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Main > Week in Photos > Other > Peugeot Unveils Its Innovative New Concept The BB1 – Mobility For The Future Last night saw the unveiling of Peugeot's innovative new concept, the BB1 at The Hospital Club in London.With its BB1 concept, Peugeot has created a totally new solution to the current and future needs of urban mobility. The BB1 concept is the first ever full electric vehicle that can seat up to four adults in a space of just 2.5m. This compact vehicle is a fusion between car and scooter, whilst offering passengers a safer, more comfortable and weatherproof environment. Other advantages of this... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 17:49:25 Article Views Rating: 68 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GMC Terrain builds on Equinox's success | detnews.com | The Detroit News You can choose your job, you can choose your name, but you can't choose your siblings. Laurie, Mark and Lisa -- the other members of Burgess Generation 5.0 -- remind me of this often. And I wouldn't have it any other way. General Motors Co., however, has had problems with family relationships in the past. Some of its cars and trucks shared a little too much in common, as if the gene pool was a half dozen chromosomes short of a double helix. Some called it cloning. Carmakers called it rebadging, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:25 Article Views Rating: 41 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > U.S. criticizes Toyota for 'misleading' public in recall | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The government sharply criticized Toyota Motor Corp. Wednesday for its "inaccurate and misleading" suggestion that sudden acceleration in some vehicles bound for recall may be due only to improperly fitting floor mats. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's criticism of Toyota's statement is the latest hit to the automaker's reputation from what will be the largest safety recall in its history: 3.8 million vehicles. NHTSA said Toyota inaccurately suggested in a press release this... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:25 Article Views Rating: 42 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler brands to aim appeal at specific lifestyles | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC outlined new strategies for its four vehicle brands Wednesday, aimed at recapturing lost market share by bringing new buyers into showrooms. Dodge, which remains the nation's No. 3 brand by sales, will see its bad-boy image toned down, and its big trucks sold under a new standalone Ram brand. Dodge will get a "more mature" logo, and vehicles will focus on the "physics of fun," not macho design. The Ram brand will inherit the old Dodge logo and much of its swagger, but will concentrate... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:22 Article Views Rating: 42 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fresh approach excites UAW; dealers cautious | detnews.com | The Detroit News Throughout Metro Detroit and across the nation, workers, politicians and dealers waited and watched Wednesday as Chrysler made its pitch to turn the company around with new products and a fresh approach to manufacturing and marketing. Union leaders representing Chrysler workers in the United States and Canada hailed the promise of overhauling plant operations. The "world class manufacturing" concept is intended to eliminate waste, increase safety and encourage teamwork. It also eliminates a layer of... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:20 Article Views Rating: 42 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler get makeover | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC wants to hit the restart button on its entire lineup, refreshing, redesigning or replacing every car and truck, swapping out engines and creating vehicles people want. By 2012, Chrysler will have overhauled or replaced its entire lineup. Good luck. Right now, Chrysler is dangling off a cliff. The automaker is growing smaller every month and sits at the bottom of most quality ratings. There may be reasons behind the poor quality of its vehicles, but consumers see them as excuses, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:19 Article Views Rating: 36 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GMC Terrain builds on Equinox's success | detnews.com | The Detroit News You can choose your job, you can choose your name, but you can't choose your siblings. Laurie, Mark and Lisa -- the other members of Burgess Generation 5.0 -- remind me of this often. And I wouldn't have it any other way. General Motors Co., however, has had problems with family relationships in the past. Some of its cars and trucks shared a little too much in common, as if the gene pool was a half dozen chromosomes short of a double helix. Some called it cloning. Carmakers called it rebadging, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:06 Article Views Rating: 14 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Reilly's world is growing larger | detnews.com | The Detroit News Nick Reilly, executive vice president of General Motors Co., works out of a skyscraper in Shanghai, a Chinese port city halfway across the globe from the company's Detroit headquarters. Most of his senior-level GM colleagues are asleep when he's working, and they arrive at their offices as he's preparing to go home. Even though Reilly is far away, he is emerging as GM's second most important executive after CEO Fritz Henderson. As the new head of GM's international operations, the British executive runs... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:20 Article Views Rating: 60 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Recovery will stem from fresh designs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Some of the auto industry's biggest hits have roots in a company's darkest days, demographic shifts or a defining moment in history. The strongest and most creative regroups -- even going as far as betting the ranch -- have delivered a triple or a home run in the form of the bubbly Taurus or the minivan. It's unclear when and how bright the light at the end of the current dark tunnel will shine, but the seeds of a sustained recovery will have their roots in the styling studio. Development begins... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:13 Article Views Rating: 22 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 |
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