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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto team drives imports | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars. Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three. The Detroit News reviewed public records to... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda names new president amid slowdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, who will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement. Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its determination to turn a new leaf and press ahead... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 230 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > V-6 Kia Borrego: Not worthy of consideration | detnews.com | The Detroit News I was too kind to the Kia Borrego after driving the V-8 model. Two stars may have been one too many. Shortly after reviewing this big SUV, I had the opportunity to drive the V-6 version to Chicago. I briefly considered walking back. When I tested the bigger Borrego, I found it an unimpressive, ill-timed vehicle, even though it offered a nice powertrain that could chew up snow. The inclement weather played to the vehicle's strong suit -- never going over 40 mph. When sunny days returned and I opened up... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:03 Article Views Rating: 165 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Honda has given us a sneak peak at its latest offering in the fuel efficiency contest, the Honda Insight, which was unveiled to invited media in Melbourne this morning. Launched onto the Japanese market less than two weeks ago, the Insight Concept will be on show at the Melbourne Motor Show from next Friday, but we were able to get up close and personal with it today. The car has already proved a huge hit in Japan and since its launch onto the market 10 days ago Honda has sold 10,000 units, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-20 07:09:35 Article Views Rating: 1326 Main > Car Makers News > Rolls-Royce > Rolls Royce 200EX concept revealed before Geneva Embargoes are funny things. Everyone stays tight lipped, until someone spills the beans. Then the heavens open, and the whole internet becomes awash with images and specifications.Well, someone has done just that with the new ‘baby’ Rolls Royce, codenamed 200EX, which we saw the other day as the RR4 spy shots.Due to be fully unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, Car magazine has given us the clearest shots we could hope for, showing the styling of the new Roller. Obviously it misses out on the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-20 07:00:56 Article Views Rating: 362 Main > Car Makers News > Hummer > Chinese SUV maker denies reports it may buy Hummer | detnews.com | The Detroit News SHANGHAI -- Sichuan Automobile Industry Group, a small SUV maker in central China, denied a report Tuesday that it is in talks to buy GM's Hummer line, in the latest wave of speculation over potential global brand acquisitions by Chinese automakers. "Who made up that joke? Sorry, I've never heard of such a purchase plan," said an assistant to the general manager of Sichuan Auto Industry, who like many media-shy Chinese would only give his surname, Chen. "We have no energy to consider making bids for... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 14:55:40 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Cars capable of making a political statement | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubt that a driver's personality shines through in whatever he or she drives. As proof, try this: Who do you picture climbing down from a jacked-up Dodge Ram pickup? Yep. I see the same guy in a baseball cap with an untucked shirt and about three days worth of beard. Even more than showing personality or social class, your choice of transportation can also reflect your political persuasion. Imagine the political leanings of the driver of a shiny Bentley Silver Spur or a beat-up Chevy/Geo... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:07 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > SUV without apologies: Sophisticated performance, luxurious interior excites in new Lexus LX 570 | detnews.com | The Detroit News For 2009, Lexus made its vastly improved top-of-the-line SUV more luxurious. Lipstick on a dinosaur? Far from it -- no matter what some groups may shout in an overly shrill voice. SUVs still serve a purpose. They still have unmatched capabilities and still can do things crossovers and cars can only dream about. During January's heavy snowfall, I hopped into the new Lexus LX 570 and burrowed my way down the road without a problem. The full-time four-wheel drive ate up snow and ice like "Survivor Man" in... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:03 Article Views Rating: 195 Main > Car Makers News > Peugeot > Peugeot-Citroen to delay plug-in hybrids PSA Peugeot-Citroen could delay the introduction of plug-in diesel-electric hybrid cars, including the stunning Prologue pictured below, as it seeks to cut costs during the economic downturn.Ladimir Prince, manager of PSA’s hybrid innovations unit, said though the carmaker’s plug-in hybrid project could be delayed by a year or two, the economic crisis will not slow the firm’s plans to launch diesel-electric hybrid models. Prince said PSA is still working toward launching a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-06 05:56:48 Article Views Rating: 260 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Foreigners seek access to untapped lithium | detnews.com | The Detroit News UYUNI, Bolivia -- In the rush to build the next generation of hybrid or electric cars, a sobering fact confronts automakers and governments seeking to lower their reliance on foreign oil: Almost half of the world's lithium, the mineral needed to power the vehicles, is found in Bolivia -- a country that may not be willing to surrender it easily. Japanese and European companies are busily trying to strike deals to tap the resource, but a nationalist sentiment about the lithium is building quickly in the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 165 |
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