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Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford relies on European clunker cash | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Ford Motor Co. is lobbying European governments to extend consumer sales incentives to avoid a new market collapse when their versions of "cash for clunkers" programs end, according to the automakers top executive in the region. Ford and the European Automobile Manufacturers Association trade group are asking governments if they would be prepared to maintain scrappage or, at the minimum, phase them out slowly, said John Fleming, Ford of Europe's chief executive officer. European car sales rose in... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:15 Article Views Rating: 94 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Marchionne makes himself at home with new condo | detnews.com | The Detroit News Sergio Marchionne is a man with two jobs and now two homes on two continents. The chief executive officer of Chrysler Group LLC in Auburn Hills and Fiat SpA in Turin, Italy, has purchased a condo in Metro Detroit, where he is spending a lot of time restructuring the ailing U.S. automaker. Purchasing a place to call home in Birmingham can be seen as a commitment to the area as well as to the automaker, which was not the case with the last man whose job it was to turn Chrysler around. Marchionne "needs to... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:13 Article Views Rating: 72 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Big 3 sales fade as 'clunkers' wraps up | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The Detroit Three automakers' share of "cash for clunkers" sales fell sharply, compared to foreign nameplates, in the final week of the $3 billion incentive program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC sold 38.6 percent, or about 266,000 of the nearly 700,000 clunker replacements. That's far below their combined 45.3 percent share of 2009 auto sales. The U.S.-based companies said they were hampered by a comparative shortage of small, fuel-efficient vehicles that buyers were... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:13 Article Views Rating: 36 Main > Car Makers News > Other > How I claimed a (very small) part of Corvette history | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It's a rare opportunity to drive a piece of history. But sure enough, sitting in a parking lot full of 2010 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport models was a white Corvette with 1,500,000 written across the top of its windshield. The once-in-a-lifetime machine will spend its days at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., not far from the assembly plant that puts it together. But on Wednesday, this beautiful ride was parked in Milford and Chevrolet officials said I could take this convertible for a... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:03 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Corvette Grand Sport fills gap in price, performance | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- There's now a new 'Vette in the mix. For the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette lineup, General Motors Co. has added a Grand Sport model to fill the price and performance gap between its base model Corvette and the high performance Z06. At the top of the Corvette food chain, of course, is the ZR1. "We felt there was a need for something in between the base model Corvette and the Z06," said Tage Juechter, chief engineer for Corvette. "Some people want a little more performance but don't want to spend over... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:01 Article Views Rating: 34 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Inventive engineer sees light in LED wrenches | detnews.com | The Detroit News "I don't how many times my dad asked my mom to hold a flashlight for him when he was working on a car." That's from Clifford Wright, whose father, Rollo "Buddy" Wright, restored vintage automobiles: Cords and Duesenbergs and such. "One day, as a kid, I remember him telling me, 'If you can't find or buy a tool, you just have to make it yourself,'" Clifford recalled, adding that his father often had to create his own unique tools to complete a restoration project. And, as they say, like father, like son... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:29:58 Article Views Rating: 35 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 > Chevrolet > Chevrolet Equinox designed for comeback | detnews.com | The Detroit News As a taxpayer, I want General Motors Co. to do well. I own a piece of it, too. As a consumer, I want GM to build competitive vehicles: It raises everyone's game. As an employee in Detroit, I want GM to stay around: No one wants to eat at Lafayette Coney Island alone. Thank goodness Chevrolet introduced the 2010 Equinox. This compact crossover has "comeback" written all over it. Well priced, fuel efficient and nicely appointed, the Equinox sets a new benchmark for every automaker. It's high tech and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:29:52 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > New Volkswagen Caravelle And California To Make World Debut At Frankfurt First details of the new Volkswagen Caravelle people carrier and California campervan are released today ahead of their world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.No other manufacturer can compete with Volkswagen’s rich heritage of iconic people carriers and campervans, and the enhancements to the latest generation of these VW van models offer the latest technology, comfort and safety features, with lower emissions and improved fuel economy by approximately ten per cent across the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-19 16:19:03 Article Views Rating: 115 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 |
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