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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM's directors to review Opel sales deal in November | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co.'s board of directors will review the latest developments in the protracted talks for the sale of its Adam Opel GmbH subsidiary on Nov. 3, the company said Friday. GM also announced it had boosted its holding in GM Daewoo Automotive & Technology to 70.1 percent after being the sole subscriber to a share offer for the South Korean carmaker. Both units, GM Daewoo and Rsselsheim, Germany-based Opel, face cash shortages because of the severe industry downturn that drove GM into bankruptcy... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:43 Article Views Rating: 45 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Consulting firm charges GM $23M | detnews.com | The Detroit News A consulting firm is charging General Motors' bankruptcy estate more than $23 million for three months' work leading up to and following one of the largest corporate bankruptcy filings in U.S. history. According to a quarterly report filed Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, crisis management firm AP Services LLC charged GM and its bankruptcy estate $23 million for about 90 days work and expenses that included airfare, hotels, meals, rental cars and other expenses. U.S. bankruptcy Court records give the... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:42 Article Views Rating: 41 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Old GM billed $23M in bankruptcy filing | detnews.com | The Detroit News A consulting firm is charging General Motors' bankruptcy estate more than $23 million for three months' work leading up to and following one of the largest corporate bankruptcy filings in U.S. history. According to a quarterly report filed Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, crisis management firm AP Services LLC charged GM and its bankruptcy estate $23 million for about 90 days of work and expenses that included airfare, hotels, meals and rental cars. U.S. Bankruptcy Court records give the most detailed... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:39 Article Views Rating: 34 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Noise issue creeps up on electric cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you have driven a pure electric or hybrid car you will know the problem. You can be ready to move off from a parked position and people standing around the vehicle do not get out of the way. And it's simply because the traditional cue, engine noise, is absent. Now, as a growing band of advanced plug-in hybrid and battery-powered models -- cars that use their batteries most, if not all the time -- nears production, the problem is gaining more attention. Custom sounds possibleAuto industry safety... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:38 Article Views Rating: 32 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green-off: Hybrid models put to the test | detnews.com | The Detroit News "I want a hybrid." I've heard that from more than one reader, and I have come to realize that most people don't really know a thing about hybrids. Not all hybrids are created equal and not every hybrid will fit into every garage the same. First, let's define "hybrid." These are cars that run on gas and electric drivetrains. Some carmakers don't like the idea of hybrids because they have to create two powertrains for a single vehicle. Consumers, however, don't seem to mind. These cars are not the final... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:34 Article Views Rating: 18 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi Q5 delivers luxury performance | detnews.com | The Detroit News Welcome to the race Audi. When the German luxury sport carmaker brought out the Audi Q5 this year, you just knew it was going to be good. This is not just another luxury crossover. It's one with attitude, and once you hop behind the wheel, you'll come to believe that it doesn't know it's a crossover, it thinks it's a car. Technically, there's some truth behind that. The Q5 is built off of the same platform as the Audi A4, so the car-like ride should be expected. But it's the combination of this... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:32 Article Views Rating: 21 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mercedes C-Class might Be Built in the U.S. While American auto manufacturers are moving their production to Mexico and China, the foreign companies come to the U.S. to assemble cars in the country where they are going to be sold. It appears to be cheaper to move the production to the U.S. than to import the assembled vehicles from other countries. Mercedes-Benz has just announced that it also wants to expand production of C-Class vehicles to the North American country. The plan is in the consideration right now, but if it is approved, the... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:20 Article Views Rating: 82 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM Works on Fix-Itself Cars GM has posted interesting information at the official company’s blog about the new vehicle they are planning to make. The GM research and development manager, Alan Taub, has made a statement that the cars they are making “won’t crash and eventually will drive themselves”. The new vehicle will be ready for the 2015. It is going to combine “lane-keeping and stop-and-go adaptive control”. The body of the car will be built of shape-changing material, Nitinol: it is a new alloy of nickel and... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:19 Article Views Rating: 81 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Drivers Give Names to Cars According to the survey held by Swinton, the British leading high street retailer of car insurance, 80% of drivers give some kind of pet name to their vehicle. The majority of cars with “names” belong to women: 88% ladies tend to make up a name for their autos. Mainly the choice is based on the color of the vehicle, but some prefer to call it after a favorite celebrity 13% or after the driver’s lover 4%. It is also interesting, since English language does not give genders to nouns, people can make... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:19 Article Views Rating: 82 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > New Police Cars from Chevrolet At the annual convention of the International Association Chiefs of Police in Denver, CO, General Motors has announced that it is developing a new car which will be able to carry Caprice police package for 2011. The Pontiac G8 based sedan will turn into 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police car with long wheelbase from Australian Holden Caprice and strong 6.0-liter V8 engine from Commodore SS. In fact, the cars will be made with a choice of V6 and V8, but only second one will be available for 2011. The... 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