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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Commentary: Auto dealer waits for the posturing to finally end | The Detroit News | detnews.com Dan Frost owns three American cars and five American dealerships and a dwindling supply of patience. He's tired of posturing legislators in Washington. Tired of the UAW getting punched around by people with no sense of history. Tired of his neighbors in West Bloomfield Township lying to themselves about how perfect their foreign cars are. Really, really tired of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner. Also, he'd like to sell more automobiles. But that won't happen until everyone is through posturing. And if GM... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:20 Article Views Rating: 74 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Commentary: Auto dealer waits for the posturing to finally end | The Detroit News | detnews.com Dan Frost owns three American cars and five American dealerships and a dwindling supply of patience. He's tired of posturing legislators in Washington. Tired of the UAW getting punched around by people with no sense of history. Tired of his neighbors in West Bloomfield Township lying to themselves about how perfect their foreign cars are. Really, really tired of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner. Also, he'd like to sell more automobiles. But that won't happen until everyone is through posturing. And if GM... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:14 Article Views Rating: 74 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Does It Hurt The BMW Brand Image When They Are Being Sold At Costco? As I was cruising around San Diego doing errands today, I thought I'd break the streak of endless turkey leftover meals by grabbing a pizza at Costco.They always showcase a couple cars at the entrance but they are usually cars like the Chevy Malibu, Toyota Highlander or Kia Sedona.So imagine my shock today when I saw a 2009 BMW 335i sedan being hawked to the Costco crowd!The second I saw it, my brain began to fill up with questions like... Has ANYONE ever bought a 335i from a Costco? Or Would you or I... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:53 Article Views Rating: 148 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Should Detroit Rebuild Itself Around the Slovakian Manufacturing Model? Every 60 seconds, to a robotic burst of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, a new Kia sedan or SUV emerges from beneath a cascade of sparks at the South Korean carmaker's gleaming assembly plant in this northwestern Slovakia town. This is Europe's Motor City: a "Detroit East" where business is booming and -- for now, at least -- there's no sign of the crisis gripping America's Big Three automakers."We're talking about adding jobs, not eliminating them," says Jun-Bum Park, general manager of... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-29 08:01:17 Article Views Rating: 174 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > 2009 Opel Insignia by Steinmetz Modifying Opels is the forte of the German tuner Steinmetz, having worked with the brand for the past several decades and having to wait in excess of five years to ultimately design the latest 2009 Insignia saloon. Not unexpectedly, Steinmetz is one of the primary firms to work with the vehicle, making available a series of styling and handling modifications to match the sales opening of the vehicle.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:54:02 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Slovakia, EU's Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown | The Detroit News | detnews.com ZILINA, Slovakia -- Every 60 seconds, to a robotic burst of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, a new Kia sedan or SUV emerges from beneath a cascade of sparks at the South Korean carmaker's gleaming assembly plant in this northwestern Slovakia town. This is Europe's Motor City: a "Detroit East" where business is booming and -- for now, at least -- there's no sign of the crisis gripping America's Big Three automakers. "We're talking about adding jobs, not eliminating them," says Jun-Bum Park, general manager of... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:53:56 Article Views Rating: 121 Main > Car Makers News > Other > VW building Tenn. assembly plant during hard times | The Detroit News | detnews.com CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- With huge dirt movers shaping the site of Volkswagen's $1 billion assembly plant at Chattanooga, Europe's largest automaker says it has no regrets about announcing its arrival as an American employer in hard times. "We have stuck with our goals of growing our sales in the U.S. market," Volkswagen AG spokeswoman Jill Bratina said. "This plant is critical to that." Since Volkswagen announced plans to build the plant in July, the global economy has been deflating. Following the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:53:56 Article Views Rating: 78 Main > Car Makers News > Other > IIHS releases list of 2009 Top Safety Picks Vehicles are getting safer according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which published its list of 2009 Top Safety Picks today. A total of 72 vehicles earned Top Safety Pick honors this year, which means each one earned the highest score of Good in front, side and rear crash tests performed by the IIHS, as well as offers electronic stability control. Ford and Volvo had the most cars on the list with 16 total, while Honda/Acura nabbed 13. The VW/Audi Group had nine models, and General Motors... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 124 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM's South Korea unit extends plant shutdown | The Detroit News | detnews.com SEOUL, South Korea -- The South Korean unit of General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend a planned production shutdown due to weakening demand for autos overseas. Production at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co.'s No. 2 plant in the city of Bupyeong, near Seoul, will cease from Dec. 1 until Jan. 4, said Park Hae-ho, a company spokesman. GM Daewoo had earlier said that the plant, along with three others in South Korea, would close down from Dec. 22 until Jan. 4. "We are adjusting our manufacturing... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:09 Article Views Rating: 139 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos briefs | The Detroit News | detnews.com NEW YORK -- The auto Web site Edmunds.com said it expects a slight improvement in November vehicle sales compared with last month partly due to record-high sales incentives, but volumes will still be sharply lower from a year ago. Edmunds estimates new-vehicle sales in November of 850,000 units, up 1.9 percent from October. The figure is down 27.6 percent from sales in November 2007. The company predicts a seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 11.5 million. The rate, known as SAAR, indicates what... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:15 Article Views Rating: 75 |
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