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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Calif. car auction nets $14M from collectors | detnews.com | The Detroit News More than 800 car collectors spent $14 million at an auction in California, snapping up Duesenberg and Mercedes-Benz models and passing on a 1939 Auto Union racer that was estimated to fetch as much as $10 million. Jay Leno, the comedian and talk-show host, was among the selective crowd at the Bonhams & Butterfields sale in Carmel that had been forecast by the organizers to make as much as $35 million. Last year's event totaled $21 million. The Auto Union racing car had been expected to make the most... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:18 Article Views Rating: 70 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Germany invests millions in race for battery-powered car | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Forget that they're cramped, have a limited driving range and outstrip the average consumer's pocketbook. The race is on to create a viable electric car. Germany -- home to brands including Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW -- became the latest country to fast track development of electric cars, the government approving a plan Wednesday that aims to put 1 million of them on the road by 2020. The goal is ambitious. Of the 41 million cars in the country, only 1,452 are electric, and Germany is entering an... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:15 Article Views Rating: 69 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > SUV luxury with downsized guilt: the Audi Q5 | detnews.com | The Detroit News The most astonishing thing about my time in the 2009 Audi Q5 was that I actually took it off road, with dirt and everything. Granted, I was in West Los Angeles, where the creeks burble with Bollinger and raccoons wear rhinestone collars. Nonetheless, for most buyers in the compact luxury sport-utility segment, my little excursion on a home construction site might as well have been crossing the Gobi. You know these vehicles. Indeed, you cannot swing a rhinestone-wearing raccoon on the Westside without... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:08 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Calif. car auction nets $14M from collectors | detnews.com | The Detroit News More than 800 car collectors spent $14 million at an auction in California, snapping up Duesenberg and Mercedes-Benz models and passing on a 1939 Auto Union racer that was estimated to fetch as much as $10 million. Jay Leno, the comedian and talk-show host, was among the selective crowd at the Bonhams & Butterfields sale in Carmel that had been forecast by the organizers to make as much as $35 million. Last year's event totaled $21 million. The Auto Union racing car had been expected to make the most... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:29:56 Article Views Rating: 33 Main > Car Makers News > Mercury > 2010 Mercury Milan-Hybrid 2010 Mercury Milan and 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid has been unveiled by Ford. With the 2.5-liter I-4 engines, 2010 Mercury Milan may develops 175 hp. While with an upgraded 3.0-liter V6 engine, 2010 Mercury Milan may outputs 19 hp more. The 2010 Mercury Milan also comes some similar equipment as Ford Fusion Sport. The featured equipment includes SYNC, SIRIUS with Travel Link and Blind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert. Unfortunately, we don’t have any information yet about the 2010... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 06:17:23 Article Views Rating: 191 Main > Car Makers News > GM > New GM group to oversee company's global alliances | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. has formed a high-profile corporate planning and alliances group headed by Group Vice President John Smith as part of a series of organizational changes. Smith is now negotiating the sale of a majority stake in GM's German carmaker, Adam Opel GmbH, but GM plans to retain a substantial holding and keep Opel in its global product development network. "John has been our point person on our negotiations involving Opel, and the title is reflective of that work," said Tom Pyden, a GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:53 Article Views Rating: 36 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Custom $4,000 grille sets a Camaro apart | detnews.com | The Detroit News When we first saw the $4,000 price tag on the Camaro Marquise Collection grille for Chevrolet's 21st century muscle car, we wondered if people really would invest that much to customize the look of a car with a base price sticker of less than $23,000. Turns out, they will, and they are. "We used the same thinking we did when we developed the Bentley-look grille for the Chrysler 300," said Tommy Gaut, general manager of Strut, which produces automotive jewelry, especially for very high-end vehicles such... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:45 Article Views Rating: 28 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 > Motorsport > Other > New 2010 VW Beetle Rendering Speculation Volkswagen is planning to produce all-new Beetle, which is reportedly on imprints for a 2010 launch. The new VW Beetle will once again be styled in California and engineered in Germany. It will be allotment a platform with the next-generation Rabbit and the new Scirocco.The next-generation Beetle, on the other hand, is a stab to stray from the ‘hatchling car’ copy close to it in the previous days. To make a more expensive and rotund recent look and fashion, a VW team of designers use... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-14 07:06:30 Article Views Rating: 149 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Helpful Finance Offers from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles The latest range of offers from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, currently being promoted in a series of radio adverts featuring Ray Winstone, make it as easy and convenient as possible to afford and budget for a new or used Volkswagen Caddy, Caddy Maxi, Transporter or Crafter van.Volkswagen Van Centres until 30 September, ahead of a price increase postponed until 1 October. Unlike many banks, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle Finance is financing more vehicles than ever, with very competitive... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 12:17:37 Article Views Rating: 134 |
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