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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda slashes profit forecast amid global downturn | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Honda slashed its profit forecast for the fiscal year and said managers will take a 10 percent pay cut amid a global downturn in the auto industry. President Takeo Fukui blamed the lower earnings forecast on declining demand set off by the U.S. financial crisis and the nose-diving dollar, which recently fell to a 13-year low against the yen. Japan's second-biggest automaker now expects 185 billion yen $2.06 billion in group net profit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:28 Article Views Rating: 184 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > 2010 Toyota iQ Review Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2010 Toyota iQToyota is out to get Smart with a clever new microcar. Though designed for Europe and Japan, the iQ could come stateside with Scion badges to help us cope with soaring fuel prices and growing urban congestion. What We Know About the 2010 Toyota iQAs if to answer critics of its big, thirsty, and environmentally hostile trucks, Toyota is launching a thrifty Earth-friendly microcar called iQ. The petite two-door hatchback bowed as a concept at the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-15 07:34:17 Article Views Rating: 1011 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > Fiat 500 receives Bosch’ start/stop technology Besides Bmw, Mini and Kia, Fiat now includes Bosch start/stop technology which provides up to five percent cut in fuel utilization in the New European Driving Cycle NEDC. Bosch expects fifty percent of all new conveyances in Europe will have start/stop system by the year 2012. The start/stop technology of Bosch is being installed on more and more passenger vehicles.Early in 2009, Fiat will install its first version to highlight a start/stop system, the Fiat 500. Bosch provides the uniquely adaptive... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-12 06:46:18 Article Views Rating: 313 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Can You Guess Which VW Has Made The Hot Sellers List? Bet You Can't. With gas prices being so crazy the past few months and the economy on shaky ground, you would think you might see a VW Rabbit or TDI on the JD Power hot sllers list.But you would be wrong.Of course cars like the MINI, Prius and Fit made it but would you think the VW EOS would be there?I sure didn't.Based on the chart, it looks like it's becoming the new Beetle, as the bug is the most traded in car on the EOS.THe EOS is definitely a 'Chick' car in my opinion, but I did enjoy driving it and I LOVED the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-12 06:46:17 Article Views Rating: 108 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen New Beetle Consumer Guide's Impressions of the 2011 Volkswagen New BeetleThe Bug gets a retro-to-metro makeover that promises modern styling, more room, better fuel thrift, and new body-style choices. Is VW chasing Mini? Sure looks like it.What We Know About the 2011 Volkswagen New BeetleThe rumor mill talks a lot about Volkswagen AG these days, and for good reason. The German combine--which includes the premium Audi brand and exoticar labels Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini--has set its sights on becoming the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-11 06:08:11 Article Views Rating: 409 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab 9-3 Review 2011 Consumer Guide's Impressions of the 2011 Saab 9-3The premium compact car from General Motors' Swedish brand is redesigned to be even more compact. It's an unexpected move, but it could mean more driving fun with higher mpg.What We Know About the 2011 Saab 9-3You've probably noticed how redesigned vehicles are most always larger, heavier, and costlier than the ones they replace, whether it's a Mini or a Mercedes. Eventually, a model literally outgrows its original market class, which often leads to a... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-10 09:18:59 Article Views Rating: 839 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Mazda 2 Review 2011 Consumer Guide's Impressions of the 2011 Mazda 2First it was no. Now it's go. The 2008 World Car of the Year is headed for America, promising high mpg and a "zoom-zoom" personality. But the Mazda 2 faces a tough fight in the subcompact-car arena, not least from corporate cousin Ford Fiesta.What We Know About the 2011 Mazda 2It's the subcompact car that rates 40 miles per gallon on the European combined driving cycle and is getting rave reviews. Indeed, it beat out the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-10 08:49:03 Article Views Rating: 1296 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Review Consumer Guide's Impressions of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze It will end up being called the Chevrolet Cruze, and the once-planned replacement for the Chevy Cobalt may be bowing earlier in Europe than it is in the United States, but the new car is expected to help consumers--and General Motors--deal with the wildest market swing in automotive... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-09 06:18:52 Article Views Rating: 595 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > 2011 Audi Q3 Review onsumer Guide's Impressions of the 2011 Audi Q3Audi does a premium take on parent VW's Tiguan SUV to create a second compact crossover. With sporty style and available turbodiesel economy, the Q3 should be as much a timely recession-fighter as bigger-brother Q5.What We Know About the 2011 Audi Q3The 2008 election has come and gone, but the bad economic news keeps rolling in. An Election Day headline in the New York Times aptly summed up the auto industry's worsening woes: "Steep Decline in... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 07:00:52 Article Views Rating: 549 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > Mini Crossman | The Detroit News | detnews.com Wrapped in BMW's now-famous psychedelic body wrap, this Crossman has been toned down from the Paris Motor Show concept, and Mini has added Clubman-type rear doors. The Crossman marks the first time a Mini will be built outside the United Kingdom. Austrian manufacturer Magna Steyr will build the car for Mini. The Mini Crossman is scheduled for release in 2010 and will likely arrive in the United States as a 2011 model. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-08 06:19:54 Article Views Rating: 290 |
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