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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: 285 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: 225 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: 710 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: 218 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: 264 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: 178 Main > Car Makers News > Other > At $185,000, track day car lets fans join fun | detnews.com | The Detroit News Later this month, 20 cars are expected to be on the starting grid for the 47th annual 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race. Those cars will be powered by Porsche, Pontiac, Lexus, Ford and BMW racing engines. Of those 20 cars, a dozen or more will be Riley chassis, designed and built in Mooresville, N.C., by Riley Technologies, a company that traces its heritage to famed Indycar and aerospace engineer Bob Riley. Riley Technologies also is building the new racing version of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:13 Article Views Rating: 164 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: 187 Main > Car Parts > Other > You don’t climb into a MMR25 to be a driver You do it because you’re completely hardcore. I will right here guarantee you that if cars like this begin to be driven in rallies, rally racing will be the new most popular race on television- nay, the new most popular sport in the world. Released at this years Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge; witness the tantalizingly futuristic Mitsubishi Motors MMR25 Rally Racer. Mitsubishi lays it down like so: “Continuing its world racing heritage and its industry leading expertise in electric... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-15 07:44:40 Article Views Rating: 436 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Forget 2013 -- Detroit rolling out '09 winners | detnews.com | The Detroit News The electric revolution may have taken hold at the North American International Auto Show on Sunday as the world's auto industry gathered in Detroit, but not one EV-anything will resuscitate these major companies. Yes, the Jeep Patriot EV Chrysler LLC introduced is cute. The Cadillac Converj has an interesting name spelling -- and is a great way to make use of the Chevrolet Volt's underpinnings -- but General Motors Corp. won't sell one of them this year. These vehicles are important, but in an... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:16 Article Views Rating: 194 |
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