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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fuel rule struggle looms for Big Three | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers face an uphill climb in convincing the Obama administration not to grant California and 13 other states the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, but those tougher regulations could come with more federal loans. President Barack Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the request from California and the other states to impose a 30 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions by 2016. He vowed during the campaign to grant California permission... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:00 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > 2009 Kia Cerato First Steer Kia has a bit of a penchant for spelling words with a ‘K’ , for possibly obvious reasons, so I’m going to make a suggestion to it here, consider adding ‘Konservative’ to the lexicon – at least where it relates to the estimate that it will sell just 3000 of the all-new Cerato small sedan in Australia this year.While on the one hand the company has been talking up the new Cerato as a contender against the major players in the small car segment here, that’s Toyota... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 08:08:53 Article Views Rating: 751 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM: Saturn could survive; Chrysler: We'll be viable by spring | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. said today the Saturn brand could survive a broad restructuring plan being developed that involves selling, shrinking or killing half of its eight brands. All possibilities are being considered but the options will be narrowed next month when the cash-strapped automaker submits a restructuring plan to Congress, said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North America sales, service and marketing, while talking to reporters during the National Automobile Dealers... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 255 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > The Cadillac of hybrids: Lots to love as Escalade ups fuel efficiency | detnews.com | The Detroit News Whenever I leave Detroit, I take special note of the vehicles people drive. It's my informal survey of the current automotive market. I've sat outside of LAX and observed all the vehicles dropping off loved ones -- not a GM, Ford or Chrysler in the bunch. Same goes in Miami and New York City. Foreign cars rule. So imagine my surprise when I pulled behind a 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid while driving around Los Angeles. It was big and black and intimidating from the seat of a midsize sedan. As I drove... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:11 Article Views Rating: 256 Main > Car Makers News > Other > '57 Heaven museum (rest in) peace | detnews.com | The Detroit News BRANSON, Mo . -- It's 1957: The sky over Flint, Mich., glows at night from the spark-showering assembly lines. At Ford's River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, the hammering goes on day and night. Corvettes get fuel injection. Chryslers get tinsel-bright tail fins big enough for Sputnik to see. The Detroit Lions win the NFL championship. Motor City is firing on all cylinders. That was then, and this is now, and now -- as most everyone knows -- is the most desperate moment in the history of American... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:07 Article Views Rating: 207 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Acura 2+1 Concept Car Acura 2+1 concept car is a project that was done during Paz’s internship at Honda R&D Americas, where it was professionally modeled with assistance from Honda employees. Acura 2+1 concept car is a creation of designer Leon Paz, and designed to slot in under the replacement NSX in the company’s lineup. It is intended as a “gateway” car for buyers that are interested in the NSX but can’t afford the steep price. Acura 2+1 concept car is directed at younger buyers who... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-23 10:02:06 Article Views Rating: 634 Main > Car Makers News > Other > No-shows put two startup luxury electric carmakers in spotlight | detnews.com | The Detroit News Two California startup makers of luxury electric cars can thank Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. for crowds they are drawing at Detroit's auto show. Nissan skipped the show and the international media attention that goes with it and Honda canceled a briefing on models as U.S. auto sales reached a 16-year low. The spotlight then turned to Fisker Automotive Inc., which hasn't shipped its plug-in hybrid, and Tesla Motors Inc., the maker of only 147 battery-only Roadsters. Now the little-known car... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:52 Article Views Rating: 189 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: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is slashing domestic production by 64,000 vehicles in February and March to trim inventories and adjust to a drastic slide in global demand. It also is extending a four-day week at its U.S. production facilities. The news comes on the heels of media reports Thursday that Japan's No. 3 automaker is likely to post an operating loss in the fiscal year through March. Since September, Nissan has announced several domestic production cuts for a combined reduction of... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:15 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Picks and pans: Auto show offers mix of speed, style and eco-space age | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- The North American International Auto Show still manages to shock. And it doesn't matter whether you're looking for the best or the worst vehicles on the show floor. The biggest showstopper is the Cadillac Converj -- spelling aside, this concept car was hands down the best in show. It's the kind of car you want to go back and check out again. And you should. This car is an LED screamer on wheels. It's designers gone wild without the morning-after hangover. With solar panels on its glass roof... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:11 Article Views Rating: 163 |
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