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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 248 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler takes steps in quality | detnews.com | The Detroit News The first thing Doug Betts did when he arrived at Chrysler LLC in October 2007 to oversee quality was define the term so everyone would be on the same page to fix problems. The Auburn Hills automaker had not scored well in quality surveys, which has been costly in terms of lost sales. Betts noted similarities to problems he encountered as a troubleshooter at Nissan Motor Co. following poor product launches in 2003. Months of brainstorming at Nissan became Chrysler's gain, as Betts said he knew within... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan 370Z to appear at MIMS Nissan’s all-new 370Z will make its first Australian appearance at this year’s Melbourne International Motor Show.The first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since the 350Z arrived in 2003, the more aggressively cut 370Z features more prominent wheel arches, distinctive light clusters and is also shorter with its wheelbase shortened by 100 mm, wider and lower than its predecessor. Inside, the signature triple dash mounted dials remain though with enlarged primary dials for a balance of... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-10 08:19:04 Article Views Rating: 364 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Foreigners seek access to untapped lithium | detnews.com | The Detroit News UYUNI, Bolivia -- In the rush to build the next generation of hybrid or electric cars, a sobering fact confronts automakers and governments seeking to lower their reliance on foreign oil: Almost half of the world's lithium, the mineral needed to power the vehicles, is found in Bolivia -- a country that may not be willing to surrender it easily. Japanese and European companies are busily trying to strike deals to tap the resource, but a nationalist sentiment about the lithium is building quickly in the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:57 Article Views Rating: 165 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Downsizing the right way: 2009 Nissan Maxima replaces size with style | detnews.com | The Detroit News Times are tougher than boiled brisket. That's nothing new to Detroit. We've been chewing this entree for years, and we find little solace that the rest of the country finally gets a seat at our table. At least we have a country song written about us. There's always a silver lining -- even if it's a tarnished silver plated one. Optimism, you see, is free. The 2009 Nissan Maxima makes me optimistic. Finally, a big sedan undergoes a redesign and comes out smaller. Nissan chopped off nearly 4 inches in... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-05 07:31:56 Article Views Rating: 200 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Eleven Finalists for World Car of the Year Are Announced The results of the fifth annual World Car of the Year WCOTY competition will be announced at the2009 New-York Auto Show in April, but the journalists have already made the list of the 11 finalists. It is interesting that only European and Japanese autos are participating this year leaving American, Asian Chinese, Korean and Indian and Australian manufacturers behind. The majority of candidates for WCOTY Award come from Europe. They are German Audi A4, Volkswagen Golf VI and BMW 7 Series, French Citroën... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:54 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit Auto Show to reduce media preview days | detnews.com | The Detroit News Media previews at the North American International Auto Show will begin a day later beginning next year, organizers said Thursday, moving to Monday from the traditional Sunday start. The new schedule shortens media previews by automakers to about 30 events and eliminates the extra half day of press conferences, said Doug Fox, senior co-chairman of the show. "There are two primary days. But the move was made for a very good reason: The customers we serve asked for the changes." Exhibitors had complained... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:51 Article Views Rating: 134 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fuel rule struggle looms for Big Three | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers face an uphill climb in convincing the Obama administration not to grant California and 13 other states the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, but those tougher regulations could come with more federal loans. President Barack Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the request from California and the other states to impose a 30 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions by 2016. He vowed during the campaign to grant California permission... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:00 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan chief Ghosn: Auto makers in defensive mode | detnews.com | The Detroit News RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The head of one of the world's largest car companies said Sunday that auto manufacturers are going to be in defensive mode for the next couple of years as they cope with the economic meltdown. Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn also said he expects manufacturers to reduce their investments and inventory as car sales continue to fall. Ghosn said that in 2007, global auto sales were 69 million cars, while last year it was 63 million. But the trend in the past two to... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 205 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM: Saturn could survive; Chrysler: We'll be viable by spring | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. said today the Saturn brand could survive a broad restructuring plan being developed that involves selling, shrinking or killing half of its eight brands. All possibilities are being considered but the options will be narrowed next month when the cash-strapped automaker submits a restructuring plan to Congress, said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North America sales, service and marketing, while talking to reporters during the National Automobile Dealers... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 255 |
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