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Main > Car Makers News > Other > 'Clunker' sales borrow from 2010 market | detnews.com | The Detroit News The unexpected success of the government's "cash for clunkers" program is boosting sales dramatically -- but is probably pulling forward some purchases that would have taken place next year. Forecasting firm IHS Global Insight has increased its U.S. auto sales estimate for this year because of the robust response to the government-funded plan. But it is paring its 2010 forecast. George Magliano, director of North American auto industry research at IHS, said the annualized selling rate this month has... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:52 Article Views Rating: 35 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Dealers push new program to boost trade-in values | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- A group of car and truck dealers have banded together to offer their own sales incentives in hopes of getting drivers who don't qualify for the "cash-for-clunkers" program to buy vehicles. The privately funded Automotive Stimulus Plan, which involves about 40 dealers from across the country, is designed to help fill in the gaps left by the government's program, said Brian Benstock of Paragon Auto Group in New York City. Benstock, who sells both new and used Honda and Acura vehicles at his... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:43 Article Views Rating: 28 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Civic - new rendering Honda will unveil the next generation ninth Civic in 2010. Here is an exclusive rendering of what reports suggest the future car may looks like. Based on the OSM Concept unveiled by Honda at the British Motor Show, the future little Honda will likely look more aggressive in its European form and hopefully this look will spill over into North America.Although Honda has not announced plans to bring the hatchback version of the Civic back to the U.S., we chose this rendering to give us all something to... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-14 07:14:15 Article Views Rating: 519 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan rolls out electric car | detnews.com | The Detroit News YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn made a quiet entrance Sunday at the Japanese automaker's new headquarters building -- driving the company's zero-emission vehicle on stage for its inaugural public viewing. Nissan Motor Co.'s environmentally friendly automobile -- a blue hatchback with a sporty design and a recharging opening in the front -- is set to go on sale in Japan, the U.S. and Europe next year. Designer Shiro Nakamura said the vehicle was intentionally designed to avoid a... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:15:03 Article Views Rating: 113 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Peel out with a set of orange-oil tires | detnews.com | The Detroit News Automakers and their suppliers love to talk about technology transfers, especially those that move from the highly competitive and exciting environment of racetracks to the mundane but much more important public roadways. The Yokohama Tire Corp. has a new tech transfer ready to roll -- tires made by using the oil from orange peels to replace much of the petroleum-based oil that goes into tire production. Officially, Yokohama's new tire is the dB Super E-spec, which the Japanese rubber company calls "the... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:53 Article Views Rating: 61 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Critics attack BMW's electric Mini E | detnews.com | The Detroit News In his Santa Monica, Calif., gallery, Samuel Freeman displays a nifty bit of automotive art, a full-size replica of a Chevy V-8 engine made out of stained glass. But Freeman himself worships at the church of the electric car. In November 2008, Freeman was one of nearly 2,000 people who signed up to lease a Mini E -- an experimental electric-vehicle conversion of BMW's charming, capering retro-runabout. In early June, he was one of the lucky 450 Americans to get a car, and since then he's been ripping up... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:47 Article Views Rating: 45 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Outstanding new cars buck auto crisis | detnews.com | The Detroit News Just because the auto industry is in crisis does not mean that appealing new or revised cars and trucks have disappeared. Starting at the small end of the scale but punching well above its weight is the Kia Soul. This Korean newcomer steps into a sub-compact class already populated by several strong contenders, notably the Scion xB and the Nissan Cube. But in a category where cereal box-styling seems to dominate, the Soul manages to carve its niche with a design that looks practical and sporty at the... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:46 Article Views Rating: 35 Main > Car Makers News > Mercedes-Benz > Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is compact luxury | detnews.com | The Detroit News Americans would have been lousy hunters and gatherers. That's why we invented Costco. The buy-it-by-the-barrelful mentality perpetuates the American need to gather too much stuff while hunting for a deal. I've gone broke saving money at this mega-volume store. For some, the problem with Costco is the same as the problem with many SUVs: Both offer too much and are just too big for practical purposes. No one tows a boat to work every day, and no one needs 200 frozen chicken breasts. Downsizing is the new... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:42 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Parts > Other > Jet-inspired DIY Marotti trike has a lot of power to offer In the realm of homemade or DIY trikes, the Marotti would probably be the king. The trike uses the best in the world of motorcycles and cars, and finally merges it all with a jet-like shape. Power comes from a 100hp Honda V4 engine that when combined with its low 970 lbs 440kg weight, gives an excellent power-to-weight ratio of 4.4hp per kg. The trike is built on a steel frame, and all the power from the engine goes to the lone rear wheel by means of a chain. It has a low center of gravity, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-16 07:37:14 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Ford unveils programs to woo GM, Chrysler buyers | detnews.com | The Detroit News As Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. move to dismantle brands and close dealerships, other automakers are moving in to pick up the pieces. Analysts said it will take a couple more months to fully gauge consumer reaction to these moves, but Haig Stoddard of IHS Global Insight said one thing is already clear: "Ford is likely to be the big volume winner." While Chrysler touts the benefits of "quick-rinse" bankruptcy -- something GM is expected to soon enter into as well -- Ford Motor Co. is in the... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:16 Article Views Rating: 151 |
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