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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Luxury car crossovers expected to revive sales | detnews.com | The Detroit News The new car market may be severely depressed but automakers are counting on one segment to buck the downward trend. The industry expects consumer interest in small premium crossovers to grow and consequently the number of entries in the sector is expanding dramatically. The upscale small sport utility vehicle format was successfully established several years ago by Lexus with the RX300, and since then a few primary rivals have emerged, such as the Acura MDX, Infiniti EX35 and BMW X3. But this year a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Cargo carrier takes weight off | detnews.com | The Detroit News Serge Agopian and his family and friends were talking one day about how easy it was to wheel their groceries from the store to their vehicles in a shopping cart, but how cumbersome it was to make many trips from the car to the kitchen once they got home. There must be an easier way, they thought. Agopian, of Oxnard, Calif., did more than think about it. He went to work and created the Autocart portable cargo carrier and started a company to build it. The company is Jackson Cargo Management Solutions... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 137 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Auto Tuning: Volkswagen Golf from Abt New Volkswagen Golf VI is already expecting the customers at the European dealerships, but North America will have to wait for the auto’s coming a little more. Although the U.S. buyers will be meeting the vehicle later, they will have an option to order a tune-up package from the German tuner as soon as they purchase the auto.Abt Sportline equipped Golf VI with new grille, side sills, front apron, rear valance and spoiler. The tuner offers a choice of 18- or 19-inch wheels.VW makes the SUV with... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:26 Article Views Rating: 394 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi Q5 in North America Audi plans to launch the North American sales of highly advertised compact SUV, Q5, in March. The manufacturer says it will be an equal competitor to the other foreign sport-utility autos like BMW X3, Lexus RX 350 and Infiniti EX35.Q5 has a 3.2-liter V6 FSI direct injection engine that outputs 270 horsepower. The manufacturer also equipped it with Quattro all-wheel drive and six-speed Tiptronic transmission.Audi is proud to introduce Q5 in the U.S. with its first Generation 3 MMI and navigation... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-03 07:09:26 Article Views Rating: 358 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Cleaner engines fuel the future | detnews.com | The Detroit News I sincerely hope you walked the aisles of the just-ended Detroit auto show. Amid these gloomy times, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association put on a solid event that demonstrated, among other things, that Detroit may be down, but we're a long way from being out. There were cars and trucks on display that anybody would be proud to drive -- from the Chevy Camaro pony car to the super-efficient Ford Fusion Hybrid. A major trend of the show was the greening of our cars and trucks, and technology is taking the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:48 Article Views Rating: 156 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Custom Genesis still sips gas | detnews.com | The Detroit News Hyundai's new four-door sedan, the Genesis, was declared North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show. Later this year, the sedan will be joined on the road by a sleek, two-door coupe version. But even before that one arrives, Hyundai has ideas for how the Genesis sedan or coupe might be customized. The Hyundai America Technical Center worked with R.K. Sport of Murieta, Calif., to develop a supercharged, 460-horsepower version of the Genesis sedan that, thanks to cylinder deactivation when... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:48 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > Despite fine performance, Kia's Borrego does little to stand out | detnews.com | The Detroit News With 6 inches of snow on the ground and the white stuff still coming down last December, it seemed like the perfect time to put the 2009 Kia Borrego to the test. The South Korean carmaker may know compacts and sedans, but how well does it know Michigan winters? Turns out, winters, bad roads and good barbeques are just a few of the things Americans and South Koreans have in common. The big SUV tracked right through Detroit's icy roads. There was plenty of power at my disposal. The V-8, the same engine as... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:45 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Land Rover > Land Rover records third year of growth Land Rover Australia has today announced its third consecutive year of growth in Australia.In fact, Land Rover was one of the few automotive brands to actually better its 2007 retail result, with a 16.5% increase over the previous year 4320 retail units. Land Rover’s performance can be contributed mostly to the continued success of the Discovery 3, still the best selling model for the brand in Australia - even after five years in the marketplace! The Defender 110 and Freelander 2 continued... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-28 06:58:42 Article Views Rating: 334 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > 2009 Kia Cerato First Steer Kia has a bit of a penchant for spelling words with a ‘K’ , for possibly obvious reasons, so I’m going to make a suggestion to it here, consider adding ‘Konservative’ to the lexicon – at least where it relates to the estimate that it will sell just 3000 of the all-new Cerato small sedan in Australia this year.While on the one hand the company has been talking up the new Cerato as a contender against the major players in the small car segment here, that’s Toyota... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 08:08:53 Article Views Rating: 751 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto Tuning: SMS 570 Challenger If you’ve ever dreamt about a purple sport car, this is the time to get one! Steve Saleen’s SMS Signature Series is launching the production of SMS 570 and 570X Challengers which will be sold for $60,000 and $70,000 respectively.The purple car is based on standard version of 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T. It will have 5.7-liter Hemi V8 from Chrysler with the special supercharger that holds “Saleen patent”. The engine will output 500 horsepower for 570 Challenger and 700 hp for 570X... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:17 Article Views Rating: 305 |
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