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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM to revive plant with battery pack production | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- A former drag strip for muscle cars will become the home of General Motors Co.'s battery pack plant for electric vehicles -- fitting for a company reinventing itself. The whir of electric motors represents the future for GM and a more fuel-conscious auto industry in general. The $43 million plant on the former Detroit Dragway -- now an industrial park -- will package battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt and other electric vehicles that showcase GM's new direction. "This facility represents the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:55 Article Views Rating: 66 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Japanese sales climb in 'clunkers' program | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Japanese automakers have gained significant ground on domestic automakers in the U.S. government's $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC saw a dropoff in sales while those of foreign rivals rose in the latest tally of "cash for clunkers" sales, as Toyota Motor Corp. dethroned GM as the top seller. Toyota has sold 18.9 percent of vehicles purchased through the clunkers program, surpassing GM's 17.6 percent. Through the first two weeks of the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:53 Article Views Rating: 39 Main > Car Makers News > Buick > Buick's stellar LaCrosse is fit for a king | detnews.com | The Detroit News The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is the best car no one will buy. It's a shame really. The redesigned large sedan is top notch, a car fit for a king, or at least an emperor. People should line up at Buick dealerships in droves to order the new LaCrosse, which arrives this month. It's well-priced, sharp-looking and comes with a stellar interior, perhaps the best inside makeover General Motors Co. has ever completed. But they won't. When Buick tested the new LaCrosse against the competition, vehicles such as the... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:49 Article Views Rating: 44 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Custom $4,000 grille sets a Camaro apart | detnews.com | The Detroit News When we first saw the $4,000 price tag on the Camaro Marquise Collection grille for Chevrolet's 21st century muscle car, we wondered if people really would invest that much to customize the look of a car with a base price sticker of less than $23,000. Turns out, they will, and they are. "We used the same thinking we did when we developed the Bentley-look grille for the Chrysler 300," said Tommy Gaut, general manager of Strut, which produces automotive jewelry, especially for very high-end vehicles such... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:45 Article Views Rating: 28 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Picking the best among the classic Mustang, Camaro and Challenger | detnews.com | The Detroit News Lots of cars used to come strapped with muscle, they've been on display along Woodward Avenue all week. With big V-8s crammed under their hoods, they bubbled with power at every stop light. But times have changed. Direct injection has replaced scoops, and computers have replaced cables. Wrenching just about any new car today requires a lab coat and degree from MIT. But for the first time in nearly 10 years, the modern interpretations of three classic pony cars are available as new models: the Mustang... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:41 Article Views Rating: 28 Main > Car Makers News > Other > U.S. House OKs $2B for clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The U.S. House beefed up the wildly popular "Cash for Clunkers" initiative on Friday, adding $2 billion to the program. But in the Senate, grumbling over the growing cost, clouded its chances of a speedy approval for the president's signature. The car-rebate program, which started Monday as a way to stimulate new auto sales and get gas guzzlers off the road, proved to be so popular that dealers and Washington policymakers feared the initial $1 billion set aside was nearly exhausted. Without enough... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:15:06 Article Views Rating: 118 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Henry Ford puts rock center stage | detnews.com | The Detroit News Long before Planet Hollywood, E!, Graceland, or myspace.com, there were few opportunities to explore the personal side of musicians other than song lyrics. And musicians had few outlets other than radio, the stage and album covers to burnish their brand. For many fans, it was rare to see an actor or musician personalized -- at home or behind the wheel. In 1968, Janis Joplin bought a late model Porsche 356c Cabriolet and ordered a dramatic psychedelic custom paint job with moons, Capricorns, butterflies... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-03 06:14:53 Article Views Rating: 60 Main > Car Makers News > GM > 5 GM board members named; 4 execs to retire | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Co. continued to trim its senior management ranks with the retirement of four senior executives, but filled out its board of directors with the naming of five new members appointed by the U.S. Treasury Department and Canadian government. GM said Thursday that Gary Cowger, group vice president of global manufacturing and labor relations, will retire at the end of the year, as will Troy Clarke, group vice president and president of GM North America. GM CEO Fritz Henderson will assume... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:56 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Management shakeup at GM continues | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Co. announced a management shakeup Thursday with the retirement of four senior executives, while the U.S. Treasury Department and Canadian government named the five final members of GM's new board of directors. GM said today that Gary Cowger, group vice president, global manufacturing and labor relations, will retire at the end of the year. Until Dec. 31, Cowger will assume responsibility for the integration of Delphi Corp.'s four factories and global steering business being acquired... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:56 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Outstanding new cars buck auto crisis | detnews.com | The Detroit News Just because the auto industry is in crisis does not mean that appealing new or revised cars and trucks have disappeared. Starting at the small end of the scale but punching well above its weight is the Kia Soul. This Korean newcomer steps into a sub-compact class already populated by several strong contenders, notably the Scion xB and the Nissan Cube. But in a category where cereal box-styling seems to dominate, the Soul manages to carve its niche with a design that looks practical and sporty at the... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:46 Article Views Rating: 35 |
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