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Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford vies for Sync patents | detnews.com | The Detroit News --A man that Ford Motor Co. once called "a lead architect" of Sync has left the company, raising serious questions about who owns intellectual property vital to the popular voice-controlled infotainment system it developed in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. Now, rival automakers are lining up to talk to Joseph Berry. So is Ford, which tried to get the telematics expert to sign off on several patents -- after he was terminated in late July. Berry says he is "happy to license" the technology to Ford, but... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:32 Article Views Rating: 44 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos ready to shine anew | detnews.com | The Detroit News Last fall, as auto executives gathered for Europe's biggest car show, the industry teetered on the precipice of the worst downturn in 30 years. This week, executives from a recomposed auto industry convene in Frankfurt in a cautiously optimistic mood: "The worst is behind us," said Christoph Strmer, an analyst at forecasting firm IHS Global Insight. Now, he said, "the feeling is, we've passed it, we've survived it, we're still in business." Still, industry executives and analysts remain apprehensive... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:12 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler delays return of second shift at Illinois plant | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC is delaying the return of the second shift of workers at its Belvidere, Ill., plant by more than a month. "Continued stresses on the automotive supplier base," is the explanation the automaker gave Monday in announcing the 850 affected workers will be recalled in mid-November. The original plan was to increase production starting Oct. 5, adding 10,000 Dodge Caliber compact vehicles to help replenish supplies after the fuel-efficient hatchback proved popular during the "cash for... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:10 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Delphi salaried retirees sue to block pension takeover | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- A group of Delphi Corp. salaried retirees filed suit Monday against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., the government's pension insurer. The 14-page suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, warns that many salaried retirees will lose a substantial portion of their pensions after the Troy-based auto suppliers terminated its hourly and salaried pension plans and turned them over to the PBGC. Last month, Delphi signed over its pension plans to PBGC, which cleared the way for an immediate takeover... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:09 Article Views Rating: 46 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers, banks, must disclose 'luxury' expense policy | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- In an effort to put a halt to the $1,400 trash can and the $50 million jet, corporate bailout recipients must disclose by Monday policies limiting "luxury expenditures." In June, the Treasury Department imposed a number of restrictions on automakers and financial institutions that received government loans under the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. The requirement came after Congress said companies that received TARP funds, including Chrysler Group LLC, GMAC Inc., Chrysler Financial LLC... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:45 Article Views Rating: 40 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Car dealers fight slow sales after end of Clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- As Gene Butman Ford opened its doors Saturday, salesmen outnumbered the shoppers looking at a depleted stock of cars and trucks, and it didn't appear that many customers were ready to buy. Like many dealers across the country, the dealership in Ypsilanti Township is suffering from a Cash for Clunkers hangover, and Sales Manager Paul Grahl isn't sure when it will end. "We're getting some traffic, but my business is a long way from healthy," said the longtime salesman. "We suspect it's going to be 90... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:42 Article Views Rating: 44 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler buys out engine plant in Dundee | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker run by Fiat SpA since exiting bankruptcy in June, said Thursday it bought out Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. stakes in a Michigan engine factory. The U.S. carmaker took full ownership of the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance plant in Dundee, effective Aug. 31, said a statement. Financial terms weren't disclosed. The venture, formed in 2003, has been making four-cylinder engines used in Chrysler vehicles. Buying out the two partners clears the way for... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:08 Article Views Rating: 59 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM sells Opel to Magna, Sberbank | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. will enter into the latest of a series of alliances in key overseas markets after agreeing to sell control of its German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH. GM said it was planning to sell 55 percent of Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc. and Sberbank of Russia, the German government's preferred bidders. The U.S. automaker will retain 35 percent, forming a three-way partnership. "We're very experienced and very successful in collaborative business models," said John Smith, group vice... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:03 Article Views Rating: 56 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: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > UAW a hard sell for Ford | detnews.com | The Detroit News As talks between Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers continue, the automaker's top labor negotiator expressed confidence that Ford will not be left at a competitive disadvantage versus its cross-town rivals. However, others familiar with the situation say those talks are being bogged down by one fact: Ford is doing a lot better than General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, making it hard for union leaders to sell their members on additional concessions. Both GM and Chrysler won significant... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:52 Article Views Rating: 56 |
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