concept, Peugeot has created a totally new solution to the current and future needs of urban mobility. The BB1 concept is the first ever full electric vehicle that can seat up to four adults in a space of just 2.5m. This compact vehicle is a fusion between car and scooter, whilst offering passengers a safer, more comfortable and weatherproof environment. Other advantages of this... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 17:49:25 Article Views Rating: 23 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler lays out lofty revival plan | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Chrysler Group LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne laid out an ambitious, detailed plan Wednesday to revive the struggling Auburn Hills automaker by replenishing its lineup with high-quality and attractive models to more than double sales within five years and start generating profit in 2011. His bold program for Chrysler, which resembles his turnaround plan for Fiat SpA's Fiat Auto a few years ago, focuses on rebuilding Chrysler's bruised brands. By offering Chrysler immediate and unfettered... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:21 Article Views Rating: 22 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fresh approach excites UAW; dealers cautious | detnews.com | The Detroit News Throughout Metro Detroit and across the nation, workers, politicians and dealers waited and watched Wednesday as Chrysler made its pitch to turn the company around with new products and a fresh approach to manufacturing and marketing. Union leaders representing Chrysler workers in the United States and Canada hailed the promise of overhauling plant operations. The "world class manufacturing" concept is intended to eliminate waste, increase safety and encourage teamwork. It also eliminates a layer of... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:20 Article Views Rating: 24 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Federal auto czar in Detroit today to discuss stimulus grant | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The White House auto recovery czar will meet in Detroit with energy workers and political leaders to discuss a local $83 million federal stimulus grant that's part of a $3.4 billion effort to modernize the U.S. power grid. Ed Montgomery, head of the White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers, is scheduled to visit DTE Energy Co.'s headquarters Thursday. He and others will outline the grant to DTE Energy, which the utility is matching so it can install a network of 660,000 advanced electric... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:25 Article Views Rating: 62 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Noise issue creeps up on electric cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you have driven a pure electric or hybrid car you will know the problem. You can be ready to move off from a parked position and people standing around the vehicle do not get out of the way. And it's simply because the traditional cue, engine noise, is absent. Now, as a growing band of advanced plug-in hybrid and battery-powered models -- cars that use their batteries most, if not all the time -- nears production, the problem is gaining more attention. Custom sounds possibleAuto industry safety... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:38 Article Views Rating: 27 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2009 Tokyo Auto Show: Honda Skydeck Honda has designed the future version of a six-passenger hybrid minivan for the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. It is a sibling of Insight hybrid with the flying name Skydeck. So far the manufacturer says the hybrid minivan is a pure auto show concept without any further plans for development. As a standard minivan Skydeck has three rows of seats which are unusually slim, lightweight and sport looking for this type of vehicle. The front doors are attached in a supercar style: they hinge up and forward. The rear... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:18 Article Views Rating: 71 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab seeks tax breaks for Royal Oak HQ | detnews.com | The Detroit News Saab Cars USA is seeking state and local tax breaks to open a U.S. headquarters in Royal Oak once the brand is sold by General Motors Co. Saab is looking to invest $2.2 million over five years to relocate mostly sales and marketing employees from the Renaissance Center to an industrial building at 4327 Delemere Court between 14 Mile and Normandy. The company, which did not specify how many employees would move, also is eyeing a site in Connecticut. Snagging Saab would be a coup for Southeast Michigan... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:17 Article Views Rating: 70 Main > Car Makers News > Aston Martin > Driving trio of Aston Martins is a royal treat | detnews.com | The Detroit News They are royalty: Elegant, refined and just a touch snobby. They think they are better than us. And really, they are. Even their name has an acceptable amount of arrogance in it. Aston Martin. You can hear the lilt, the long draw on the A and crisp T. Aston Martin. For one day, I got a chance to try out three of the 2010 models -- the DBS, the DB9 and the V-8 Vantage -- totaling $625,350 worth of cars. If somebody is going to drive nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in cars, I figured I should... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:16 Article Views Rating: 20 |
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