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Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi Q5 delivers luxury performance | detnews.com | The Detroit News Welcome to the race Audi. When the German luxury sport carmaker brought out the Audi Q5 this year, you just knew it was going to be good. This is not just another luxury crossover. It's one with attitude, and once you hop behind the wheel, you'll come to believe that it doesn't know it's a crossover, it thinks it's a car. Technically, there's some truth behind that. The Q5 is built off of the same platform as the Audi A4, so the car-like ride should be expected. But it's the combination of this... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:45 Article Views Rating: 46 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM's directors to review Opel sales deal in November | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co.'s board of directors will review the latest developments in the protracted talks for the sale of its Adam Opel GmbH subsidiary on Nov. 3, the company said Friday. GM also announced it had boosted its holding in GM Daewoo Automotive & Technology to 70.1 percent after being the sole subscriber to a share offer for the South Korean carmaker. Both units, GM Daewoo and Rsselsheim, Germany-based Opel, face cash shortages because of the severe industry downturn that drove GM into bankruptcy... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:43 Article Views Rating: 45 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi Q5 delivers luxury performance | detnews.com | The Detroit News Welcome to the race Audi. When the German luxury sport carmaker brought out the Audi Q5 this year, you just knew it was going to be good. This is not just another luxury crossover. It's one with attitude, and once you hop behind the wheel, you'll come to believe that it doesn't know it's a crossover, it thinks it's a car. Technically, there's some truth behind that. The Q5 is built off of the same platform as the Audi A4, so the car-like ride should be expected. But it's the combination of this... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:32 Article Views Rating: 20 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Drivers Give Names to Cars According to the survey held by Swinton, the British leading high street retailer of car insurance, 80% of drivers give some kind of pet name to their vehicle. The majority of cars with “names” belong to women: 88% ladies tend to make up a name for their autos. Mainly the choice is based on the color of the vehicle, but some prefer to call it after a favorite celebrity 13% or after the driver’s lover 4%. It is also interesting, since English language does not give genders to nouns, people can make... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:19 Article Views Rating: 82 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > New Police Cars from Chevrolet At the annual convention of the International Association Chiefs of Police in Denver, CO, General Motors has announced that it is developing a new car which will be able to carry Caprice police package for 2011. The Pontiac G8 based sedan will turn into 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police car with long wheelbase from Australian Holden Caprice and strong 6.0-liter V8 engine from Commodore SS. In fact, the cars will be made with a choice of V6 and V8, but only second one will be available for 2011. The... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:18 Article Views Rating: 76 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers are using more recycled materials | detnews.com | The Detroit News Detroit's automakers are finding new uses for worn-out jeans, discarded plastic bottles and manufacturing rubbish -- they're recycling them for use in new vehicle parts. With the rage over going green hitting the marketplace, auto companies are looking for ways to make their vehicles more sustainable, not just under the hood but behind the wheel. They're incorporating more recycled materials into interiors, upholstery and moldings, and partnering with suppliers to develop new bio-based products to... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:16 Article Views Rating: 74 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Dispute between Chrysler Financial, GMAC traps Chrysler dealers | detnews.com | The Detroit News An undetermined number of Chrysler Group LLC dealers are at risk of closure within a month, caught in a dispute between their former finance company and their new lender. Imperiled dealers are those with mortgages and capital loans with former captive finance company Chrysler Financial but who need a line of credit from new lender GMAC Financial Services to buy vehicle stock with a wholesale or "floor plan" loan. They have temporary financing but face a mid-November deadline to secure permanent... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:14 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit conference to focus on plug-in electric vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News Entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders looking for ways to plug into the emerging electric vehicle market will find an outlet this week. Starting Monday, more than 600 people will descend on the MotorCity Casino in Detroit for a three-day conference dedicated to the making, marketing and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles. The inaugural event, called "The Business of Plugging In," brings together leaders from the automotive and utility industries, as well as researchers, policymakers... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:12 Article Views Rating: 39 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Pest control pickup takes a bow | detnews.com | The Detroit News Bryan Baker was watching "Verminators," a Discovery Channel television reality show about a pest control company, ISOTECH Pest Management Inc. What caught Baker's attention wasn't just the bugs, rodents and other crawly creatures that were being exterminated, but the fact that ISOTECH's pickups were equipped with truck caps produced by A.R.E., the Massillon, Ohio-based company where Baker works as director of marketing. Baker did some checking and learned that 90 percent of ISOTECH's fleet of more than... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:01 Article Views Rating: 22 Main > Car Parts > Other > Barloworld Logistics to challenge cost of transport across the supply chain With more pain at the pumps this month1, one company is set to challenge the cost of transport across the supply chain. In a bid to help businesses manage their transportation more cost effectively Barloworld Logistics is today launching ‘Transport as a Managed Service’ to the UK and European markets. Based on the knowledge acquired from managing over 500 000 loads per annum in this manner the Barloworld Logistics offering will enable businesses to save up to 20 per cent of their overall... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-28 15:44:43 Article Views Rating: 211 |
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