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Main > Car Makers News > GM > Whether Germans like it or not, GM won't be going away | detnews.com | The Detroit News The only question I have about General Motors Co.'s incipient spin-off of its Adam Opel GmbH unit in Germany is this: Are they popping corks on German or the old Russian equivalent, that sparkling wine from Georgia favored in Soviet times? For the better part of 80 years -- and, Lord knows, certainly for the past 15 -- so many of the Germans I knew who worked for Opel wanted nothing more than to slip the yoke of American oppression they so readily blamed for all that ailed their beloved , the yellow... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:00 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Horn kids add new language to cars' vocabularies | detnews.com | The Detroit News Is the roar of a finely tuned engine or that very particular exhaust note the only aural signature of your customized vehicle? If so, consider this statement from Drew Hoffman, an automotive aftermarket parts producer: "A horn is your audio statement to the world." Also consider a friend who recently bought a used Mazda Miata. He didn't find the tone of its standard horn as satisfactory as the car's driving dynamics, so he went to the aftermarket. Now, his car sounds just like a Ferrari -- at least from... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:49 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Obama fuel rules may tilt field | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The Obama administration's long-awaited proposed regulation setting fuel efficiency standards at 35.5 miles per gallon by the 2016 model year will be rolled out as early as this week. But the rules may give some automakers a competitive advantage. The regulation is expected to mirror a California provision that gives less-stringent tailpipe emissions requirements to automakers with annual U.S. sales of no more than 400,000 vehicles, mainly German and Asian manufacturers. Reducing emissions is best... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-08 05:29:16 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford offers max appeal | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. will unveil the first of many models that will be built on its new, compact-car underpinnings this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show Based on the Ford iosis Max concept displayed earlier this year at the Geneva car show, the all-new C-Max is roomier and more stylish than the vehicle it replaces. It will debut in Frankfurt Sept. 15, and is scheduled to roll into Ford of Europe showrooms in the second half of 2010. Ford is likely to bring a variant of the model, called a multipurpose... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:13 Article Views Rating: 63 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Germany: Politics won't rule GM's sale of Opel | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Corp. isn't under any major political influence to pick a buyer for its European car business, Adam Opel GmbH, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said Saturday. Steinbrueck said he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner once again that the German government favors a bid by Canadian car parts maker Magna International Inc. and Russia's state-owned Sberbank over Belgian investor RHJ International. The U.S. won't get involved in GM's decision, which could come at a board... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:10 Article Views Rating: 37 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Companies eye Wixom plant for energy park | detnews.com | The Detroit News Plans by two out-of-state companies to redevelop Ford Motor Co.'s abandoned Wixom plant into an energy park could help further solidify Michigan's effort to become an alternative energy hub, some industry observers say. But the $725 million project hinges on Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, and Clairvoyant Energy of Santa Barbara, Calif., winning federal loans and state tax breaks to refurbish the 318-acre property. The project could create about 4,300 jobs. It also could establish a North American... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:14 Article Views Rating: 70 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Sneak peek: 2010 Mercedes E Class | detnews.com | The Detroit News The new E-Class models replace the smaller CLK models, and carry several of the styling cues from the Fascination concept shown at the Paris Motor Show. The new coupe and E-Class sedan launched together this summer as a 2010 model, with the convertible following several months later. And, of course, the coupe and convertibles will offer the full range of E-Class powerplants. [source] Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:00 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > 2009 Franfurt Auto Show: Two-Door Mini Concept Mini is planning to bring one of the two-door concepts to the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The manufacturer has not announced which one it would be: they are choosing from either two-passenger coupe or open-top speedster. The production version of the Mini crossover is going to Frankfurt along with the small concept. The company works on both coupes, but it has not been decided yet which one should debut first. Both of the concepts are based on Mini R57 platform. Both of them are going to be more... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:20 Article Views Rating: 124 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 2010 Ford Fiesta RS Calling all fast Ford fans – get ready for the ultimate Fiesta. Following our sensational pictures of the ST in Issue 994, Auto Express can now give you the best look yet at an even hotter version – the RS. Taking Fiesta performance to new heights, the exciting model will be a stripped-out, lightweight pocket rocket. It’s effectively a hardcore version of the ST, promising few creature comforts but amazing handling and even more driver appeal. The newcomer is set to rival... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 05:53:07 Article Views Rating: 299 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 |
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