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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 248 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto team drives imports | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars. Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three. The Detroit News reviewed public records to... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda names new president amid slowdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, who will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement. Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its determination to turn a new leaf and press ahead... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 230 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler takes steps in quality | detnews.com | The Detroit News The first thing Doug Betts did when he arrived at Chrysler LLC in October 2007 to oversee quality was define the term so everyone would be on the same page to fix problems. The Auburn Hills automaker had not scored well in quality surveys, which has been costly in terms of lost sales. Betts noted similarities to problems he encountered as a troubleshooter at Nissan Motor Co. following poor product launches in 2003. Months of brainstorming at Nissan became Chrysler's gain, as Betts said he knew within... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers putting brakes on options to trim costs | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- When American consumers start buying new cars again, they'll likely find fewer combinations of moon roofs, seat upholstery and stereo systems to choose from. As with better fuel economy, it's a case of U.S. automakers taking a cue from their Japanese counterparts. A buyer of the 2008 Ford Fusion could choose from the various models and extra features available and come up with 2,600 combinations. For the 2010 version due in showrooms this summer, the number drops to 104. The Toyota Camry and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:03 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Honda has given us a sneak peak at its latest offering in the fuel efficiency contest, the Honda Insight, which was unveiled to invited media in Melbourne this morning. Launched onto the Japanese market less than two weeks ago, the Insight Concept will be on show at the Melbourne Motor Show from next Friday, but we were able to get up close and personal with it today. The car has already proved a huge hit in Japan and since its launch onto the market 10 days ago Honda has sold 10,000 units, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-20 07:09:35 Article Views Rating: 1326 Main > Car Makers News > Mercedes-Benz > Mercedes Benz F700 After a bit of a song and dance routine, sans the song, Mercedes-Benz finally drove out its new F700 Concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Looking something like an S-Class cross-bred with a Mazda RX-8, it still managed to wow the assembled horde. The debut itself was a wild enviro-mechanical fusion of dancers emulating trees and geckos that formed a vehicle out of their prop tree branches and then fit themselves inside. It was a clever way to show green and machine can coexist beautifully. Sitting... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 09:19:49 Article Views Rating: 454 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2009 Geneva Auto Show: Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition Honda plans to bring its latest sport car S2000 Ultimate Edition to the upcoming 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The manufacturer wants to start sales in Europe in March, but the North American customers won’t see it at their dealerships.Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition looks really impressive with the Grand Pix While body and graphite-color alloy wheels. The automaker says the choice for the color is based on the 1964 F1 model. The interior is trimmed in red leather and decorated with numbered plaques... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:17 Article Views Rating: 371 Main > Car Makers News > Mitsubishi > Mitsubishi Leaves Dakar Rally Shocking news from Japan: all the work of Mitsubishi Motorsports is stopped, so there will be no more rallying, no more Dakar prizes. The automaker has taken part in Dakar rally 26 times, 12 of which were won. The Japanese manufacturer got so good in sport that it kept coming first seven times in a row. But those days are in the past because the company is cutting corners as well as many other firms and sport suffers first as an unnecessary luxury. Mitsubishi claims its good results in rallies for the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:16 Article Views Rating: 192 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 DB9 Volante: Luxury, Performance and sophistication | detnews.com | The Detroit News LOS ANGELES -- So what would you do if Aston Martin offered you a few hours behind the wheel of the 2009 DB9 Volante? Daniel Craig didn't even get this car in his first James Bond movie. He was stuck with the hard top. Here's what would happen. You'd drop the top, call your brother in Burbank and go pick him up for 12 hours of cruising. That's 60 minutes for each cylinder. With your phone connected via Bluetooth, you'd call other journalists and casually work in the phrase DB9 as often as possible... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:10 Article Views Rating: 152 |
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