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Main > Car Makers News > Rolls-Royce > 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost There have been a lot of talks about the new car from Rolls-Royce, primarily because of the mystery created by the manufacturer around the Ghost. The next week all the details will be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The luxury car had a predecessor, concept 200EX, but now it is ready to become a production model. The mysterious monster runs on a twin-turbo 6.6-liter V12 engine outputting 563-horsepower. The car has rear-wheel drive and is operated trough a ZF eight-speed automatic... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:14 Article Views Rating: 72 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Dealers paid $1.22 billion to date under 'cash for clunkers' | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today the administration has paid auto dealers $1.22 billion for 289,000 of the 690,000 vehicles sold under the "cash for clunkers" program. LaHood said the department has 5,000 people working to process voucher requests and will complete payments by the end of the month. Dealers have sought about $2.877 billion during the program that ended Aug.24. The department has said it expects to spend about $100 million administering the program that offered consumers... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:12 Article Views Rating: 59 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM to lay off about 1,000 | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. needs to lay off about 1,000 white-collar workers this month because only 1,900 accepted early retirement and buyout offers, the automaker said Wednesday. The 1,000 involuntary cuts are part of GM's plan to slash 6,000 salaried jobs by the end of the year and most will hit southeastern Michigan communities with GM operations such as Detroit, Warren, Milford and Pontiac. The area already is reeling from pending GM factory closures and blue-collar job cuts from earlier this year. GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:11 Article Views Rating: 58 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 > GM > GM offers 60-day, cash-back guarantee | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to woo consumers after a trip through bankruptcy, will launch a new advertising campaign Monday touting a 60-day money-back guarantee featuring GM Chairman Ed Whitacre. The move is a bid to boost slumping sales and market share at a crucial time for the automaker, and for GM executives under government pressure to improve the company's fortunes. GM, which received $50 billion in federal aid, is pouring millions into the "May the Best Car Win" campaign. The promotion will urge... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:55 Article Views Rating: 58 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > UAW a hard sell for Ford | detnews.com | The Detroit News As talks between Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers continue, the automaker's top labor negotiator expressed confidence that Ford will not be left at a competitive disadvantage versus its cross-town rivals. However, others familiar with the situation say those talks are being bogged down by one fact: Ford is doing a lot better than General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, making it hard for union leaders to sell their members on additional concessions. Both GM and Chrysler won significant... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:52 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Gadgets in race to keep drivers safe, multitasking | detnews.com | The Detroit News It's shaping up to be a shootout to manage and balance human behavior, convenience and public safety. But will it be the smart handheld device or the intelligent car that crosses the finish line first? The race to seamlessly synchronize car and driver, easing traffic congestion, enhancing safety while still allowing us to multitask is falling short even as cars adopt more high-tech devices. For now, lawmakers are forcing motorists to choose between driving and texting. One in four motorists admit to... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:50 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Horn kids add new language to cars' vocabularies | detnews.com | The Detroit News Is the roar of a finely tuned engine or that very particular exhaust note the only aural signature of your customized vehicle? If so, consider this statement from Drew Hoffman, an automotive aftermarket parts producer: "A horn is your audio statement to the world." Also consider a friend who recently bought a used Mazda Miata. He didn't find the tone of its standard horn as satisfactory as the car's driving dynamics, so he went to the aftermarket. Now, his car sounds just like a Ferrari -- at least from... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:49 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ad blitz targets diesel fuel's noisy, smelly image | detnews.com | The Detroit News Imagine trying to market a product that most Americans regard as old and obsolete, that is remembered -- if at all -- as low-class and low-tech, noisy and noisome, and whose most notable advocates are truck drivers with prominent trouser cleavage. CB radio? An excellent guess, but no. Diesel, the oilier cousin of gasoline, dominates the European auto market, where fuel prices hover around $7 per gallon. Diesel is about 25 percent to 40 percent more fuel-efficient than gasoline, with commensurate... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:43 Article Views Rating: 33 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mustang Is the Best Sport Car Again The 2010 Ford Mustang won the new test of sporty cars and coupes held by Consumer Reports. It showed to be better than Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. The Mustang was qualified as “an even more balanced and satisfying driver's car than ever before.” The pony car was rated “very good” by scoring 78 points at the overall road test. It was praised for “strong suspension, communicative steering and the most agile handling”, according to the senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:14 Article Views Rating: 53 |
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