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Main > Car Makers News > Kia > Sneak peek: 2011 Kia Optima | detnews.com | The Detroit News Designed with a sporty coupe-like feel, the all-new Optima will debut for the 2011 model year with a distinctive look -- due in part to its uniquely designed C-pillar. Power-wise, the Optima will use the same engine as the 2011 Sonata, which will be offered in 4- and 6-cylinder versions, and -- rumor has it -- will follow the Sonata with a hybrid option. [source] Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:52 Article Views Rating: 66 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ad blitz targets diesel fuel's noisy, smelly image | detnews.com | The Detroit News Imagine trying to market a product that most Americans regard as old and obsolete, that is remembered -- if at all -- as low-class and low-tech, noisy and noisome, and whose most notable advocates are truck drivers with prominent trouser cleavage. CB radio? An excellent guess, but no. Diesel, the oilier cousin of gasoline, dominates the European auto market, where fuel prices hover around $7 per gallon. Diesel is about 25 percent to 40 percent more fuel-efficient than gasoline, with commensurate... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:43 Article Views Rating: 33 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Increases Truck Production It seems that Cash for Clunkers really pulled automakers out of economic troubles and low sales. The manufacturers do not worry any more about sales and are counting the great profits after the program. Ford is so excited about big auto sales that it decided to increase the production by adding shifts to the truck plants in Missouri and Michigan. The changes will start this fall. At first the company plans to restore the three-shift operation at the truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan to increase the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:04:00 Article Views Rating: 97 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Remaining GM dealers face tough standards, sales goals | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Co. dealers who survived the automaker's bankruptcy were told Friday they will have to average higher sales and spend more updating their facilities. Some will also have to get used to selling smaller, more fuel-efficient and better-equipped vehicles than during the industry's SUV-crazy heyday. GM executives met with 430 dealers from around the Midwest at the Rock Financial Showplace as part of a nine-city tour to discuss the future of the automaker's four core brands: Chevrolet... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:56 Article Views Rating: 89 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 > Other > Big 3 sales fade as 'clunkers' wraps up | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The Detroit Three automakers' share of "cash for clunkers" sales fell sharply, compared to foreign nameplates, in the final week of the $3 billion incentive program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC sold 38.6 percent, or about 266,000 of the nearly 700,000 clunker replacements. That's far below their combined 45.3 percent share of 2009 auto sales. The U.S.-based companies said they were hampered by a comparative shortage of small, fuel-efficient vehicles that buyers were... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:13 Article Views Rating: 36 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Battery grants might recharge state's talent base | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- As a business professor and former auto executive in Michigan, Gerald Meyers has seen his share of former colleagues and students leave the state. The state's economy has been shrinking along with its struggling auto industry. And the brain drain is well-documented as the state struggles to keep its own college graduates, much less attract degreed newcomers. "I can speak for my students, who are predominantly leaving the state," said Meyers, a University of Michigan business professor and former... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:19 Article Views Rating: 111 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM seals deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it has signed a final agreement to sell all shares in its unit Saab Automotive to Sweden's Koenigsegg Group AB, confirming the preliminary deal revealed in June. GM said the contract is subject to the conditions that Saab receives the necessary funding commitments from the European Investment Bank, guaranteed by the Swedish government, and transitional assistance from GM. "We will continue to work with all parties to define the final details and ensure a fast... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:17 Article Views Rating: 115 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Survey: More U.S. cars make grade | detnews.com | The Detroit News There may be fewer people buying cars from Detroit's Big Three -- but they're enjoying them more. According to a University of Michigan survey, people who purchased vehicles from the automakers are happier with their cars and trucks than a year ago, as domestic vehicles close the satisfaction gap with their imported competitors. The improvements in satisfaction come from Detroit's most-disgruntled customers giving up on the domestic automakers, leaving a core of buyers who appreciate their recent... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:15 Article Views Rating: 119 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 2010 Ford Fiesta RS Calling all fast Ford fans – get ready for the ultimate Fiesta. Following our sensational pictures of the ST in Issue 994, Auto Express can now give you the best look yet at an even hotter version – the RS. Taking Fiesta performance to new heights, the exciting model will be a stripped-out, lightweight pocket rocket. It’s effectively a hardcore version of the ST, promising few creature comforts but amazing handling and even more driver appeal. The newcomer is set to rival... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 05:53:07 Article Views Rating: 301 |
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