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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM cutting 2,000 jobs in Michigan, Ohio | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. announced more production cuts and layoffs today because of weak demand affecting the U.S. auto industry. The automaker is eliminating a shift at its Delta Township plant near Lansing and in Lordstown, Ohio, collectively affecting about 2,000 workers. It will temporarily idle production at 10 other plants across North America during the first or second quarter, GM spokesman Chris Lee said. "It's a function of the fact that the market is down," GM North America... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:04 Article Views Rating: 195 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Opel Ampera, new Euro Volt Opel is set to reveal the Ampera Electric car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, effectively unveiling the European design for the Chevrolet Volt.The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera uses an identical platform to the Volt, utilising GM’s Voltec electric propulsion technology. Like its North American sibling, the Ampera is capable of short trips up to 60km on batter power alone charged via a standard household power outlet.“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 08:19:15 Article Views Rating: 316 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto Tuning: SMS 570 Challenger If you’ve ever dreamt about a purple sport car, this is the time to get one! Steve Saleen’s SMS Signature Series is launching the production of SMS 570 and 570X Challengers which will be sold for $60,000 and $70,000 respectively.The purple car is based on standard version of 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. It will have 5.7-liter Hemi V8 from Chrysler with the special supercharger that holds “Saleen patent”. The engine will output 500 horsepower for 570 Challenger and 700 hp for 570X... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:17 Article Views Rating: 305 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit auto show's electric promises belie internal combustion reality | detnews.com | The Detroit News Listening, watching and reading the international media's reporting on the Detroit car show, you could be forgiven for thinking that we will soon all be zipping around noiselessly in environmentally neutral electric cars. Ford said it will have battery-powered vans in 2010 and an electric Ford Focus-size sedan in 2011. Mercedes Smart already has a battery-powered little city runabout. BMW's electric Mini, being evaluated on the road by prospective customers mainly in California, is said to achieve 150... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 152 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM: Saturn could survive; Chrysler: We'll be viable by spring | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. said today the Saturn brand could survive a broad restructuring plan being developed that involves selling, shrinking or killing half of its eight brands. All possibilities are being considered but the options will be narrowed next month when the cash-strapped automaker submits a restructuring plan to Congress, said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North America sales, service and marketing, while talking to reporters during the National Automobile Dealers... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 255 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM, Chrysler press dealers to order cars in coming months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC on Sunday urged dealers to keep ordering new cars and trucks in coming months despite an industrywide sales slump that has kept vehicles piling up on dealer lots. During a meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, Chrysler told dealers it will launch a major push to get retailers across the country to order vehicles, and consumers to buy them, ahead of a March 31 deadline to convince the government the automaker can survive. Chrysler and GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:13 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Other > CarTatts give auto custom look | detnews.com | The Detroit News Unlike your arm, neck, back or leg, your car can get a tattoo that can be painlessly removed. East Coast-based CarTatts, LLC produces a line of easy-to-apply or remove tattoos for cars and other vehicles. "The company is a year and a half old, but the idea had been cooking for a few years," said Rosemarie Monaco, co-founder and chief executive. Monaco runs a marketing agency. One of her clients does commercial vehicle wraps, like those that turn city buses into rolling billboards. When Monaco discovered... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:12 Article Views Rating: 224 Main > Car Makers News > General Motors > General Motors Gives Up Some Brands General Motors realizes it cannot survive in the current situation if it will not have some changes in the structure, so one of the major decisions was the elimination of the brands that don’t bring much profit. The manufacturer plans to keep Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC, but Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Hummer are going to leave the company. General Motors has been talking about Hummer sale since summer when the fuel prices went high and the sales of the gas-guzzlers dropped. At that time... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:16 Article Views Rating: 251 Main > Car Makers News > Other > At $185,000, track day car lets fans join fun | detnews.com | The Detroit News Later this month, 20 cars are expected to be on the starting grid for the 47th annual 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race. Those cars will be powered by Porsche, Pontiac, Lexus, Ford and BMW racing engines. Of those 20 cars, a dozen or more will be Riley chassis, designed and built in Mooresville, N.C., by Riley Technologies, a company that traces its heritage to famed Indycar and aerospace engineer Bob Riley. Riley Technologies also is building the new racing version of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:13 Article Views Rating: 149 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Forget 2013 -- Detroit rolling out '09 winners | detnews.com | The Detroit News The electric revolution may have taken hold at the North American International Auto Show on Sunday as the world's auto industry gathered in Detroit, but not one EV-anything will resuscitate these major companies. Yes, the Jeep Patriot EV Chrysler LLC introduced is cute. The Cadillac Converj has an interesting name spelling -- and is a great way to make use of the Chevrolet Volt's underpinnings -- but General Motors Corp. won't sell one of them this year. These vehicles are important, but in an... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:16 Article Views Rating: 175 |
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