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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: 221 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 > Mini > Vermont winters stall Mini Cooper | detnews.com | The Detroit News Dear Tom and Ray: I am a middle-aged OK, middle-aged-plus woman who drives a Mini Cooper S with a manual transmission. I purchased it last year for whatever psychological reasons post-hormonal women do things like that. I love driving it, but it is totally impractical, since I own a sheep farm in Vermont at the top of a hill. I am thinking of trading it in for a Volvo C30 -- yes, I know that is impractical as well, but it is a bit heavier, so perhaps it is safer. What are your thoughts as to the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:13 Article Views Rating: 278 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: 162 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford family supports CEO Mulally '100 percent' | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said the Ford family is united behind CEO Alan Mulally and strongly backs his plan to save the company that bears their name. "They very much believe in where he's driving the company," Bill Ford Jr. said in an interview with The Detroit News on Sunday. "We're a hundred percent behind him." Bill Ford turned the reins of the company over to the former Boeing Co. executive in the fall of 2006 in the midst of one of the worst financial crisis in... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:16 Article Views Rating: 179 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Big 3's hybrid message: We will survive; we will be green | detnews.com | The Detroit News Kicking off the most important auto show of a crucial year, Detroit's Big Three automakers unveiled stylish, fuel-efficient and high-tech vehicles Sunday aimed at winning back customers from import brands and countering doomsayers and critics in Washington and across the country. "You can't look at the array of cars that we've brought up on stage today and say these guys don't get it, these cars are ugly, and these cars don't perform," said GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, the Detroit industry's most eloquent... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:09 Article Views Rating: 252 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Distinctive 2009 Mazda6 is a worthy competitor in its class | detnews.com | The Detroit News In society, you're considered to have arrived when you meet or exceed the expectations of your contemporaries. That's a fair characterization of the 2009 Mazda6. It has arrived as a worthy competitor to the leaders among mid-size sedans -- the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord -- as well as contenders like the Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Fusion, and some luxury cars as well. That's not to say the 6 wasn't a decent car before. But it was smaller and more of a sports sedan than... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:06 Article Views Rating: 247 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto sales skid: Recovery rests on stimulus | detnews.com | The Detroit News After barely making it through the worst year for auto sales since 1992, Detroit's Big Three expect consumer demand to remain very weak in the first half of 2009 but begin to recover in the second half. Auto executives on Monday said they were pinning their hopes on President-elect Barack Obama's plan to introduce a massive stimulus package to revive the flagging economy and encourage consumers to start spending. Last year, U.S. car and light truck sales plunged 18 percent to 13.24 million vehicles as... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:18 Article Views Rating: 129 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. told dealers Tuesday it has killed the Pontiac G8 ST sport truck, which was scheduled for production this fall. The move comes as GM plans to shrink the Pontiac portfolio as part of a broader restructuring plan. GM is shrinking Pontiac into more of a niche brand and will save money by canceling the G8 ST and focusing the brand on "sporty, fun to drive cars," spokesman Jim Hopson said. "Does this vehicle fit into where we believe Pontiac will be in the future? The simple answer is we... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:17 Article Views Rating: 122 |
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