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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Bidding war over Bertone heats up Just a few weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra expressed their interest in purchasing the legendary coachbuilder and design house Bertone, China’s FAW is throwing its hat in the ring. Both companies see the purchase as their ticket into European markets. A failed deal with Fiat for production of several Lancia models fell through in April 2007 led Bertone to seek bankruptcy protection in December. Now under administration, the firm is being shopped to new owners who it is hoped can turn the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:08 Article Views Rating: 131 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM, Toyota to fight in low-cost car sector Toyota has confirmed it will join what is quickly shaping up to be one of the toughest automotive segments to compete in, the ultra-low cost vehicle sector established with the unveiling of the Tata Nano in January. This is set to one of the fastest growing segments in the world with potentially millions of sales in just the Indian market alone so it’s not surprising the likes of Ford, GM and Renault-Nissan have announced plans to develop and market their own budget cars. Toyota will build its new... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-14 17:41:07 Article Views Rating: 164 Main > Car Makers News > Subaru > Toyota and Subaru expand ties, confirm RWD sports car Toyota confirmed today it is increasing its stake in Fuji Heavy Industries Subaru’s parent company from current 8.7% levels to 16.5%. The auto-giant also announced plans to expand ties with Subaru and co-develop more models including a new RWD sports car. Currently, Toyota uses idle capacity at Subaru’s U.S. plant to build its Camry sedan but the future will see the two carmakers work on everything together, from swapping engineers to sharing hybrid technology. Speaking at the announcement today... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:16 Article Views Rating: 208 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > 2009 / 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle - Sneak Preview 2008 At first glance, a second-generation New Beetle doesn't make a lot of sense. After all, Volkswagen's German masters never wanted to build the current one. The original air-cooled Bug isn't remembered as fondly over there as it is here. The animosity was such that VW's U.S. designers worked on it in secret, and it was only after their Concept 1 was slipped quietly onto the Detroit auto show floor in 1994 and met with an explosive public response that management agreed to build the car. Even so, Germans... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-15 07:43:18 Article Views Rating: 4303 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. said today it is cutting production in Japan and North America by an additional 50,000 vehicles amid a severe slump in global sales. Japan's No. 2 automaker said output in North America will fall by 29,000 units, affecting Honda's three plants in the region -- Ontario, Canada; Marysville/East Liberty, Ohio; and Lincoln, Ala. Due to the production cuts, Honda's overall output in North America will drop 12 percent to 1.26 million units in the fiscal year ending March 31. The... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:03 Article Views Rating: 161 Main > Car Makers News > Bugatti > Bugatti Veyron targa confirmed for next year We've known as much for a while, but according to a Georges Keller, a Bugatti spokesperson quoted by Automotive News, a drop-top Veyron is in the works and is due to launch sometime next year. Details are scarce, but according to an unnamed ex-Bugatti executive, the targa-topped hypercar will feature a removable hardtop, but its overtly wealthy owners will have to plan ahead, since there won't be any room in the Bug to store the roof on the go. According to the anonymous exec, the decision to go with a... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-14 17:41:37 Article Views Rating: 206 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Buying an old VW an excuse for adventure | detnews.com | The Detroit News Dear Tom and Ray: I just turned 40, ughhhh, so I guess I have hit my "midlife crisis." Unlike my friends, I don't want a Porsche or a Ferrari. I want a late-'50s to early-'60s VW Bug. That's right, a VW Bug. I live in Kentucky, and you are more likely to find a vintage Camaro or Mustang than an old VW that still has a floor. I have, however, found several for sale at very reasonable prices in the Southern California area. Herein lies my question, oh esteemed wrench heads. Would I be crazy to fly to Los... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:49 Article Views Rating: 153 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Can You Guess Which VW Has Made The Hot Sellers List? Bet You Can't. With gas prices being so crazy the past few months and the economy on shaky ground, you would think you might see a VW Rabbit or TDI on the JD Power hot sllers list.But you would be wrong.Of course cars like the MINI, Prius and Fit made it but would you think the VW EOS would be there?I sure didn't.Based on the chart, it looks like it's becoming the new Beetle, as the bug is the most traded in car on the EOS.THe EOS is definitely a 'Chick' car in my opinion, but I did enjoy driving it and I LOVED the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-12 06:46:17 Article Views Rating: 91 Main > Car Makers News > Daihatsu > Daihatsu teams up with Provision to create 3D holographic dash Forget about light-emitting diode LED or liquid crystal display LCD dashboards. According to Daihatsu, the next hot ticket will be 3D holographic technology. Daihatsu teamed up with Provision Interactive Technologies to implement a 3D dashboard for their latest concept car which debuted at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. Attendees were so impressed with the technology, that Provision raced to file a new patent for the product they call "HLXX." The HLXX technology utilizes a traditional 2D flat screen... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:57 Article Views Rating: 285 Main > Car Makers News > Other > EU Study: Some Green Cars Pollute More than Five Years Ago A new study which is to be published this week show that Some new green cars are more polluting than the same models were five years ago.Car manufacturers are being urged to make further progress in cutting CO2 emissions and reducing pollutants according to the latest report from EcoTest, the FIA Foundation’s comprehensive environmental assessment program for vehicles.The greatest improvements were found in Opel/Vauxhall Zafira 1.7 CDTi and Peugeot 307 which both gained two stars in the EcoTest... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-28 08:53:49 Article Views Rating: 113 |
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