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Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi A4 is fiercer than Germany's top manufacturers | detnews.com | The Detroit News Few competitions are fiercer than the compact sports sedan face-off between Germany's big three luxury manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Engineers and designers at all three companies strive to dazzle prospective customers with state-of-the-art performance and safety innovations. The one-upmanship focuses on two types of technology: One that is invisible and makes up for driver errors and shortcomings. The other type of technology deals with controls for navigation, climate and audio that can... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 283 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit auto show makes history over its 102 years | detnews.com | The Detroit News The inaugural Detroit Auto Show, sponsored by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association DADA, took place in December 1907. The show was at Beller's Beer Garden in Riverside Park on Jefferson Avenue in conjunction with a hunting and fishing accessories show. Back in 1907, it only cost 50 cents to attend the show and a total of 33 vehicles were shown by 17 exhibitors. Since then, the show has grown from a regional event into a world-class showcase. In 1910, the show moved to the Wayne Gardens Pavilion. In the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:58 Article Views Rating: 136 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2010 XFR jaguar Beats the Speed Record Rocketsports Racing decided to experiment on the new Jaguar and beat its own speed record. After the tuning the car was taken to the Bonneville Salt Flats for a test-drive.2010 XFR Jaguar was presented at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show this week. Its 510-horsepower was not enough for tuners, so they worked on the engine, increased the supercharger and attached a large spoiler. The original gearbox and rear diffuser were not touched. As a result the 2010 XFR became a... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:16 Article Views Rating: 283 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: 149 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: 162 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Obama to ride in style in GM limo | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is getting a new ride to go with his new address on Jan. 20. General Motors Corp. recently delivered to the U.S. Secret Service a brand new presidential limousine, replacing the 2006 model Cadillac DTS presidential limousine that President George W. Bush has used. The new limousine, dubbed the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine, makes its debut on Inauguration Day. It's the first presidential limousine not to carry a specific model name, said GM spokesman... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:18 Article Views Rating: 170 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM: China '08 sales up 6 percent but growth slows | detnews.com | The Detroit News BEIJING -- General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its sales in China rose 6 percent to 1.09 million vehicles in 2008, but growth slowed as consumers held back amid an economic downturn. GM is looking to China's booming auto market to drive global sales growth as demand in North America and other developed markets slump. In 2007, the Detroit-based automaker's China sales, including joint ventures, rose 19 percent. "A series of natural disasters and an increase in fuel prices earlier in the year exacerbated... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:18 Article Views Rating: 171 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto Tuning: Branew 370Z The 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon is going to present the tuned up Nissan 370Z next week. The car was upgraded by the Japanese tuner, Branew that has just finished its work on Nissan GT-R for the 2008 SEMA Auto Show. The 2009 Nissan 370Z has been well done from the beginning. You could tell the auto manufacturer did a lot of work on it comparing to the previous 350Z. It received a wider wheelbase which is 100.4 inches and became lighter by 95 pounds. The car has six-speed manual transmission and runs on... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:49 Article Views Rating: 205 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Gettelfinger: Change policies to aid auto industry | detnews.com | The Detroit News This new year, we've got a huge task ahead of us: Restructuring the American auto industry for a viable, long-term future. It won't be easy -- just as it wasn't easy to win the emergency bridge loans which give us a chance for a brighter tomorrow. When we went to Washington seeking to help so that U.S. carmakers could weather the current economic crisis, many in the Beltway used this as an excuse to beat up on American companies and American workers. Then a funny thing happened: A lot of somebodies... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:48 Article Views Rating: 109 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Government to get 5 million preferred GMAC shares | detnews.com | The Detroit News DETROIT -- The federal government will get 5 million preferred shares of GMAC LLC paying 8 percent interest in exchange for its $5 billion capital injection to help the troubled lender avoid bankruptcy. GMAC disclosed the terms of the deal in a filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. GMAC is the financial arm of General Motors Corp. and is responsible for making car loans and financing dealer inventories. The government also exercised a 10-year warrant to buy 250,000 more GMAC... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:47 Article Views Rating: 138 |
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