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Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2008 International Engine of the Year nominees chosen There are many publications, organizations and companies that hand out awards to the automotive industry for its various technical and design achievements, but few are so lauded as the winner of the International Engine of the Year competition. Judged by a panel of 62 of the world’s top automotive journalists from around the globe, the engine that comes out on top - or tops in its class - can lay claim to being the best there is. For a year, at least. The reigning International Engine of the Year... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-20 07:59:08 Article Views Rating: 291 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo in talks with Jaguar over RWD platforms If Alfa Romeo is serious about competing with Germany’s premium labels it will eventually have to drop its core FWD lineup or at least offer more affordable rear-drive models. However, the carmaker’s low volume status makes developing a brand new premium RWD platform unfeasible. One solution is to license an existing design from another carmaker, and latest reports claim that’s exactly what’s going to happen over the next couple of years as Alfa updates its lineup and prepares for its return to... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 06:01:20 Article Views Rating: 219 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo in talks with Jaguar over RWD platforms If Alfa Romeo is serious about competing with Germany’s premium labels it will eventually have to drop its core FWD lineup or at least offer more affordable rear-drive models. However, the carmaker’s low volume status makes developing a brand new premium RWD platform unfeasible. One solution is to license an existing design from another carmaker, and latest reports claim that’s exactly what’s going to happen over the next couple of years as Alfa updates its lineup and prepares for its return to... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-10 08:50:32 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > All 2009 Cadillac Escalades get E85 FlexFuel capability One of the biggest vehicles on the road is now available with flex-fuel capability across the range following the announcement on Friday that all 2009 Cadillac Escalades will be able to run on E85 ethanol blended fuel as well as petrol or any combination of the two. Cadillac won’t be charging customers extra as the feature is fitted standard on all 2009 models, including the new Escalade Hybrid. The Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV as well as the GMC Denali, join the previously announced 2009... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-08 08:26:51 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > All 2009 Cadillac Escalades get E85 FlexFuel capability One of the biggest vehicles on the road is now available with flex-fuel capability across the range following the announcement on Friday that all 2009 Cadillac Escalades will be able to run on E85 ethanol blended fuel as well as petrol or any combination of the two. Cadillac won’t be charging customers extra as the feature is fitted standard on all 2009 models, including the new Escalade Hybrid. The Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV as well as the GMC Denali, join the previously announced 2009... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-09 04:43:50 Article Views Rating: 234 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac CTS wagon details leak Prototypes of Cadillac’s upcoming CTS wagon have been spotted testing recently and now the first solid details about the new model’s specifications as well as some blurry images have been revealed in what’s alleged to be a leaked market research document. Expected to be released in 2010, the addition of the new wagon plus a coupe variant will increase the CTS family to three unique models. According to the document, the 304hp 3.6L direct-injection V6 engine will remain unchanged, however there... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:47:57 Article Views Rating: 200 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac CTS-V laps the ‘Ring in 7m 59s With the GT-R’s recently lowered Nordschleife lap time set at 7m 29s, a drop of nine seconds from its previous 7m 38s lap, General Motors responded with speculation that the ZR-1 would handily take the production car lap record at any track in the world. While we have yet to see the General prove that claim, the latest showing from the upcoming CTS-V lends some credence to its possibility. The 5-series sized sedan with what is essentially a detuned version of the same motor that powers the ZR-1... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:24 Article Views Rating: 195 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Cadillac working to build image with new models Over the last few decades the American auto industry - including Cadillac - has seen brand image slide steadily lower, both at home and abroad, while rivals in Germany and Japan have been becoming progressively stronger. It looks like we may already be seeing the pendulum swing back toward Cadillac, however. Just a couple months ago, Consumer Reports ranked Cadillac’s latest offerings above the best Germany or Japan had to offer, and word from the company indicates this is just the beginning... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-14 17:41:06 Article Views Rating: 189 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > Fiat still interested in Jaguar and Land Rover technology With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Group expected to be announced within days, Italian giant Fiat may finally gain access to premium RWD and AWD technologies it’s always dreamt of. Fiat was one of the first carmakers rumored to be interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover because of its desire to acquire new technologies for future rear-driving saloons and AWD SUV models. Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne has once again confirmed the carmaker will seek to further its partnership with... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:08:16 Article Views Rating: 205 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM finally merges brand operations Redundant operations and wasted time and resources spent duplicating work already done by another of its eight different brands have plagued GM for years. The carmaker has been long criticized for its organizational structure but it has finally confirmed the merger of its eight brands into four distinct channels – each headed by newly appointed vice presidents. The U.S. marketing and field operations will be more strongly aligned into four retail channels: Chevrolet; Premium Cadillac, Hummer, Saab... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:05 Article Views Rating: 162 |
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