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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit Auto Show to reduce media preview days | detnews.com | The Detroit News Media previews at the North American International Auto Show will begin a day later beginning next year, organizers said Thursday, moving to Monday from the traditional Sunday start. The new schedule shortens media previews by automakers to about 30 events and eliminates the extra half day of press conferences, said Doug Fox, senior co-chairman of the show. "There are two primary days. But the move was made for a very good reason: The customers we serve asked for the changes." Exhibitors had complained... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:51 Article Views Rating: 134 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > Despite fine performance, Kia's Borrego does little to stand out | detnews.com | The Detroit News With 6 inches of snow on the ground and the white stuff still coming down last December, it seemed like the perfect time to put the 2009 Kia Borrego to the test. The South Korean carmaker may know compacts and sedans, but how well does it know Michigan winters? Turns out, winters, bad roads and good barbeques are just a few of the things Americans and South Koreans have in common. The big SUV tracked right through Detroit's icy roads. There was plenty of power at my disposal. The V-8, the same engine as... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:45 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. said today it is cutting production in Japan and North America by an additional 50,000 vehicles amid a severe slump in global sales. Japan's No. 2 automaker said output in North America will fall by 29,000 units, affecting Honda's three plants in the region -- Ontario, Canada; Marysville/East Liberty, Ohio; and Lincoln, Ala. Due to the production cuts, Honda's overall output in North America will drop 12 percent to 1.26 million units in the fiscal year ending March 31. The... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:03 Article Views Rating: 162 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: 255 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 > Toyota > 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid: Delivers green and more | detnews.com | The Detroit News It's green. Literally, figuratively, psychologically. The 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid dropped off at The News downtown office for me to test drive was jasper pearl green. Its sheet metal shimmered in the cold air, an effervescent omen of the mind games it was about to play on me. During a few minutes of comprehensive research on color meaning Google, I quickly learned that green is a calming hue that denotes nature, tranquility, luck and youth. That's why studios have "green rooms," people new to a job are... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:04 Article Views Rating: 255 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 |
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