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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda names new president amid slowdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, who will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement. Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its determination to turn a new leaf and press ahead... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 230 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > 2009 Geneva Auto Show: Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition Honda plans to bring its latest sport car S2000 Ultimate Edition to the upcoming 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The manufacturer wants to start sales in Europe in March, but the North American customers won’t see it at their dealerships.Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition looks really impressive with the Grand Pix While body and graphite-color alloy wheels. The automaker says the choice for the color is based on the 1964 F1 model. The interior is trimmed in red leather and decorated with numbered plaques... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-12 06:29:17 Article Views Rating: 371 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Mazda forecasts $144M fiscal year loss | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp. said Wednesday it expects a loss for the fiscal year, as the carmaker braces for brutal results over the fourth quarter from the strong yen and plummeting sales in the U.S. Mazda lowered its forecast to a 13 billion yen $144.4 million net loss over the fiscal year through March, down from its previous forecast of a 50 billion yen profit. It slashed its sales target 15 percent to 2.55 trillion yen from 3 trillion yen. The maker of the RX-8 sports car and Miata roadster said it... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 267 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Downsizing the right way: 2009 Nissan Maxima replaces size with style | detnews.com | The Detroit News Times are tougher than boiled brisket. That's nothing new to Detroit. We've been chewing this entree for years, and we find little solace that the rest of the country finally gets a seat at our table. At least we have a country song written about us. There's always a silver lining -- even if it's a tarnished silver plated one. Optimism, you see, is free. The 2009 Nissan Maxima makes me optimistic. Finally, a big sedan undergoes a redesign and comes out smaller. Nissan chopped off nearly 4 inches in... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 200 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda celebrates 40 years in Australia Honda Australia today celebrates its 40th birthday.From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda’s leading markets. Honda Australia’s first General Manager, Mr. Hidehiko Shiomi, set up business in a Millswyn Street flat and represented half of the initial workforce. His colleague at this time was Mr. David Morwood. There are now over 500 people employed by Honda in Australia including the motorcycle, power... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-04 06:57:33 Article Views Rating: 349 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News North Dakota's House has defeated a proposed 5 percent state tax exemption for new Ford Motor Co. , Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. cars and trucks. The measure got its first legislative hearing last week. It was put on the fast track for a vote because car dealers said it was delaying some customers' buying decisions. Representatives voted 64-29 on Monday to defeat the measure. It offered the 5 percent tax break for new vehicle sales and leases until June 30, 2010. Some lawmakers doubted whether... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:24 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Cleaner engines fuel the future | detnews.com | The Detroit News I sincerely hope you walked the aisles of the just-ended Detroit auto show. Amid these gloomy times, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association put on a solid event that demonstrated, among other things, that Detroit may be down, but we're a long way from being out. There were cars and trucks on display that anybody would be proud to drive -- from the Chevy Camaro pony car to the super-efficient Ford Fusion Hybrid. A major trend of the show was the greening of our cars and trucks, and technology is taking the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:48 Article Views Rating: 156 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Focus RS in detail The new Ford Focus RS has easily been one of the most highly anticipated new models for 2009, and with production already well underway, Ford has released every minute detail on its scorching hatch.Over 100 engineers from Ford Europe and Team RS have been involved in the development of the Focus RS, adamant in producing a sports hatch to honour the namesake’s 40-year long heritage. Thanks to this incredible level of intensive engineering development, Ford eagerly boasts that the new Focus RS will... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:33:22 Article Views Rating: 643 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Review Model Tested: 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, six-speed DSG, three-door - $47,490 RRPThere are some icons in the automotive world that have earned their reputation. The Ferrari Enzo is one such car, with its unbelievably good looks and limited production run, the Bugatti Veyron is another for, well, the obvious. Moving a lot further down the price spectrum we come to the humble Golf GTI, a model that has been around since 1976. Stop and think about that for a moment, how many... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:23:59 Article Views Rating: 847 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche 911 Carrera and Targa 4 Sports Exhaust System The engineers of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, have developed a new sports exhaust system for the latest generation of the 911, available as an option on new models as of February 2009. This special exhaust gives the customer the opportunity to adjust the 911 to his individual, personal preferences also in the car’s particular sound: At the touch of a button the exhaust system switches over to a sporting and emotional sound generated in particular whenever the driver prefers a truly... 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