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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News A federal appeals court has upheld lifetime health benefits for some factory retirees at Troy-based ArvinMeritor Inc. The supplier this week failed to persuade the court to overturn a ruling from a federal judge in Detroit. The case involves more than 2,000 people, including spouses. The courts have said the company promised lifetime health insurance for retirees who worked at 12 factories that were sold or closed between the 1970s and 2003. ArvinMeritor had argued that the benefits expired at the end... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:57 Article Views Rating: 132 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford names new executives for British operations | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. is shaking up its British operations. The company has appointed Joe Greenwell as chairman of Ford of Britain and named Nigel Sharp as managing director, effective Jan. 1. They will replace Roelant de Waard, who has held both roles since 2006. He is being promoted to vice president of sales for Ford of Europe, where he will be responsible for sales across the company's European organization, including Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Russia.. "Roelant has done an excellent job of leading... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:57 Article Views Rating: 176 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News A federal appeals court has upheld lifetime health benefits for some factory retirees at Troy-based ArvinMeritor Inc. The supplier this week failed to persuade the court to overturn a ruling from a federal judge in Detroit. The case involves more than 2,000 people, including spouses. The courts have said the company promised lifetime health insurance for retirees who worked at 12 factories that were sold or closed between the 1970s and 2003. ArvinMeritor had argued that the benefits expired at the end... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:23 Article Views Rating: 98 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford names new executives for British operations | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. is shaking up its British operations. The company has appointed Joe Greenwell as chairman of Ford of Britain and named Nigel Sharp as managing director, effective Jan. 1. They will replace Roelant de Waard, who has held both roles since 2006. He is being promoted to vice president of sales for Ford of Europe, where he will be responsible for sales across the company's European organization, including Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Russia.. "Roelant has done an excellent job of leading... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-18 08:03:23 Article Views Rating: 167 Main > Car Makers News > Other > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Most Comprehensive List Of What Cars Are Coming in 09'. Which One Excites You Most? It's hard to believe that the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is only weeks away, amidst all this end of the world bailout talk.Thank God, the wizards at one of our favorite print mags maybe even our favorite, CAR Magazine have compiled an exhaustive list of what they know is coming in 2009!Alfa Romeo MitoMini-rivalling premium hatch with supercar styling cuesAlfa Romeo 149147 moves upmarket to take on A3 and 1-seriesAlfa Romeo 169We're due to hear more on Alfa's 167 later next yearAlfa Romeo 8C SpiderStunning... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:39 Article Views Rating: 294 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford builds image as strongest of Big 3 | detnews.com | The Detroit News DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. is trying to pull itself up by its own bootstraps, and it hopes America notices. As crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC ask the White House for $14 billion in emergency loans just to tide them over until March, the Dearborn automaker maintains it has enough cash to weather the current economic crisis. It is still asking the federal government for a $9 billion line of credit, but it is not asking the Bush administration for immediate cash assistance. Ford... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:29 Article Views Rating: 201 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > 2010 Cadillac flagship It's official. It's been confirmed: Cadillac is preparing a new V12 flagship. That's straight from the mouth of our favorite man in the business, Bob Lutz. On a recent trip across the pond, GM's venerated product guru confirmed in an interview to the British car magazine AutoWeek that they are indeed working on a twelve-cylinder engine, slated to power a new range-topping, import-beating "Cadillac of Cadillacs," a super-luxury-sedan to rival the likes of the Mercedes S-Class and Lexus LS in... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 07:25:41 Article Views Rating: 576 Main > Car Parts > Other > How Much Electricity Does It Take To Replace Gasoline? How Much Electricity Does It Take To Replace Gasoline? View Jeff Wilson's blog as posted on Better Place Web Site http://planet.betterplace.com/profiles/blogs/how-much-electricity-does-itThis was one of the major questions burning in my mind as I was doing research for The Manhattan Project of 2009.If we took every gasoline-powered car, truck, and SUV and replaced their powertrain with an electric powertrain, how much electricity would it take to totally replace gasoline?This is easy to... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 17:52:13 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Renault > 2008 Renault Koleos takes the “4×4 of the Year” award Demonstrating that its initial compact 4×4 does not only have style by also substance, the recently inaugurated Renault Koleos has garnered a number of titles at Planet 4×4 publication’s 2008 awards, as well as the ‘4×4 of the Year’ award.Driving off tough rivals from 47 hardy contenders, as well as long-time favorites like the Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover, the French brand’s initial incursion into the 4×4 arena succeeded at the onset over the Honda CR-V, recently-inaugurated Ford... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:23:44 Article Views Rating: 326 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Study Shows Honda Overtaking Toyota In Customer Loyalty, Where Does Your Brand Rank? Honda leads the automotive industry in retaining the highest percentage of new-vehicle purchasers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Customer Retention StudySM released today.Now in its sixth year, the study measures the percentage of new-vehicle buyers and lessees who replace a previously purchased new vehicle with another from the same brand.Improving by nearly two percentage points from 2007, Honda leads the customer retention rankings 64.7%, followed by Toyota 63.2% and Lexus... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:59:29 Article Views Rating: 156 |
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