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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Behemoths to the fore in Frankfurt as sales window threatens to shut | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It will be like going to one of Frank Sinatra's final performances for visitors to the Frankfurt Car Show. They will come away saying we might never see the likes of that again. Children and grandchildren will one day hear barely believable tales of long extinct, gas guzzling 150 mph beasts like Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and Porsches which were on show at the 2009 Frankfurt Car Show. Anybody could buy them, as long as they had the money. The global car industry is on... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:50 Article Views Rating: 51 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford alters stock option to protect tax benefits | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ford Motor Co. on Friday announced new steps aimed at protecting $19 billion in company tax benefits. U.S. tax laws allow companies to defer the tax benefits of operating losses, capital losses and tax credits to offset future profits. However, those benefits go away if there is a substantial change in a company's ownership. The move does not affect most shareholders. The rules were established to keep profitable companies from buying out unprofitable firms solely to take advantage of their tax... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:48 Article Views Rating: 43 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ad blitz targets diesel fuel's noisy, smelly image | detnews.com | The Detroit News Imagine trying to market a product that most Americans regard as old and obsolete, that is remembered -- if at all -- as low-class and low-tech, noisy and noisome, and whose most notable advocates are truck drivers with prominent trouser cleavage. CB radio? An excellent guess, but no. Diesel, the oilier cousin of gasoline, dominates the European auto market, where fuel prices hover around $7 per gallon. Diesel is about 25 percent to 40 percent more fuel-efficient than gasoline, with commensurate... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:43 Article Views Rating: 33 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > Mini turns on German charm | detnews.com | The Detroit News The original British Mini might not have become the second most influential car of the 20th Century if not for an energy crisis. Facing a fuel shortage brought on by the Suez Crisis of 1956, British Motor Corporation designed the minuscule motorcar to compete with an adorable array of wheels from Germany known as "bubble cars." It's not hard to figure out how they got their nicknames. The bubble cars, particularly the Peel Trident, generally resembled soap bubbles affixed to go-kart chassis. According... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:05 Article Views Rating: 46 Main > Car Manufactures > Skoda > Yeti Finds Its Škoda Soul Mate Core Facts- Škoda has finally tracked down the furry Yeti beast spotted across the UK in recent weeks. With the help of thousands of Yeti spotters, Škoda has found the furry but friendly beast and re-united him with his favourite car and namesake.- The trail of evidence that helped in tracking Yeti down can be found on http://www.yetispotting.com/, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. These sites have helped keep members of the public, and Škoda, aware of the... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 16:29:01 Article Views Rating: 29 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes Is Going to Assemble F-CELL Vehicles Mercedes-Benz has announced that it plans to launch the production of B-Class F-CELL vehicles in the end of this year. The German manufacturer is joining efforts with Honda in the work on this new project. The production will be limited: Mercedes wants to make only 200 cars as a first try and ship them to American and European customers in the beginning of 2010. Previously there was a plan to sell compact B-Class to the U.S., but it had to be postponed. F-CELL or hydrogen-powered electric autos have... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:04:00 Article Views Rating: 89 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes pleases diesel lovers | detnews.com | The Detroit News The argument for more diesels coming to America continues to fall on deaf ears. People have told me: They don't like the fuel's smell. They worry about breathing particulates. Diesel costs more than gasoline sometimes. There are a host of other excuses why America shouldn't have diesel cars and trucks. There are some diesel trucks available. American auto executives will offer another set of excuses, such as exhaust treatment kits, diesel powertrain markups and lack of consumer interest. I'm a consumer... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:57 Article Views Rating: 84 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes pleases diesel lovers | detnews.com | The Detroit News The argument for more diesels coming to America continues to fall on deaf ears. People have told me: They don't like the fuel's smell. They worry about breathing particulates. Diesel costs more than gasoline sometimes. There are a host of other excuses why America shouldn't have diesel cars and trucks. There are some diesel trucks available. American auto executives will offer another set of excuses, such as exhaust treatment kits, diesel powertrain markups and lack of consumer interest. I'm a consumer... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:46 Article Views Rating: 81 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 07:30:18 Article Views Rating: 70 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 07:30:17 Article Views Rating: 80 |
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