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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler is in a race that already started | detnews.com | The Detroit News Time is not on the side of Chrysler Group LLC. I say this not because CEO Sergio Marchionne doesn't have a track record of turning around businesses, because he does. Nor because the men and women of Chrysler can't deliver the upgraded cars and trucks promised at Wednesday's marathon confab. They can. Time is not on Chrysler's side because the clock clearly favors crosstown rivals Ford Motor Co. and, yes, General Motors Co. -- both of which have killer products in showrooms, right now, that deliver on... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:55 Article Views Rating: 76 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Aftermarket auto ware there for the long haul | detnews.com | The Detroit News Next week, Las Vegas turns into aftermarket heaven. Roll out the rally cars, billion-horsepower engines and every conceivable electronic device -- and some you couldn't imagine -- replica rattlesnake seat covers, bamboo floor mats and more rims than a junkyard and you'll begin to picture SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association trade show. Anything and everything that can be affixed, attached, screwed on or bolted down to a car or truck is on display at the private show, which begins Tuesday and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:18 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes C-Class might Be Built in the U.S. While American auto manufacturers are moving their production to Mexico and China, the foreign companies come to the U.S. to assemble cars in the country where they are going to be sold. It appears to be cheaper to move the production to the U.S. than to import the assembled vehicles from other countries. Mercedes-Benz has just announced that it also wants to expand production of C-Class vehicles to the North American country. The plan is in the consideration right now, but if it is approved, the... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:20 Article Views Rating: 82 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Behemoths to the fore in Frankfurt as sales window threatens to shut | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It will be like going to one of Frank Sinatra's final performances for visitors to the Frankfurt Car Show. They will come away saying we might never see the likes of that again. Children and grandchildren will one day hear barely believable tales of long extinct, gas guzzling 150 mph beasts like Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and Porsches which were on show at the 2009 Frankfurt Car Show. Anybody could buy them, as long as they had the money. The global car industry is on... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:50 Article Views Rating: 52 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Car dealers fight slow sales after end of Clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- As Gene Butman Ford opened its doors Saturday, salesmen outnumbered the shoppers looking at a depleted stock of cars and trucks, and it didn't appear that many customers were ready to buy. Like many dealers across the country, the dealership in Ypsilanti Township is suffering from a Cash for Clunkers hangover, and Sales Manager Paul Grahl isn't sure when it will end. "We're getting some traffic, but my business is a long way from healthy," said the longtime salesman. "We suspect it's going to be 90... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:42 Article Views Rating: 44 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM will sell Opel to group led by Magna | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. plans to sell control of its German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH to a group led by Canada's Magna International Inc., the German government's preferred bidder. "The board concluded that this really is the best solution for the long-term viability of Opel," said GM Group Vice President John Smith, the U.S. automaker's chief negotiator. GM expects to finalize definitive agreements within the next few weeks and conclude the deal before December. The announcement marks the conclusion of a... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:09 Article Views Rating: 60 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler buys out engine plant in Dundee | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker run by Fiat SpA since exiting bankruptcy in June, said Thursday it bought out Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. stakes in a Michigan engine factory. The U.S. carmaker took full ownership of the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance plant in Dundee, effective Aug. 31, said a statement. Financial terms weren't disclosed. The venture, formed in 2003, has been making four-cylinder engines used in Chrysler vehicles. Buying out the two partners clears the way for... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:08 Article Views Rating: 59 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM sells Opel to Magna, Sberbank | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. will enter into the latest of a series of alliances in key overseas markets after agreeing to sell control of its German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH. GM said it was planning to sell 55 percent of Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc. and Sberbank of Russia, the German government's preferred bidders. The U.S. automaker will retain 35 percent, forming a three-way partnership. "We're very experienced and very successful in collaborative business models," said John Smith, group vice... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:03 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > Mitsubishi > Peugeot, Mitsubishi joint work projects hint strongly at alliance | detnews.com | The Detroit News Could another French-Japanese automotive alliance be in the offing? In the shadow of the successful Renault-Nissan Alliance, France's other major carmaker, PSA Peugeot Citron, and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have become well-acquainted after working together on small ventures. Paris-based Peugeot and Mitsubishi have developed SUVs jointly for the European market, they are planning to build vehicles together in Russia, and they are teaming up on electric cars. On Friday, the chief executives of the... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:11 Article Views Rating: 47 Main > Car Makers News > Hyundai > Sneak peek: 2011 Hyundai Genesis | detnews.com | The Detroit News Hyundai is readying the Genesis for a freshening. Originally scheduled for the 2012 model year, the refreshening may be moved up to 2011. Exterior updates will include new front and rear bumpers, updated headlamps and new signature styling on the grille, which will give an immediate tie-in to the Equus flagship. Also anticipated is a new eight-speed automatic transmission and -- sources say -- a supercharged version. [source] Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:08 Article Views Rating: 37 |
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