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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda slashes profit goals | detnews.com | The Detroit News Honda Motor Co. provided stark evidence of the damage the global downturn is doing to Japan's auto industry when it said Wednesday that it expected to lose money during the second half of its fiscal year. "Every day, the hardships we face are getting worse and worse. And there are no signs of recovery," Honda CEO Takeo Fukui said at the company's traditional year-end news conference in Tokyo. Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker after Toyota Motor Corp., still expects to show a profit for the fiscal... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:56 Article Views Rating: 173 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Spy Shots: Are reports of BMW CS' demise exaggerated? The low-slung four-seater was intended as a rival for the Maserati Quattroporte and upcoming Porsche Panamera. The company said it no longer expects to break last year's sales record of 1.5 million vehicles in 2008 and product initiatives will now focus on more efficient smaller cars. The Concept CS, which takes its name from highly styled BMWs of the 1960s, is longer, wider and lower than BMW’s current flagship saloon, the 7-Series. It was first shown to the public at the Shanghai Auto Show in spring... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:26 Article Views Rating: 155 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda slashes profit goals | detnews.com | The Detroit News Honda Motor Co. provided stark evidence of the damage the global downturn is doing to Japan's auto industry when it said Wednesday that it expected to lose money during the second half of its fiscal year. "Every day, the hardships we face are getting worse and worse. And there are no signs of recovery," Honda CEO Takeo Fukui said at the company's traditional year-end news conference in Tokyo. Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker after Toyota Motor Corp., still expects to show a profit for the fiscal... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:23 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Small-car crash protection better | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Small cars, which have become more popular with the fluctuation in gas prices, are becoming better equipped to protect motorists in serious crashes, according to tests by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave top scores on front-end crash tests for several 2009 small cars released Wednesday. Three vehicles -- the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix, which share the same underpinnings and are considered corporate twins, and the Suzuki SX4 -- also received top... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:23 Article Views Rating: 105 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi’s hybrid plans temporarily on hold The intention of Audi for gasoline-electric hybrids is temporarily on hold after a decision to delay the hybrid Q5. It was unveiled by Autocar in July that the Q7 would not receive a hybrid powertrain, with the firm opting to focus instead on more economical diesels and weight reduction from its vehicles.Presently the Audi Q5, which was next in the list for the technology, won’t be offered as a hybrid either. “Audi won’t produce a petrol-electric hybrid until we can make nickel metal hydride... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:40 Article Views Rating: 177 Main > Car Makers News > Mercedes-Benz > Mercedes-Benz Releases Concept BlueZERO Details Current challenges such as growing worldwide mobility requirements, declining crude oil reserves and increasingly stringent exhaust emission regulations are making the electric car more and more a focus of public attention. Thanks above all to major advances in battery technology, electric drive is seen as a promising answer to the question of how individual mobility can be made sustainable.Battery-electric drive systems offer a wealth of advantages in this respect: they provide a high level of torque... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:40 Article Views Rating: 252 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 > Volvo > An early Christmas present from Volvo Cars - a glimpse of the next-generation Volvo S60 A few days before Christmas, Volvo Cars treats the automotive world to an early unwrapping of a car that will shine bright in the streets for years to come.The Volvo S60 Concept gives the car world a glimpse of what the all-new Volvo S60 is going to look like when it arrives in 2010."The all-new S60 will be one of the strongest players in a segment where the competition is razor-sharp," says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.The coupe-inspired lines that gave the original S60 its... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:38 Article Views Rating: 192 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford sells more than 42,000 units of the Fiesta in 2 months FoMoCo announced yesterday that while its European sales fell 21.4 percent, the new Ford Fiesta helped it outperform the overall industry. The Fiesta sold more than 42,000 units in the 19 most important markets in the two months since its launch.“The Fiesta is already our second best-selling model behind the Focus,” Ingvar Sviggum, vice president of marketing, sales and service for Ford of Europe said in a statement. “In the U.K., the Fiesta’s market share for November was the highest since... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:37 Article Views Rating: 147 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 2009 Ford Focus RS pricing announced Pricing for the 2009 Ford Focus RS has been revealed. The fastest and hottest Ford hatchback will hit markets in March of 2009 with a price tag of £24,995 $38,158 USD.The new Focus RS will be available in three colors including Electric Green, Frozen White and Electric Blue. Power comes from a 2.5L 5-cylinder Duratec engine that makes 296-hp and a peak torque of 221 lb-ft. Rest to 60 mph comes in at 5.9 seconds with a top speed electronically limited to 155 mph.The £24,995 gets you 19-inch alloy... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:37 Article Views Rating: 160 |
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