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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fuel rule struggle looms for Big Three | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers face an uphill climb in convincing the Obama administration not to grant California and 13 other states the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, but those tougher regulations could come with more federal loans. President Barack Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the request from California and the other states to impose a 30 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions by 2016. He vowed during the campaign to grant California permission... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:00 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto Tuning: SMS 570 Challenger If you’ve ever dreamt about a purple sport car, this is the time to get one! Steve Saleen’s SMS Signature Series is launching the production of SMS 570 and 570X Challengers which will be sold for $60,000 and $70,000 respectively.The purple car is based on standard version of 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. It will have 5.7-liter Hemi V8 from Chrysler with the special supercharger that holds “Saleen patent”. The engine will output 500 horsepower for 570 Challenger and 700 hp for 570X... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:17 Article Views Rating: 305 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit auto show's electric promises belie internal combustion reality | detnews.com | The Detroit News Listening, watching and reading the international media's reporting on the Detroit car show, you could be forgiven for thinking that we will soon all be zipping around noiselessly in environmentally neutral electric cars. Ford said it will have battery-powered vans in 2010 and an electric Ford Focus-size sedan in 2011. Mercedes Smart already has a battery-powered little city runabout. BMW's electric Mini, being evaluated on the road by prospective customers mainly in California, is said to achieve 150... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 153 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM: Saturn could survive; Chrysler: We'll be viable by spring | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. said today the Saturn brand could survive a broad restructuring plan being developed that involves selling, shrinking or killing half of its eight brands. All possibilities are being considered but the options will be narrowed next month when the cash-strapped automaker submits a restructuring plan to Congress, said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North America sales, service and marketing, while talking to reporters during the National Automobile Dealers... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 255 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Obama to order emissions waiver review | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will order the Environmental Protection Agency today to reconsider whether California and 13 other states should have the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, officials said Sunday. Obama will also direct the Transportation Department to set an increase in federal fuel efficiency standards for the 2011 model year, as required by a 2007 energy law, but will delay setting 2012-15 requirements, The Detroit News has learned. Last week, California Gov... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:14 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Other > CarTatts give auto custom look | detnews.com | The Detroit News Unlike your arm, neck, back or leg, your car can get a tattoo that can be painlessly removed. East Coast-based CarTatts, LLC produces a line of easy-to-apply or remove tattoos for cars and other vehicles. "The company is a year and a half old, but the idea had been cooking for a few years," said Rosemarie Monaco, co-founder and chief executive. Monaco runs a marketing agency. One of her clients does commercial vehicle wraps, like those that turn city buses into rolling billboards. When Monaco discovered... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:12 Article Views Rating: 225 Main > Auto Shows > Other > FISKER KARMA-S Specs: Type: Plug-in series hybrid Extended Range Electric VehicleClass: 2-door convertibleManufacturer: Fisker AutomotivePropulsion system: Two electric motors 403 hp total; GM-sourced, 2-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engineTop Speed: 125 mphZero-to-60: 5.8 secondsVehicle range: 300 milesAll-electric range: 50 milesFuels: Electricity, gasolineBattery system: Lithium-ionTailpipe emissions: Yes, in extended-range modePrice: NA - expect it to match the luxury sedan’s $87,000 price tag, and then... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-23 10:21:39 Article Views Rating: 365 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi and Prada Work Together Two strong companies: the German automaker, Audi, and Italian high fashion clothing company, Prada, - announced about their plans to work together. There have not been made any joint projects, but the representatives of the companies say Audi and Prada are going to work in sport and cultural areas together.According to Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi manager for marketing and sales, the automaker and fashion company are planning to have a “long-term partnership”.The first joint project will take... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:53 Article Views Rating: 348 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > 2009 BMW M3 ALMS Race Car BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American Le Mans Series ALMS beginning in 2009. The car is based on the fourth generation of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH.BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen says: "With the sporting genes of the production BMW M3 being clearly evident, developing a racing version of the car was... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 07:36:06 Article Views Rating: 720 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi A4 is fiercer than Germany's top manufacturers | detnews.com | The Detroit News Few competitions are fiercer than the compact sports sedan face-off between Germany's big three luxury manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Engineers and designers at all three companies strive to dazzle prospective customers with state-of-the-art performance and safety innovations. The one-upmanship focuses on two types of technology: One that is invisible and makes up for driver errors and shortcomings. The other type of technology deals with controls for navigation, climate and audio that can... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 283 |
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