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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: 175 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Big 3 stay out of inaugural limelight | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers are all but invisible at this year's presidential inauguration -- canceling receptions, not sponsoring balls and leaving most executives at home. That's a far cry from past inaugurations when the companies were major event sponsors. In 2005, Ford Motor Co. donated $250,000 to George W. Bush's inaugural committee, and the Dearborn automaker, General Motors Corp. and then-DaimlerChrysler AG each sponsored a reception at upscale venues that were attended by the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:52 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Renault > Renault Z.E. Renault ZE concept car has been showcased at the Paris Auto Show. Renault ZE is an all-electric concept car that’s based on the Renault Kangoo be bop. Renault ZE concept’s design is focused on minimizing energy consumption while providing all the comfort features. Renault ZE is powered by an electric motor the develops 70kW and 226Nm Nm of torque that uses the energy stored in lithium-ion batteries. Renault ZE’s transmission is using direct with front/rear reducer and inverter. Renault... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 07:48:27 Article Views Rating: 352 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Reaction mixed to GM's financial plan | detnews.com | The Detroit News Analyst reactions were mixed Friday about General Motor Corp.'s ability to execute a broad restructuring plan and said the company might need more money from the federal government after the automaker cut its estimate of 2009 U.S. industry sales. GM's gloomy estimate could signal a need to ask for almost $3 billion more than the $13.4 billion in loans it is scheduled to receive because the automaker said Thursday it expects a worst-case sales scenario to materialize this year, analyst Himanshu Patel of... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:47:00 Article Views Rating: 312 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi A4 is fiercer than Germany's top manufacturers | detnews.com | The Detroit News Few competitions are fiercer than the compact sports sedan face-off between Germany's big three luxury manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Engineers and designers at all three companies strive to dazzle prospective customers with state-of-the-art performance and safety innovations. The one-upmanship focuses on two types of technology: One that is invisible and makes up for driver errors and shortcomings. The other type of technology deals with controls for navigation, climate and audio that can... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 323 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Mazda, Ford alliance complex | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ever since Ford Motor Co. said it would sell its controlling stake in Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. in November, the two automakers have insisted that their close, collaborative relationship will not change. The reality is more complex. Behind the scenes, walls are going up in Hiroshima and Dearborn. Ford employees have been instructed to stop sharing confidential information with their Mazda colleagues, while Mazda has barred Ford staff from attending some meetings. Many of these moves are driven by... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 264 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Is Ready to Be Green Many manufacturers planned to make “green” presentations at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Ford joined the group telling about its future projects.According to the automaker’s representative, the company plans to start the production of an electric van in 2010, battery-operated small car in 2011 and plug-in hybrid and third generation conventional hybrid in 2012. The small car is going to look like Focus. The manufacturer is using the existing... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:17 Article Views Rating: 372 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM chops 2009 vehicle sales outlook | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. slashed its 2009 U.S. industry wide sales estimate to 10.5 million vehicles Thursday amid continued uncertainty over the timing of an industry rebound. The change means GM must craft a restructuring plan that reflects what had been its worst-case sales scenario when the automaker sought billions in federal loans last month. "We need to be more aggressive, and drive our business to an even lower break-even level given the risks and the challenges that you see in the environment,"... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:13 Article Views Rating: 211 Main > Car Parts > Other > Nike One Concept Total Concept The work of Nike and the makers of Gran Tourismo 4, a totally fictional car that had a whole history creatively fabricated for the GT4 release party. These images have been around a while but I just come across them again and thought they where worth putting out there again.“The dramatic and futuristic design of the Nike ONE with its athlete focus, stretched surfaces and less-is-more philosophy is directly inspired from the principles of Nike founder Bill Bowerman” explains... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-15 07:40:39 Article Views Rating: 1233 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford plugs in to electric future | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. detailed Sunday an ambitious plan to bring a full range of electric vehicles to market over the next four years, saying changing consumer sentiment and new thinking in Washington have created a real opportunity to take plug-in hybrids and battery-powered vehicles mainstream. Ford is aiming to become a leader in electric vehicle technology, bringing at least four vehicles to market in North America by 2012. The lineup would start with a battery-powered version of its Transit... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:14 Article Views Rating: 192 |
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