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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Beijing Auto mum on report it may bid for Chrysler | detnews.com | The Detroit News SHANGHAI -- Staff at Chinese car maker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. refused comment Monday on a report that the company might bid for assets of Chrysler LLC. The state-run newspaper China Business News, citing an unnamed Beijing Auto executive, said the Chinese automaker wanted to acquire Chrysler assets using a similar approach to that taken by Nanjing Automobile Group Corp.'s when it bought defunct automaker MG Rover Group. The aim, China Business News said, was to acquire production... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Custom Genesis still sips gas | detnews.com | The Detroit News Hyundai's new four-door sedan, the Genesis, was declared North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show. Later this year, the sedan will be joined on the road by a sleek, two-door coupe version. But even before that one arrives, Hyundai has ideas for how the Genesis sedan or coupe might be customized. The Hyundai America Technical Center worked with R.K. Sport of Murieta, Calif., to develop a supercharged, 460-horsepower version of the Genesis sedan that, thanks to cylinder deactivation when... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:48 Article Views Rating: 157 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 > Chrysler > Chrysler plans road show to urge dealers to order vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- Chrysler LLC plans a major sales push and cost-cutting campaign to strengthen its ability to survive ahead of a March 31 deadline to show the government it has a viable future, company executives told dealers Sunday. Chrysler Vice Chairman and President Jim Press, along with other executives, urged dealers gathered at the National Automobile Dealers Association annual convention to order their normal allocations of vehicles for February and March -- despite a sales slump that is squeezing... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 152 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM, Chrysler press dealers to order cars in coming months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC on Sunday urged dealers to keep ordering new cars and trucks in coming months despite an industrywide sales slump that has kept vehicles piling up on dealer lots. During a meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, Chrysler told dealers it will launch a major push to get retailers across the country to order vehicles, and consumers to buy them, ahead of a March 31 deadline to convince the government the automaker can survive. Chrysler and GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:13 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Putting consumers back in the driver's seat | detnews.com | The Detroit News What happens to a consumer-driven economy in the absence of consumers? It stalls. It goes nowhere. That's so obvious, it's silly. But judging from the way many politicians, financial institutions and businesses have handled the current recession, not many people in power seem to get it. If you want proof, try this: Go to Google. Insert the phrase "to lay off employees." Insert the company or industry of your choice in front of "to lay off employees." Here are two recent examples: "Alcoa to lay off... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 157 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 > Other > Confidence, credit key to buying revival | detnews.com | The Detroit News As the Detroit auto show strives to put an upbeat spin on a beaten down market, the big question remains: What will it take to bring buyers back to showrooms? Most analysts say it boils down to two factors: confidence and credit. Both are equally important. Consumers need to feel confident about buying a car or truck, a purchase that for most is second only to a home. That confidence should stem from a general sense that the economy is recovering, or at least on the path to recovery, and from a belief... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:12 Article Views Rating: 130 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Genesis, F-150 win car, truck of year | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- The redesigned 2009 Ford F-150 pickup was named North American truck of the year, and the Hyundai Genesis sedan was named 2009 car of the year Sunday at the North American International Auto Show. It marked the first time a South Korean automaker has won in either category, and within minutes of the announcement, Hyundai Motor Co. unfurled its North American car of the year banner above the Genesis at its main floor display at Cobo. The Genesis is the first rear-wheel drive car from Hyundai... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:11 Article Views Rating: 163 Main > Car Makers News > Hyundai > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Hyundai's Design Chief Out- Trouble In Lexus Cloneland? This can't have a good back story if you ask us.US design chief at Hyundai Joel Piaskowski, who started there in 2003, is a goner.He did the Genesis Coupe design which in our opinion was the best thing ever to come out of Hyundai.Any guesses why he left the building?Neither Hyundai or Joel the Coupe man made a statement regarding the departure.Is there trouble brewing in Lexus clone paradise?[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-24 05:44:17 Article Views Rating: 246 |
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