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Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Volkswagen outlines terms of planned merger with Porsche | detnews.com | The Detroit News Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen AG, will acquire a 42 percent stake in sports car manufacturer Porsche AG this year as part of a plan to merge the feuding carmakers by 2011. The deal, announced by Volkswagen on Thursday, ends a long takeover fight that had pitted the descendants of Ferdinand Porsche against each other. "Volkswagen and Porsche today took a decisive step toward a joint future," Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a statement. "As a group with now 10 strong, independent brands... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:56 Article Views Rating: 83 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:54 Article Views Rating: 71 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Business briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's biggest automaker, will become the biggest seller of vehicles in the U.S. market next year after overtaking General Motors Co. , according to forecaster IHS Global Insight. It sees Ford Motor Corp. and GM essentially tied in second place for a couple of years until 2013, when GM is expected to move ahead. Honda Motor Co. , in fourth place, will gain market share slowly, according to the Waltham, Mass.-based firm. UAW local to hold rally at endangered plantThe United Auto... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:54 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Picking the best among the classic Mustang, Camaro and Challenger | detnews.com | The Detroit News Lots of cars used to come strapped with muscle, they've been on display along Woodward Avenue all week. With big V-8s crammed under their hoods, they bubbled with power at every stop light. But times have changed. Direct injection has replaced scoops, and computers have replaced cables. Wrenching just about any new car today requires a lab coat and degree from MIT. But for the first time in nearly 10 years, the modern interpretations of three classic pony cars are available as new models: the Mustang... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:41 Article Views Rating: 28 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:37 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Civic - new rendering Honda will unveil the next generation ninth Civic in 2010. Here is an exclusive rendering of what reports suggest the future car may looks like. Based on the OSM Concept unveiled by Honda at the British Motor Show, the future little Honda will likely look more aggressive in its European form and hopefully this look will spill over into North America.Although Honda has not announced plans to bring the hatchback version of the Civic back to the U.S., we chose this rendering to give us all something to... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-14 07:14:15 Article Views Rating: 522 Main > Car Makers News > Other > P-51 Mustang roars at Oshkosh | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. raised $250,000 for the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program Thursday, auctioning off this one-of a kind aviation-themed Mustang at the organization's AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wis. The Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll," which sports a paint scheme inspired by the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter and the 10-millionth engine to roll off the line at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant, was purchased by Tom Gonzalez of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [source] Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:15:06 Article Views Rating: 109 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > 2009 BMW Z4 boasts hideaway hard top | detnews.com | The Detroit News The proportion of hard tops to soft tops for convertibles and sports cars continues to evolve -- but not in the way you might think. Increasingly, manufacturers are equipping their droptops with folding metal contraptions, despite their complexity and cost. The latest example: the 2009 BMW Z4, the first roadster from the Bavarian manufacturer with a hideaway hard top. It succeeds the Z4 Roadster and Coupe. Others that have recently installed hard tops include Volkswagen's Eos, Infiniti's G37, Chrysler's... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:14:58 Article Views Rating: 71 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Sneak peek: 2010 Nissan NV2500 | detnews.com | The Detroit News Nissan debuted the NV2500 full-size commercial van concept in March, and it appears that work on the new vehicle is under way. The massive frame rails underpinning on this test vehicle and the heavy duty, eight-lug wheels show this is a serious commercial truck. This particular test car seems to be wearing at least some Armada sheet metal and probably does not represent the final design. The vents on the rear quarter panel also intrigue us. This probably means there is a battery pack somewhere at the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:14:56 Article Views Rating: 89 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Concours d'Elegance salutes the finest Big 3 iron, fins and ragtops | detnews.com | The Detroit News When the futuristic Fiat 8V Supersonic -- styled like a Ghia -- debuted at the 1953 Paris Motor Show, it was an immediate stunner. Journalists pegged the aluminum-bodied sports car built by a famous coachbuilder on a Fiat chassis as a legitimate rival to Ferrari and Maserati. U.S. automakers -- always on the lookout for the next styling hit -- were equally impressed and quickly snapped one up when it became available for sale. It seemed a bargain compared to another sensation introduced at the same time... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:14:52 Article Views Rating: 59 |
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