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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: 61 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Backlog of clunkers still await recycling | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Cash for Clunkers may be history for car shoppers, but the program's largesse lives on in recycling yards around the country. A torrent of traded-in clunkers have arrived at auto recyclers in the past two months and are still waiting to be drained of fluids, stripped of valuable parts and eventually flattened for scrap. At some disposal facilities, Ford Explorers, Chevy Blazers, Chrysler Town & Country minivans and other popular clunkers are parked bumper to bumper on several acres, many marked "C4C"... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:16 Article Views Rating: 57 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 > Infiniti > The Infiniti G: Brains and beauty | detnews.com | The Detroit News The addition of the hardtop has transformed convertibles from Sunday summer strollers to everyday drivers. For the most part, they look like regular cars, drive like regular cars and generally feel like them. But then touch a single button and the three-piece roof folds up smartly into the trunk, and all of sudden everything ordinary becomes better. For those who want it all, hardtop convertibles make it possible. Earlier this year, Infiniti introduced the 2009 G convertible. The word "ordinary" and... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:09 Article Views Rating: 29 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 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to cut prices on 2010 pickups | detnews.com | The Detroit News The redesigned 2010 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups will offer more content at a lower price, Chrysler Group LLC announced today. The big rig pickups will start at $28,165 for a regular cab models, $31,415 for Crew Cab models and $36,865 for Mega Cab models. For this model year, Ram will discontinue the Quad cab heavy duty trucks, replacing that with the larger Crew Cab model. All prices include $950 for shipping. The new Ram adopts the looks introduced in the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup last year... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:47 Article Views Rating: 49 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Recyclers want more time to dispose of clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles. At some places, Ford Explorers, Chevy Blazers, Chrysler Town & Country minivans and other popular clunkers are parked bumper to bumper on several acres, many marked "C4C" on their windows, waiting to be drained of fluids, stripped of valuable parts and eventually flattened for scrap. "I've got a parking lot of almost 4,000 vehicles right now,"... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:46 Article Views Rating: 50 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler has deal for plant in Delaware | detnews.com | The Detroit News Old Carco LLC, the estate of bankrupt Chrysler, is seeking court approval to sell the automaker's mothballed Newark, Del., SUV factory to the University of Delaware for $24.3 million. The request, filed in bankruptcy court Friday, follows 18 months of trying to sell the property, which covers 271 acres and includes a parts depot plus the plant that churned out Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen SUVs until it closed in December. Both sides are eager to complete the sale, and a hearing is set for Nov. 12... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:43 Article Views Rating: 41 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green-off: Hybrid models put to the test | detnews.com | The Detroit News "I want a hybrid." I've heard that from more than one reader, and I have come to realize that most people don't really know a thing about hybrids. Not all hybrids are created equal and not every hybrid will fit into every garage the same. First, let's define "hybrid." These are cars that run on gas and electric drivetrains. Some carmakers don't like the idea of hybrids because they have to create two powertrains for a single vehicle. Consumers, however, don't seem to mind. These cars are not the final... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:34 Article Views Rating: 18 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM Works on Fix-Itself Cars GM has posted interesting information at the official company’s blog about the new vehicle they are planning to make. The GM research and development manager, Alan Taub, has made a statement that the cars they are making “won’t crash and eventually will drive themselves”. The new vehicle will be ready for the 2015. It is going to combine “lane-keeping and stop-and-go adaptive control”. The body of the car will be built of shape-changing material, Nitinol: it is a new alloy of nickel and... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:19 Article Views Rating: 81 |
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