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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 > Guilt-free speedster: Tesla turns electricity into fine art | detnews.com | The Detroit News LOS ANGELES -- When Tesla Motors offered me a chance to get behind the wheel of its roadster, I couldn't turn them down. I had heard and read about the amazing electric car from California -- zero emissions, instant torque, and blistering fast speed. It's the guilt-free green speedster. There was no way I was going to miss the chance. Walking into the Tesla showroom in L.A., I was surprised at how small the roadster looked. It's built with Lotus and while there's a Lotus look to it, only 7 percent of... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:27 Article Views Rating: 93 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda announces lithium-ion battery venture Honda has delivered some good news after disappointing its high-performance fans this morning when it announced that it has suspended plans to built the 2010 Honda NSX. The Japanese automaker announced today that it has found a partner for lithium-ion battery development - Japan’s GS Yuasa Corp.CEO Takeo Fukui said today that Honda will team up with GS Yuasa Corp. to manufacture next-generation lithium-ion batteries for Honda’s future hybrid vehicles. The new company will be owned 51 percent by GS... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:36 Article Views Rating: 205 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda reduces its yearly operating profit estimate by 67% On Wednesday Honda reduced its yearly operating profit estimate by 67 percent, its third profit caution this year, as a deepening financial emergency continues to hit international vehicle demand and making the yen soar. The second-biggest carmaker of Japan now anticipates operating profit for the fiscal year to March 31 at 180 billion yen or $2 billion, about 81 percent fall from the previous year. It had earlier forecast 550 billion yen.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:36 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda using Smart ForTwo to boost its scooter sales There has been an ad of a new Honda scooter going around these days, and it’s pretty smart, comparing the diminutive Smart ForTwo to the even smaller 50cc Metropolitan scooter. Certainly, the two-wheeler by Honda practically outdoes its much larger 4-wheeled relative, more than doubling the fortwo’s EPA mileage figures. Again, it’s always difficult to contrast the attributes of a scooter with those of a car. It takes a lot of commitment to opt for open-air riding on the back of a little scooter in... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:35 Article Views Rating: 212 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda Fit Hybrid coming in 2010 According to AutoCar, Honda will be adding a hybrid version of the Jazz - aka the Honda Fit on our side of the world - by 2010. The publication reports that the hybrid version of the Jazz/Fit will use the same mechanicals as the upcoming Honda Insight Hybrid which will make its debut next month at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.Sources say that the 1.3 liter gasoline engine mated to Honda’s new hybrid system should deliver around...[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:34 Article Views Rating: 198 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Editorial: Take bankruptcy off table for Detroit 3 | detnews.com | The Detroit News The Bush administration is still working on aiding Detroit's automakers and that's good news, but it is still clinging to some sort of bankruptcy as one of its options. That is one of the worst scenarios confronting an already desperate industry. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Thursday that "there's an orderly way to do bankruptcies that provide more of a soft landing. I think that's what we would be talking about." President George W. Bush, according to an Associated Press report, mentioned... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:30 Article Views Rating: 86 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Howes: Carmakers' woes aren't unique to Detroit | detnews.com | The Detroit News In appearances before congressional inquisitions, General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner got lambasted for suggesting the deepening recession was pushing the General to the existential edge. The studied lawmakers on Senate Banking and House Financial Services didn't buy it. The blogosphere hooted denunciations. Others ignored Detroit's recent record of change and recycled tired stereotypes, dutifully repeating the riff that all things green-and-hybrid paved the only way out irrespective of market... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:29 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > BREAKING NEWS: Honda Kills The NSX For Financial Reasons Is The Lexus LF-A Next? Honda has cancelled the new NSX as part of a radical restructuring of its car making business.The V10-engined supercar, which was a direct challenge to Ferrari and Porsche, would have been the most powerful production car that the company had ever produced.Honda CEO Takeo Fukui announced the move in his end of year speech, saying that all development of the car would be cancelled. The company has also withdrawn its plan to introduce the Acura brand to Japan in 2010.The Honda boss had previously... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:04:04 Article Views Rating: 189 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: 172 |
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