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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler to remain unprofitable in 2008 Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli announced Thursday night that Chrysler will not see a profit at the end of the year. The head of Chrysler was not disappointed though, stating the company was on track to meet the goals it had promised new owner Cerberus Capital Management. While Chrysler hasn’t said when it expects to return to profitability, Nardelli was keen to demonstrate just how willing the carmaker was to turn around its fortunes through producing a quality product. Nardelli told the SAE World... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-20 07:58:56 Article Views Rating: 192 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Toyota ranks highest in ethical reputation study Geneva, Switzerland – Toyota has ranked highest among automakers and second among all industries for ethical reputation by Geneva-based Covalence. The ratings, for the first quarter of 2008, are divided by Best EthicalQuote Score, Best EthicalQuote Progress, and Best Reported Progress.Covalence rates companies by such factors as community affairs, international presence, lobbying practices, product environmental risk, social sponsorship, waste management and human rights, and to a lesser extent... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-18 04:24:13 Article Views Rating: 256 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2008 International Engine of the Year Award nominees announced The "International Engine of the Year Award" is a big deal as far as bragging rights go in this industry. Think of it like the Academy Awards for engines. However, instead of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voting, you have 62 renowned motoring journalists, from 30 countries, casting ballots for their favorite fossil fuel burner. Last year's winner pictured above was BMW's twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-6. This year's list of nominees includes Nissan's 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-18 04:24:10 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tiguan too expensive and too small? VW to add a mid-sized 7-seater Volkswagen is planning to extend its SUV lineup with an addition of another mid-sized 7-seater. The SUV will fill the gap between the Tiguan and the Touareg and could go on sale 2011 to take on the Volvo XC60.It was thought earlier that Volkswagen would stretch the Tiguan the same way Nissan did with the Qashqai. Instead of using existing platforms like the upcoming Q5, Volkswagen will build the model on the platform of the next-generation Passat.Now the next-generation Touareg will be bigger...[source]... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:42 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Chrysler in talks with Fiat to build Alfa Romeos in the U.S.? Chrysler now has a partnership with China-based automaker Chery to rebadge a small car for the South American market, a partnership with Volkswagen to build VW-badged minivans, and a brand new deal with Nissan in which it will supply the Japanese automaker a full-size truck in exchange for a new small car. Rumor has it that the Cerberus-owned automaker isn't done shaking hands quite yet. The latest partnership may involve Italian automaker Fiat, as reported by the German newspaper Handelsblatt... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:40 Article Views Rating: 254 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM aligns brands into four marketing channels, hires away Nissan exec General Motors announced today that it has aligned the sales, service and marketing of its brands into four distinct channels. They include the Chevrolet Channel; Buick-Pontiac-GMC BPG Channel; the Premium Channel that encompasses Cadillac; Saab and HUMMER; and what's called the Channel Support Group CSG. Other media outlets like Automotive News insist Saturn is one of the channels, so we assume it will fall under the CSG, though it will still be lead by its current General Manager, Jill Lajdziak. One... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:39 Article Views Rating: 155 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Nissan talks more about next-gen Titan and small car for Chrysler We just got off the phone with Frédérique Le Grèves, Nissan's VP of Corporate Communications, and had a chance to ask her some more questions about the Japanese automaker's recently announced partnership with Chrysler LLC. The partnership involves Chrysler building a full-size truck for Nissan at its Saltillo, Mexico plant and Nissan building a small car for Chrysler at its Oppama plant in Japan. While Le Grèves wasn't able to offer many specific details because the car won't... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:39 Article Views Rating: 186 Main > Car Makers News > Lexus > Spy Shots: Lexus readying race-prepped LF-A? Click above for high-res gallery of Lexus LF-A spy shotsThe LF-A is one of those cars that seems like it will never get to market. We've gone through two different LF-A concepts already, plus an LF-A Roadster, and the high-performance luxury sport coupe isn't even on sale yet. Spy photographers from KGP have caught another new version of the LF-A near the famed Nurburgring in Germany, this one apparently decked out in full racing regalia. The most tell-tale sign that this is likely not a road-going... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:39 Article Views Rating: 233 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM's new strategy combines brands General Motors Corp., which has long struggled to juggle eight brands ranging from mass market Chevrolet to high-end Hummer, on Wednesday announced plans to streamline its lineups in a move to simplify the organization and create a more focused sales and marketing strategy. As part of the shuffle, GM tapped former Nissan North America sales and marketing chief Mark McNabb to run the premium Cadillac, Hummer and Saab brands. Under the strategy, instead of eight separately run brands, GM will have four... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:37 Article Views Rating: 181 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chryslers exec reveals strategy for future model lineup Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its past performance. Priority on the list of changes has been given to developing a new midsize platform for the all important D-segment. Chrysler’s current offering, the Sebring, has been slammed by both... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:20 Article Views Rating: 200 |
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