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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM faces costly route to scrap Hummer | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- The Frank Kent Hummer dealership -- complete with an indoor waterfall and a massive curved roof reminiscent of an aircraft hanger -- opened in Fort Worth in spring 2005 with hopes as high as the giant "H" that dominates its entrance. Three years later, General Motors wants to get rid of its lagging Hummer brand. But what's good for GM in this case may not be good for its 400 Hummer dealers, who have invested millions of dollars with the expectation of selling a line of new products for... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:16 Article Views Rating: 111 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 > Other > Consider residual value when buying car | The Detroit News | detnews.com Consumers out shopping for a new vehicle should be commended for helping to restart the faltering U.S. economy. They should also be armed with the best information available to help them make a savvy choice in the showroom. While selling points like design and performance are easily discerned, a less sexy but still very important sales consideration is residual value. Negotiating a favorable price is just part of the financial equation in a new vehicle purchase. Even more critical from an accounting... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:12 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Toyota to cut domestic output amid slowing demand | The Detroit News | detnews.com TOKYO -- Toyota is starting to feel the pinch of the global slowdown at home. On Thursday, Japan's biggest automaker said it was suspending production at a third plant later this month as it tries to cope with falling demand in the U.S. and around the world. Toyota Motor Hokkaido Inc., a major subsidiary that makes engine transmissions, will stop all its assembly lines Dec. 25, company spokesman Harutoshi Fukasawa said. It will be the first work stoppage at the plant in 15 years caused by falling... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-04 15:50:49 Article Views Rating: 163 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > V8 Car Cookout: Bratwurst (Audi S5), Beef Teriyaki (Lexus IS-F) or Bacon Cheeseburgers (Challenger SRT-8)? Horsepower. Raw, tire-melting horsepower. Every man worth his chest hair can’t deny it’s one of the first criteria for buying a car powered by a V8. Typically, the more the horsepower and the lower the MSRP, the more attractive it looks. It was the formula that made the muscle car era a piece of American history. But nowadays, American automakers aren’t the only ones making rear-wheel-drive radial roasters; Japan and Germany have also gotten in on the unmitigated horsepower wars, albeit with a... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-04 15:19:16 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Toyota Sales Spiral In November Down 33.9%: Lexus Basement Bound Down 34.7% Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc today reported November sales of 130,307 vehicles, a decrease of 33.9 percent from last November, on a daily selling rate basis. The Toyota Division posted November sales of 114,084 units, a decrease of 33.8 percent from last November. The Lexus Division reported November sales of 16,223 units, a decrease of 34.7 percent from the year-ago month. Toyota Division Toyota Division passenger cars recorded November sales of 68,013 units, down 31.1 percent from the same period last... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:20 Article Views Rating: 232 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda Civic sales down nearly 30%, Toyota Highlander sales up nearly 50% Honda, which has been pretty well cushioned from huge sales declines than other automakers, said that November sales fell 31.6 percent. Honda said that sales of its Honda and Acura brands dropped 76,233 from 111,431 during the same period last year. The sales drop affected Honda’s entire lineup besides the Pilot which was up 4.5 percent to 5,601. Civic sales however fell 29.6 percent to 17,690.Rival Toyota also reported sales drop in the U.S. of 33.9 percent for a total of 130,307 units from both... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:18 Article Views Rating: 170 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > As sales slump, Toyota cuts bonuses and vehicle production Management bonuses will be slashed 10 percent at Toyota as a result of the global economic slowdown. About 5,000 managers will take cuts as the Japanese automaker reels from falling global sales that are hitting its local market hard. Toyota vehicle sales in Japan dropped 27 percent in November excluding 660cc minivehicles and Lexus sales dipped 24 percent -- mirroring the same sales issues that both brands are having in the United States. As a result, the Japanse Juggernaut will halt production for two... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:10 Article Views Rating: 151 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > FORD CEO Alan Mulally Will Drive to Washington D.C. To BEG For Money - But What Car Will He Drive To D.C.? His Lexus, OR Perhaps Maybe a Ford Product? Alan Mulally caught a lot of flack when he took over at Ford Motor Company in September of 2006. He stated publicly that he would continue to drive his Lexus LS430 until such time as Ford built a car comparable to the Lexus.My how times have changed.Lambasted in front of Congress two weeks ago for flying in corporate jets, Alan Mulally is driving to D.C. with the intention of begging Congress for bailout money.But the bigger question lingers, will Alan make the trip in his Lexus - or will a new... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:46 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mulally driving to Washington, but what car should he drive? It seems the entire world is still debating whether or not Rick Wagoner, Alan Mulally and Bob Nardelli should have carpooled, walked or taken the bus for their last trip to the Capitol, but that's all behind us now. The good news for those who like to play expert on the internet is that Detroit's got another date with Congress this week. Ford CEO Alan Mulally is the first of the three CEOs to announce that he'll be driving, though we expect the others to follow suit shortly. There's no doubt that... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:31 Article Views Rating: 80 |
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