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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Next Mustang and Falcon to share new RWD platform In a move similar to GM’s plan to bring rear-drive Australian vehicles to U.S. shores, rival carmaker Ford is also planning to beef up its product lineup with some much needed RWD models. The new cars will be based around a single platform, in line with Ford’s new strategy of global platform sharing, and will eventually spawn the next-generation Mustang and Falcon models current version pictured as well as new sedans for both Ford North America and Lincoln. Despite Australia’s expertise in RWD... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:04 Article Views Rating: 244 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mileage number one priority for consumers Car buyers are faced with a number of vehicle attributes at purchase time, including styling, performance, safety and quality just to name a few of the popular ones. However, the one attribute considered above all else by consumers according to a new study conducted by America’s AAA is a car’s fuel-economy. The results show that a majority of consumers, in the U.S. at least, are not buying cars based mostly on emotional decisions such as looks and brand, but rather financial reasons in order to... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:58 Article Views Rating: 221 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford planning Capri comeback? After bowing out of the market in the late 1980s, Ford’s European Capri sports coupe could make a return as a rival to Volkswagen’s rejuvenated Scirocco coupe. Several reports coming out of Germany claim Ford is prepping a new a concept to celebrate next year’s 40th anniversary of the original Ford Capri Mk1 from 1969. The concept will eventually spawn a new Mk4 version around 2012. In 2003 Ford gave a hint that a new Capri was on the drawing board with the unveiling of the Visos concept car... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:57 Article Views Rating: 219 Main > Car Makers News > Citroen > Peugeot and Citroen consider SUV based on Concept-cX French carmakers Peugeot and Citroen could be developing a second SUV model based around Mitsubishi running gear, just as they did with the current 4007 and C7 cars which are based on the Outlander midsize SUV. Mitsubishi is planning to launch its own compact SUV along the lines of last year’s Concept-cX and this is the vehicle that will likely spawn sister-versions for the French carmakers. Peugeot is also working on a new crossover model based on its 308 hatch but this car will be positioned as a... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:25 Article Views Rating: 292 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler seeks your feedback Nitpickers, armchair engineers and crabby car buyers, Chrysler LLC is looking for you. The automaker today starts recruiting members for its Customer Advisory Board, an online forum where Chrysler staffers solicit direct feedback from car buyers. The idea for such a network is taken from consumer giants such as Nike and Apple, but will be a first for the auto industry, said Debra Meyer, Chrysler's chief marketing offer. "We want to harness insights and customer dreams into things we can use concretely... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:25 Article Views Rating: 228 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo C30 R-Design priced from $26,445 Click above to view high-res gallery of the Volvo C30 R-Design Following up on our story about the Volvo C30 R-Design at the New York Auto Show, Volvo announced pricing today for its sporty hatchback tunerish trim level. MSRP will be $25,700, plus destination charges of $745. Doing simple math, you can put one of these hot turbocharged Swedes in your garage at a base price of $26,445. Of course, most of you will want to add available goodies such as the DVD-based navigation, bi-xenon headlights, or the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:42 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Kelley Blue Book hands out 2008 Brand Image Awards Automakers work very hard at the branding process, which takes years and years of effort to achieve. For instance, when a consumer hears Porsche, he or she likely sthink of sports cars and iconic design principles -- despite the fact that the German brand sells plenty of SUVs, too. And when a brand starts to get a negative image, it can take years to overcome that bad stigma -- just ask Ford. So, with all of this in mind, Kelley Blue Book has announced the winners of its 2008 Brand Image Awards, which... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 182 Main > Car Makers News > Renault > Grand Prix: Renault F1 opens internship program Click the image above to view in high resolutionIf you're a recently graduated or soon to graduate student in a technical or scientific field, listen up, because this could very well be the internship that could jump-start your career. Every year for the past five, the Renault F1 team has picked the top entry in a contest for a six-month internship. The competition is run by the Altran Engineering Academy, the technological manpower agency that consults for the team. Entries are accepted in eight... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 207 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford makes executive changes for China operations DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. says it has made some key appointments to support the continued expansion of the automaker's fast-growing China operations. Dearborn-based Ford said today that 58-year-old Mei-Wei Cheng has been elected Ford group vice president and named executive chairman of Ford Motor China. Cheng previously served as chairman and chief executive of Ford Motor China. Robert J. Graziano has been appointed president and CEO of Ford Motor China. The 48-year-old currently serves as executive... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:34 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Smaller firms hurt by strike at Axle Scores of small privately owned suppliers are falling victim to the American Axle strike as it nears a fifth week. Many are the very companies that had the foresight in the early 1990s to grab a share of the lucrative truck building business and then became the envy of their competitors by getting a bite of building General Motors Corp.'s hot-selling big trucks and SUVs. But now those same businesses are hurting the most, facing anything from weak first-quarter results to layoffs to the threat of... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:33 Article Views Rating: 209 |
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