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Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Report: German minister says Opel bids fall short | detnews.com | The Detroit News BERLIN -- All three bids for General Motors Corp.'s Opel unit have shortcomings and a bankruptcy filing might still be a better option, Germany's economy minister was quoted as saying Sunday. The three bids filed last Wednesday by potential investors came from Italy's Fiat SpA, a consortium of Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. and Russia's Sberbank, and U.S. buyout firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC. "We now have three offers for an Opel takeover, but that doesn't mean that one of them will... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:15 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Germany seeks better bids in battle for Opel | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- A battle over the future of troubled General Motors Corp.'s Opel unit is heating up as Germany prepares to decide which of three potential suitors it prefers to takeover the automaker. Germany's economy minister said in an interview published Sunday that all three bids have shortcomings and made clear that an Opel bankruptcy remains an option unless the bids are improved. Meanwhile, with many German politicians preferring a bid from Canada's Magna International Inc. and Russia's Sberbank, the head of... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:15 Article Views Rating: 115 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto dealers: Ease up credit | detnews.com | The Detroit News The banks need to loosen up. That's the message from a month's worth of interviews with consumers and automobile dealers nationwide. It's also the conclusion of a new study by Accenture, a global management consulting company. The banks need to be less stingy with credit. That would do as much to help the struggling automobile industry as the latest government bailout. Tight credit is strangling the industry, putting suppliers, dealers and consumers at risk. It's not so much that consumers are on strike... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 98 Main > Car Makers News > Peugeot > BOND – the original electric quartet records mini album exclusively for Peugeot Tracks for free download available at www.opentoallseasons.co.uk Peugeot is delighted to announce that, to celebrate the launch of its brand new 308 Coupé Cabriolet – the convertible for all seasons - it has commissioned BOND, the all-female multi-million selling original electric string quartet, to write and record a new arrangement of classical music’s most popular work – the Four Seasons. The recording is available exclusively through Peugeot’s website. An innovative... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-20 16:06:29 Article Views Rating: 138 Main > Car Parts > Other > Electric Vehicles Designing an automobile for the future is no mean task as it not only needs to find the perfect blend of balance and style, but it needs to find the right marriage of economy and ecology so that it can be used a sustainable model or even an initial blueprint to mould all future vehicles on. The ‘Sprit’ is one such vehicle which carries style along with substance and elegant aerodynamic design with emission-free travel making it a wonderful and practical blueprint for all the vehicles which... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-20 12:34:14 Article Views Rating: 753 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > Volkswagen’s Latest 'Blue' Crafter Vans Demonstrate Green Credentials The latest Volkswagen Crafter panel van, chassis and double cab ranges are set to become among the cleanest and most refined vehicles in their class. Substantial changes have been made to the drivetrain to make it both quieter and smoother thanks to greater torque. Conversely, fuel economy rises and emissions fall to not only meet but exceed the latest Euro V standards. As a result, the new VW Crafter Euro V BlueTDI range has achieved certification as an EEV Enhanced Environmentally... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-18 14:27:16 Article Views Rating: 125 Main > Car Parts > Other > Designer creates concept for an unlikely brand: Chanel Fiole Korean designer Jin Young OJ has created a concept car, for Chanel. The brand is far from cars, and designers usually build upon the designs of established car corporations and follow the design language. The designer’s interpretationfor the Fiole concept is a luxury sports car with a 2+2 seating arrangement. The design looks good, and is based on the black-white contrast so prevalent with Chanel. She has created quite a car; we’re tempted to make parallels with the Batmobile, but... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-18 07:02:55 Article Views Rating: 1732 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen to debut four new models Germany only gets its own top-tier international auto show every other year, with the Frankfurt Motor Show alternating with the Paris salon. So when the circus rolls into town, you can bet Germany's giant auto industry will embrace the opportunity to reveal their latest. Audi's tipped to unveil its A5 Sportback and revised A8, Mercedes is expected to unveil its new E-Class Cabrio, BMW the new X1 and 5-Series GT/Progressive Activity Sedan... even Opel is anticipated to unveil its new Astra in... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-12 07:49:24 Article Views Rating: 308 Main > Week in Photos > Other > L’Oréal And Certpoint Systems Inc. Partner To Deliver Innovative Learning To Over 60,000 Global Employees ...L'Oréal extends its reputation for creativity, performance and innovation into employee training with its ground breaking “My learning” programme...Monday 11th May 2009, CERTPOINT Systems™, a leading provider of corporate training solutions, announced today that L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, has chosen CERTPOINTVLS™, a global learning technology solution, to help deliver its new employee learning portal. It will be accessible through... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-11 15:53:55 Article Views Rating: 113 Main > Week in Photos > Other > I-Spy... A Volkswagen Van: Brits Go Crazy For Driving Holidays And Campervans The May Bank Holiday is nearly here and the British public are ready to experience the independence, fun and freedom of a motoring holiday, with one in five people saying they will hit the roads and take a driving holiday this year according to a survey by Volkswagen campervans. The findings also showed that more than half of Brits are planning to stay in so-called ‘no-tels’ – anything other than a hotel or apartment – and are intending to take more spontaneous and... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-01 15:40:22 Article Views Rating: 140 |
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