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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM sells Opel to Magna, Sberbank | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. will enter into the latest of a series of alliances in key overseas markets after agreeing to sell control of its German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH. GM said it was planning to sell 55 percent of Opel to Canada's Magna International Inc. and Sberbank of Russia, the German government's preferred bidders. The U.S. automaker will retain 35 percent, forming a three-way partnership. "We're very experienced and very successful in collaborative business models," said John Smith, group vice... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:05:03 Article Views Rating: 56 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM offers 60-day, cash-back guarantee | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co., trying to woo consumers after a trip through bankruptcy, will launch a new advertising campaign Monday touting a 60-day money-back guarantee featuring GM Chairman Ed Whitacre. The move is a bid to boost slumping sales and market share at a crucial time for the automaker, and for GM executives under government pressure to improve the company's fortunes. GM, which received $50 billion in federal aid, is pouring millions into the "May the Best Car Win" campaign. The promotion will urge... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:55 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Gadgets in race to keep drivers safe, multitasking | detnews.com | The Detroit News It's shaping up to be a shootout to manage and balance human behavior, convenience and public safety. But will it be the smart handheld device or the intelligent car that crosses the finish line first? The race to seamlessly synchronize car and driver, easing traffic congestion, enhancing safety while still allowing us to multitask is falling short even as cars adopt more high-tech devices. For now, lawmakers are forcing motorists to choose between driving and texting. One in four motorists admit to... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:50 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Horn kids add new language to cars' vocabularies | detnews.com | The Detroit News Is the roar of a finely tuned engine or that very particular exhaust note the only aural signature of your customized vehicle? If so, consider this statement from Drew Hoffman, an automotive aftermarket parts producer: "A horn is your audio statement to the world." Also consider a friend who recently bought a used Mazda Miata. He didn't find the tone of its standard horn as satisfactory as the car's driving dynamics, so he went to the aftermarket. Now, his car sounds just like a Ferrari -- at least from... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:49 Article Views Rating: 30 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW Z4 roadster offers enlightening ride | detnews.com | The Detroit News Here are a few automotive rules to live by: Downshift the turn. Don't text message or e-mail friends, colleagues or any prince from Nigeria behind the wheel. Own a roadster before you die. Perhaps, it's because I'm in my midlife years -- at 41, I'm certainly hacking through the back nine -- that I've developed such an affinity for drop-top two seaters. Or, maybe, it was just that I was sitting behind the steering wheel of the 2009 BMW Z4 roadster. Every time I fired up the 3-liter direct injection... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:30 Article Views Rating: 39 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Rapper Ludacris gives away cars to contest winners | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Talk about a one-man stimulus package: Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars to people who wrote about their struggles to keep their jobs for a lack of wheels of their own. Ludacris said he was taken aback after reading thousands of essays by people struggling or unable to buy cars needed to get to and from work or find jobs. The 31-year-old rapper felt he could step in and move them ahead, partnering with a suburban Atlanta dealership for Sunday's giveaway. "People are getting laid... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-08 05:29:19 Article Views Rating: 52 Main > Car Makers News > Other > No chaos emerges as Samoa changes driving side | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Car horns and sirens sounded, church bells rang out and roads were crowded with vehicles and smiling drivers Monday as Samoa became the first country in decades to officially switch from right-side to left-side driving. Hundreds lined streets in the capital, Apia, to witness the early-morning switch on the country's highways as police manned scores of checkpoints and warned drivers to keep their speed down. The government is bringing Samoa in line with Australia and New Zealand to encourage some of... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-08 05:29:18 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Buick > Buick Is Popular in China Although General Motors does not have much success with Buick in Europe, the American luxury car is doing great in China. The Asian customers are so ready to buy Buick autos that the number of sold vehicles in China in August is four times as much as in the U.S. GM was expecting good deals in China and delivered 152,365 cars to the Chinese customers; this is 113% from last year. However even in its boldest dreams the American automaker did not expect to sell a record breaking 1,111,401 units in the full... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:14 Article Views Rating: 69 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mustang Is the Best Sport Car Again The 2010 Ford Mustang won the new test of sporty cars and coupes held by Consumer Reports. It showed to be better than Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. The Mustang was qualified as “an even more balanced and satisfying driver's car than ever before.” The pony car was rated “very good” by scoring 78 points at the overall road test. It was praised for “strong suspension, communicative steering and the most agile handling”, according to the senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-07 18:08:14 Article Views Rating: 53 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Volkswagen Changes Porsche Politics Volkswagen is really working on the restructuring plan for Porsche. After all the details of the merge will be settled, the German automaker wants to make a “massive U-turn in Porsche’s product plan”. The fans of latest Cayenne SUV and Panamera sport sedan should hurry up and purchase the last vehicles before their production stops completely. Volkswagen agrees with some critics saying that the small sport-carmaker has damaged its reputation staring building heavyweight off-roaders and sedans... 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