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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Obama auto team taking shape | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Stephen Girsky, a longtime auto-industry analyst who heads the private-equity firm Centerbridge Industrial Partners, is a leading candidate to become a member of President Barack Obama's auto restructuring team, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Girsky, a former General Motors Corp. consultant who has recently advised the United Auto Workers on issues including the union's efforts to obtain federal loans, is not expected to be named auto czar. Instead, he is likely to become... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 150 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid Volkswagen says it is not enough to have gasoline and diesel-powered SUV, now they have to make a hybrid with the same name. Half-electric Touaregs is going to be a fuel efficient auto using up to 25 mpg in the city limit. The hybrid will run on a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 which approximately outputs 328 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. Together with this engine there will be an electric motor that produces 51 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque. The SUV also receives an eight-speed automatic... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 289 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Luxury car crossovers expected to revive sales | detnews.com | The Detroit News The new car market may be severely depressed but automakers are counting on one segment to buck the downward trend. The industry expects consumer interest in small premium crossovers to grow and consequently the number of entries in the sector is expanding dramatically. The upscale small sport utility vehicle format was successfully established several years ago by Lexus with the RX300, and since then a few primary rivals have emerged, such as the Acura MDX, Infiniti EX35 and BMW X3. But this year a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda celebrates 40 years in Australia Honda Australia today celebrates its 40th birthday.From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda’s leading markets. Honda Australia’s first General Manager, Mr. Hidehiko Shiomi, set up business in a Millswyn Street flat and represented half of the initial workforce. His colleague at this time was Mr. David Morwood. There are now over 500 people employed by Honda in Australia including the motorcycle, power... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-04 06:57:33 Article Views Rating: 349 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford plans to sell French transmission factory | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. today said it plans to sell its automatic transmission factory near Bordeaux to HZ Holding France SAS. Ford would not say how much it is getting for the plant, which is located in the French city of Blanquefort. But the company said there would be no change in employment at the plant. Moreover, HZ Holding will invest over 200 million euros in the facility between now and 2013 "When we revealed our intention to sell the Bordeaux automatic transmission plant, we firmly stated our intention... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:25 Article Views Rating: 181 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carmakers to show off electric strategies | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers will showcase at the Washington Auto Show this week their commitment to quickly bringing electric hybrid and all-electric vehicles to market as early as next year, and they're working with communities and energy companies to help foster that adoption. Ford Motor Co. will announce today it has named Johnson Controls-Saft as its battery supplier for its 2012 plug-in electric hybrid vehicle. It will also announce an expanded partnership with utilities to include seven additional... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:23 Article Views Rating: 174 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Lexus 2009 GS 450h exudes luxury and attitude | detnews.com | The Detroit News So must be the creed of the drivers of America's No. 1 selling luxury brand. While I have no statistical data to support my theory that Lexus drivers collectively exhibit the worst roadside manners in the U.S., I have plenty of anecdotal evidence: The Lexus driver on her cell phone in California who nearly ran me off the road in Westwood. The South Florida Lexus driver on his cell phone using the emergency lane to bypass traffic. Other Lexus drivers cutting me off, tailgating me or the never even seeing... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:20 Article Views Rating: 233 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Presidential limos evolve into heavily fortified machines | detnews.com | The Detroit News During his recent inauguration, President Barack Obama traveled to the steps of the Capitol to take the oath of office in a limousine dubbed "the Beast." All who saw this Cadillac tank on wheels built by General Motors Corp. had to be impressed. While the people at GM who built this monster are understandably mum about the specifics of its features -- for security reasons very few people were privy to the development of its design -- we do know some of the basics of the car engineered to get the new... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:19 Article Views Rating: 169 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac WTF: All New For the Year 8000 The appropriately titled Cadillac World Thorium Fuel or “WTF” has features you are not going to find anywhere else. It runs on clean Thorium nuclear fuel and offers maintenance-free service for 100 years or more.Not only that, each wheel is actually six individually powered wheels aligned side by side. Now that’s an absurd level of redundancy you can trust. Unfortunately, this car is only a concept by designer Loren Kulesus, but if you can hang around until the year 8000 or so, you... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:45:46 Article Views Rating: 1209 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche reveals second generation GT3 Porsche has revealed its second generation of the 997 series 911 GT3 which will be more powerful, faster and even more refined when it goes on sale in Australia late this year.In developing the most sporting and dynamic road-going 911 with a normally aspirated engine, Porsche has focused efforts on two key areas: performance and dynamics. Porsche’s proven six-cylinder naturally-aspirated engine now develops maximum power of 320kW up 15 kW over its predecessor which is achieved by an increase in... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:23:34 Article Views Rating: 332 |
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