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Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > China vs. Italy: Great Wall Sues Fiat For years Chinese companies did nothing else, but assembled vehicles for foreign automakers. Just recently they have decided to put their own products to the auto market and since then the majority of them were involved in copyright wars. In 2007 Fiat accused Great Wall in stealing the design of Fiat Panda. This time Great Wall Motors is suing the Italian automaker for spying on their business secrets. Great Wall Motors makes SUV’s and two years ago it came up with a subcompact car, Peri. The... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:48 Article Views Rating: 50 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Local UAW approves Ford deal | detnews.com | The Detroit News Members of United Auto Workers Local 900, which represents workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Wayne Assembly and Michigan Assembly plants, have narrowly approved a deal reached between the union and the Dearborn automaker last week. UAW sources told The Detroit News that 51 percent of workers voted to ratify the agreement Thursday. However, some workers questioned the results. "Most everyone I talked to voted no," said one worker, who asked not to be identified. "I voted no, too. My main concern was the... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:47 Article Views Rating: 48 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Recyclers want more time to dispose of clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles. At some places, Ford Explorers, Chevy Blazers, Chrysler Town & Country minivans and other popular clunkers are parked bumper to bumper on several acres, many marked "C4C" on their windows, waiting to be drained of fluids, stripped of valuable parts and eventually flattened for scrap. "I've got a parking lot of almost 4,000 vehicles right now,"... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:46 Article Views Rating: 49 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 'No strike' language riles UAW | detnews.com | The Detroit News A misunderstanding over "no-strike" language in a proposed amendment to the United Auto Workers' contract with Ford Motor Co. has sparked a backlash from some workers who accuse union leaders of giving up their most potent negotiating tool. The Detroit News has learned that the language, which was included in recent contract changes the UAW negotiated with General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, was mandated by the Obama administration as a condition of its bailout of the two companies. It was... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:42 Article Views Rating: 40 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Biden to discuss future of former GM plant in Del. | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that a California luxury automaker will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at a former General Motors plant in Delaware. The White House said Sunday that Biden, a former senator from Delaware, will make a major announcement about the future of the former GM plant in Wilmington, Del., along with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and state officials. Fisker Automotive of Irvine, Calif., plans to revamp GM's Boxwood Road facility to build... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:40 Article Views Rating: 46 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Noise issue creeps up on electric cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you have driven a pure electric or hybrid car you will know the problem. You can be ready to move off from a parked position and people standing around the vehicle do not get out of the way. And it's simply because the traditional cue, engine noise, is absent. Now, as a growing band of advanced plug-in hybrid and battery-powered models -- cars that use their batteries most, if not all the time -- nears production, the problem is gaining more attention. Custom sounds possibleAuto industry safety... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:38 Article Views Rating: 31 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 > Drivers Give Names to Cars According to the survey held by Swinton, the British leading high street retailer of car insurance, 80% of drivers give some kind of pet name to their vehicle. The majority of cars with “names” belong to women: 88% ladies tend to make up a name for their autos. Mainly the choice is based on the color of the vehicle, but some prefer to call it after a favorite celebrity 13% or after the driver’s lover 4%. It is also interesting, since English language does not give genders to nouns, people can make... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:19 Article Views Rating: 81 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Bob Kruse Is Leaving GM While Chevrolet was excited to have an unusually quick development of Volt and announced that the electric car will be ready several months earlier than they expected, the team did not notice that its leader decided to go different direction. Bob Kruse, General Motors executive director of global vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, does not want to work for the big auto company and prefers to run his own business. Mr. Kruse has resigned and started E.V. Consulting LLC, his... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:18 Article Views Rating: 73 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2009 Tokyo Auto Show: Honda Skydeck Honda has designed the future version of a six-passenger hybrid minivan for the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show. It is a sibling of Insight hybrid with the flying name Skydeck. So far the manufacturer says the hybrid minivan is a pure auto show concept without any further plans for development. As a standard minivan Skydeck has three rows of seats which are unusually slim, lightweight and sport looking for this type of vehicle. The front doors are attached in a supercar style: they hinge up and forward. The rear... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:18 Article Views Rating: 80 |
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