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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Calif. car auction nets $14M from collectors | detnews.com | The Detroit News More than 800 car collectors spent $14 million at an auction in California, snapping up Duesenberg and Mercedes-Benz models and passing on a 1939 Auto Union racer that was estimated to fetch as much as $10 million. Jay Leno, the comedian and talk-show host, was among the selective crowd at the Bonhams & Butterfields sale in Carmel that had been forecast by the organizers to make as much as $35 million. Last year's event totaled $21 million. The Auto Union racing car had been expected to make the most... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:29:56 Article Views Rating: 33 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Honda to launch Acura ZDX coupe | detnews.com | The Detroit News Honda Motor Co. will roll out an all-new Acura ZDX sports coupe this winter, adding a sixth model to its premium lineup. The four-door ZDX is based on a prototype displayed at the New York International Auto Show in April and retains some of the most striking features, such as the long, panoramic glass roof and hidden rear door handles. Honda describes the car, which was developed and designed in North America, as a "a perfect weekend getaway vehicle." It also will be produced in North America. The ZDX... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:17 Article Views Rating: 133 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > Fiat Takes over One More Company The Italian automobile company, Gruppo Bertone or Carozzeria Bertone specializes on car styling, coach building and manufacturing. Since 1912 it has been improving the images of various Italian cars among which are Lamborghini Miura, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and the Fiat X1/9. It has also done some designing work for foreign manufacturers like Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda and Citroen.Since early 2008 Bertone has been under court protection from bankruptcy. Several representatives... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:59 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Volkswagen outlines terms of planned merger with Porsche | detnews.com | The Detroit News Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen AG, will acquire a 42 percent stake in sports car manufacturer Porsche AG this year as part of a plan to merge the feuding carmakers by 2011. The deal, announced by Volkswagen on Thursday, ends a long takeover fight that had pitted the descendants of Ferdinand Porsche against each other. "Volkswagen and Porsche today took a decisive step toward a joint future," Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said in a statement. "As a group with now 10 strong, independent brands... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:56 Article Views Rating: 83 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:54 Article Views Rating: 71 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Business briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's biggest automaker, will become the biggest seller of vehicles in the U.S. market next year after overtaking General Motors Co. , according to forecaster IHS Global Insight. It sees Ford Motor Corp. and GM essentially tied in second place for a couple of years until 2013, when GM is expected to move ahead. Honda Motor Co. , in fourth place, will gain market share slowly, according to the Waltham, Mass.-based firm. UAW local to hold rally at endangered plantThe United Auto... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:54 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:37 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Italians Turn a Car into a Boat Two fifty-year-old Italian men want to see which car does best as a boat. They have been caught with a Maserati in the Tyrrhenian Sea and since the car did not have appropriate sea vessel documents, it was confiscated by the coast guard officials. Marco Amoretti and Marcolino De Candia have tried this trick before. They have sailed on the car boats made from Volkswagen Passat and Ford Taurus in 1999. The sailors say at that time they traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:15:11 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Other > P-51 Mustang roars at Oshkosh | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. raised $250,000 for the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program Thursday, auctioning off this one-of a kind aviation-themed Mustang at the organization's AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wis. The Mustang AV-X10 "Dearborn Doll," which sports a paint scheme inspired by the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter and the 10-millionth engine to roll off the line at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant, was purchased by Tom Gonzalez of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [source] Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:15:06 Article Views Rating: 109 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > 2009 BMW Z4 boasts hideaway hard top | detnews.com | The Detroit News The proportion of hard tops to soft tops for convertibles and sports cars continues to evolve -- but not in the way you might think. Increasingly, manufacturers are equipping their droptops with folding metal contraptions, despite their complexity and cost. The latest example: the 2009 BMW Z4, the first roadster from the Bavarian manufacturer with a hideaway hard top. It succeeds the Z4 Roadster and Coupe. Others that have recently installed hard tops include Volkswagen's Eos, Infiniti's G37, Chrysler's... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:14:58 Article Views Rating: 71 |
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