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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. told dealers Tuesday it has killed the Pontiac G8 ST sport truck, which was scheduled for production this fall. The move comes as GM plans to shrink the Pontiac portfolio as part of a broader restructuring plan. GM is shrinking Pontiac into more of a niche brand and will save money by canceling the G8 ST and focusing the brand on "sporty, fun to drive cars," spokesman Jim Hopson said. "Does this vehicle fit into where we believe Pontiac will be in the future? The simple answer is we... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:17 Article Views Rating: 122 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM won't build G8 sport truck | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. told dealers today it has killed the Pontiac G8 ST sport truck, which was scheduled for production this fall. The move comes as GM plans to shrink the Pontiac portfolio as part of a broader restructuring plan that involves cutting 21,000 to 31,000 jobs, eliminating about 1,750 dealers and closing or selling Saab, Hummer and Saturn. GM is shrinking Pontiac into more of a niche brand and will save money by canceling the G8 ST and focusing the brand on "sporty, fun to drive cars,"... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:17 Article Views Rating: 165 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Lexus LS600h AWD vs Mercedes C320 CDI 4Matic A feature of this months issue of "Auto Motor und Sport" is a winter handling comparison between the Lexus LS600h, Mercedes C320 CDI 4Matic and six other automobiles. We at Newsbot have focused on the Lexus and Mercedes.We begin with the LS600h, which has a very simple and conventional AWD systems design with certain features that could have been copied from Audi's revolutionary Quattro system: a central torsion distributor and limited slip differential with a bias towards rear power distribution... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:56 Article Views Rating: 247 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Trio at Barrett-Jackson For the second time Barrett-Jackson auction offers the visitors to become the first owners of the newest hot autos. Last year there were 2009 Corvette ZR1, 2008 Challenger SRT8 and 2008 Shelby GT500KR and this time the auction offers a trio of Fords. 2010 Mustang GT has already been shown to the “Knight Rider” audience in November and after the sale of this car at the Barrett-Jackson the funds go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 2010 Shelby GT500 will be presented at the 2009 Detroit Auto... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:50 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto Tuning: Branew 370Z The 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon is going to present the tuned up Nissan 370Z next week. The car was upgraded by the Japanese tuner, Branew that has just finished its work on Nissan GT-R for the 2008 SEMA Auto Show. The 2009 Nissan 370Z has been well done from the beginning. You could tell the auto manufacturer did a lot of work on it comparing to the previous 350Z. It received a wider wheelbase which is 100.4 inches and became lighter by 95 pounds. The car has six-speed manual transmission and runs on... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:49 Article Views Rating: 205 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Gigantic BMW 750Li defies physics, handles like a dream | detnews.com | The Detroit News DRESDEN, Germany -- My driving partner and I were in the vicinity of Chemnitz, a somewhat dire little city in the former East Germany known for its alcoholism and an enormous monument to Karl Marx. Naturally, we had to see it. "Bitte, kennen Sie, wo ist der grossen Kopf vom Karl Marx?" we asked passers-by. The former East Germans, standing in chilly drizzle, were delighted to help the capitalist running dogs in their gigantic limousine, a 2009 BMW 750Li. They pointed us down one of the main streets --... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:45 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > 2009 Audi A4 Avant: A wagon with heart | detnews.com | The Detroit News I really should get a Sun Pass. In Florida, the Sun Pass is the electronic thingy you put on your dash and it pays tolls or other charges on your credit card or something. We don't have anything like it in the greater Detroit area because we don't collect tolls or even repair roads. But other enterprising states use this popular device to speed up traffic, collect revenue and convict commuting criminals -- just watch "Law and Order." I don't know exactly how it works, and I may not like the idea of The... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:37 Article Views Rating: 208 Main > Car Makers News > Mitsubishi > Mitsubishi i MIEV soon to vroom on the roads of Iceland EcoFactor: Zero-emissions electric car. Mitsubishi’s zero-emission “i MIEV” launch in Iceland might help the country achieve its target of being fossil-fuel free in the coming years. Iceland has been trying real hard to convert to sustainable energy. Currently, most of the country’s electric power needs are met by hydroelectric and geothermal sources. Iceland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation regarding acquisition of a fleet of its... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-25 07:30:21 Article Views Rating: 724 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW X1 going on sale in Oct. 2009 The BMW X1 prototypes are currently undergoing some extreme cold weather testing and according to Auto Motor und Sport, the smaller and more agile SAV will make its production debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor show with sales to begin in Oct. 2009.Insiders say that the production version of the X1 will be very close to the concept X1 we saw at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Measuring about 4.50 meters, the X1 will be significantly shorter than its bigger X3 sibling and about 10 centimeters longer than the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-24 05:44:20 Article Views Rating: 238 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM workers reach final day at Ohio SUV plant | detnews.com | The Detroit News MORAINE, Ohio -- Workers at General Motors Corp.'s sport-utility vehicle plant in the Dayton suburb of Moraine are working their last day at the factory. Tuesday is the final day of production at the plant, which has been pumping out GM vehicles for the past 27 years. About 1,080 hourly workers are employed at the plant. In June, GM announced it would close the plant because high gasoline prices were driving consumers away from the SUVs made there. GM employed 19,000 workers in the Dayton area in 1999... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-24 05:44:15 Article Views Rating: 139 |
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