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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Chevy retools Equinox with better fuel economy, modern touches | detnews.com | The Detroit News The 2010 Chevrolet Equinox -- facing stiff competition in the compact crossover segment -- will take on a more trucky look and come with a more fuel efficient engine when it is redesigned for the 2010 model year. General Motors Corp. officially took the wraps off of the new Equinox on Sunday and will introduce the next generation family hauler at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. "The new Equinox will offer best in class fuel efficiency and more utility for a great... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:28 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Givebacks in Bush plan rile UAW | detnews.com | The Detroit News While rank-and-file autoworkers are relieved that an auto bailout finally has been reached, union leaders called terms of the White House deal unfair to union members and retirees, and already are gearing up to lobby the Obama administration and Congress for changes. The terms of the deal set up another round of intense get-and-take between the automakers, Washington and the United Auto Workers. The union for weeks has found itself on the defensive. Shortly after President George W. Bush announced the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:28 Article Views Rating: 95 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Car and Truck of the Year finalists include three vehicles from Detroit | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- The covers were lifted off the six finalists for the 2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at Cobo Center today and the finalists include three vehicles from Detroit's automakers and three from foreign carmakers. The car finalists are: • Ford Flex. The boxy crossover is Ford's entrance in the 7- and 8-passenger SUV replacement segment. • Hyundai Genesis. This sedan is Hyundai's entrance into the luxury car market and also is the first Korean-made vehicle to be an... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:30 Article Views Rating: 93 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to idle all plants; 9 Ford sites on planned shutdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC, responding to a severe sales slump, tight credit and urgent need to preserve cash, will idle all of its North American manufacturing operations for at least 30 days beginning this Friday. And Ford Motor Co. has a planned shutdown affecting nine of its North American assembly plants for an extra week in January due to the slumping U.S. auto market, under previously announced plans to trim first quarter output. A tenth Ford facility, Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, is down for retooling... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:57 Article Views Rating: 149 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to idle all plants | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC is shutting its North American production operations Friday for a month, the latest in a string of drastic cost-cutting measures it is making as it awaits word on emergency federal loans to prevent it from possibly having to file for bankruptcy. The Auburn Hills automaker said the action is a response to a severe sales slump, tight credit and an urgent need to preserve cash. All 30 of the company's assembly, engine and transmission plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico will close... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:56 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to idle all plants; 9 Ford sites on planned shutdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC, responding to a severe sales slump, tight credit and urgent need to preserve cash, will idle all of its North American manufacturing operations for at least 30 days beginning this Friday. And Ford Motor Co. has a planned shutdown affecting nine of its North American assembly plants for an extra week in January due to the slumping U.S. auto market, under previously announced plans to trim first quarter output. A tenth Ford facility, Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, is down for retooling... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:23 Article Views Rating: 149 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to idle all plants | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC is shutting its North American production operations Friday for a month, the latest in a string of drastic cost-cutting measures it is making as it awaits word on emergency federal loans to prevent it from possibly having to file for bankruptcy. The Auburn Hills automaker said the action is a response to a severe sales slump, tight credit and an urgent need to preserve cash. All 30 of the company's assembly, engine and transmission plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico will close... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:22 Article Views Rating: 124 Main > Car Makers News > Other > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Most Comprehensive List Of What Cars Are Coming in 09'. Which One Excites You Most? It's hard to believe that the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is only weeks away, amidst all this end of the world bailout talk.Thank God, the wizards at one of our favorite print mags maybe even our favorite, CAR Magazine have compiled an exhaustive list of what they know is coming in 2009!Alfa Romeo MitoMini-rivalling premium hatch with supercar styling cuesAlfa Romeo 149147 moves upmarket to take on A3 and 1-seriesAlfa Romeo 169We're due to hear more on Alfa's 167 later next yearAlfa Romeo 8C SpiderStunning... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:39 Article Views Rating: 267 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year: Ford F-150 This is it. Crunch time. The 2009 Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram are rolling onto the market like a pair of gigantic craps dice, and the companies tossing them are each betting big on this game. Unfortunately, the rules changed while these dice were in mid-air. Fuel prices skyrocketed, the economy tanked, consumer confidence evaporated, and folks who once chose half-ton pickups more for their Marlboro-Man-image-enhancing qualities than for their towing or hauling capabilities are shopping elsewhere.Ford... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:35 Article Views Rating: 166 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. didn't renew its sponsorship with the New York Yankees and is negotiating a new contract with the New York Mets. "We still want a presence in New York and we can't do both," GM Northeast region spokeswoman Andrea Canabal said. Ending the sponsorship is a way to cut costs and follows moves last week to end sponsorships with the Daytona 500 and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Daimler AGs Mercedes-Benz pulled out of its deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. GM will continue to honor deals with the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:29 Article Views Rating: 94 |
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