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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tougher market expected for U.S. in Europe | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Detroit's automakers are occupying less space at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and in the European auto market, after shedding brands and assets to get through a global industry downturn that hit them especially hard. General Motors Co. will essentially be fielding one brand in Europe -- Chevrolet -- once it completes the sale of its two European brands, Saab of Sweden and Germany's Adam Opel GmbH, which GM has owned since 1929. Ford Motor Co. is more successful in the region, but it also will be... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:35 Article Views Rating: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Disclosure sought on 'opt out' for side airbags | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The nation's top auto safety regulator will ask automakers to disclose whether they allow fleet customers to opt out of buying side airbags or other safety equipment. Starting in the 2011 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration "will begin requesting that vehicle manufacturers specifically state whether fleet models have different safety equipment from those sold at dealerships. Any differences will be noted in the ratings information provided," the agency's acting chief, Ron... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:10 Article Views Rating: 62 Main > Car Makers News > Other > American Axle's stock is on the rise | detnews.com | The Detroit News American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., a supplier of axles for General Motors Co. light trucks, rose to its highest mark since September 2008 after a Barclays Capital analyst raised his rating on the shares. Financial results will beat analysts' estimates as early as this quarter as full-size pickup sales recover after the government's "cash for clunkers" incentive program, Barclays Brian Johnson in Chicago said in a report Friday. He boosted his rating to overweight/neutral from equal... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:49 Article Views Rating: 67 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM offers 60-day, cash-back guarantee | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to woo consumers after a trip through bankruptcy, will launch a new advertising campaign Monday touting a 60-day money-back guarantee featuring GM Chairman Ed Whitacre. The move is a bid to boost slumping sales and market share at a crucial time for the automaker, and for GM executives under government pressure to improve the company's fortunes. GM, which received $50 billion in federal aid, is pouring millions into the "May the Best Car Win" campaign. The promotion will urge... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:55 Article Views Rating: 81 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mustang Is the Best Sport Car Again The 2010 Ford Mustang won the new test of sporty cars and coupes held by Consumer Reports. It showed to be better than Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. The Mustang was qualified as “an even more balanced and satisfying driver's car than ever before.” The pony car was rated “very good” by scoring 78 points at the overall road test. It was praised for “strong suspension, communicative steering and the most agile handling”, according to the senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:14 Article Views Rating: 70 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM: Fleet airbags required | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Co. will not allow fleet purchasers to skip buying side airbags on 2010 models, the company said Friday. The automaker previously allowed fleet buyers to save $145 per vehicle by opting out of buying side airbags on tens of thousands of 2006-09 models that were typically billed as having "standard side airbags," a policy safety advocates questioned. Many of those used vehicles have ended up for sale and have been erroneously marketed as having standard air bags. GM has vowed to take... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:10 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Building a classic cruiser from the frame up | detnews.com | The Detroit News So you want to drive your own classic car in next year's Woodward Dream Cruise, but you can't find a mid-'50s Chevy or early-'30s hot-rod ready to be restored. Don't worry, you can buy all of the components and build your own brand-new classic. Since the late 1950s, Experi-Metal Inc. of Sterling Heights has been supplying automakers with stamped metal components -- body panels and trim -- used in the construction of prototype vehicles. Because automakers have yet to produce the tools needed to stamp out... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:07 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > Mini turns on German charm | detnews.com | The Detroit News The original British Mini might not have become the second most influential car of the 20th Century if not for an energy crisis. Facing a fuel shortage brought on by the Suez Crisis of 1956, British Motor Corporation designed the minuscule motorcar to compete with an adorable array of wheels from Germany known as "bubble cars." It's not hard to figure out how they got their nicknames. The bubble cars, particularly the Peel Trident, generally resembled soap bubbles affixed to go-kart chassis. According... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:05 Article Views Rating: 85 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford to cops: Crown Vic is out | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- In June, Ford Motor Co. invited the heads of some of the nation's largest police fleets to Dearborn to talk about the future of police cars. For nearly two decades, that market has belonged to Ford's Crown Victoria -- a vehicle that departments from coast to coast have come to respect for its toughness and reliability. Now the Crown Vic is running out of road. "They told us that 2011 would be the last year they build the Crown Vic," said Larry Tagawa, commander of the Los Angeles Police Department's... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:58 Article Views Rating: 125 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes pleases diesel lovers | detnews.com | The Detroit News The argument for more diesels coming to America continues to fall on deaf ears. People have told me: They don't like the fuel's smell. They worry about breathing particulates. Diesel costs more than gasoline sometimes. There are a host of other excuses why America shouldn't have diesel cars and trucks. There are some diesel trucks available. American auto executives will offer another set of excuses, such as exhaust treatment kits, diesel powertrain markups and lack of consumer interest. I'm a consumer... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:57 Article Views Rating: 111 |
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