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Main > Car Makers News > Opel > 2009 Opel Insignia by Steinmetz Modifying Opels is the forte of the German tuner Steinmetz, having worked with the brand for the past several decades and having to wait in excess of five years to ultimately design the latest 2009 Insignia saloon. Not unexpectedly, Steinmetz is one of the primary firms to work with the vehicle, making available a series of styling and handling modifications to match the sales opening of the vehicle.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:54:02 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Europe beats GM Europe if the worst happens in Detroit | The Detroit News | detnews.com Ford of Europe looks best placed to survive the fallout of any Detroit Big Three financial disaster. GM Europe's future looks cloudy, while some European experts are trying to look past the current market turmoil for signs the automotive industry can emerge from the wreckage slimmed down but healthier. While it's not yet clear how Washington will finally deal with the bailout requests from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor, experts and academics fear an orderly Chapter XI bankruptcy may be the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:15 Article Views Rating: 115 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Europe beats GM Europe if the worst happens in Detroit | The Detroit News | detnews.com Ford of Europe looks best placed to survive the fallout of any Detroit Big Three financial disaster. GM Europe's future looks cloudy, while some European experts are trying to look past the current market turmoil for signs the automotive industry can emerge from the wreckage slimmed down but healthier. While it's not yet clear how Washington will finally deal with the bailout requests from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor, experts and academics fear an orderly Chapter XI bankruptcy may be the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 07:57:29 Article Views Rating: 118 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM not sending any bailout money to Brazilian operation A story has surfaced on the Latin American Herald Tribune a publication we hadn't previously heard of stating that General Motors was planning to invest $1 billion in it's Brazilian operations to update its South American products. So far, that part of the story is true. However, that's where the truth apparently ends. The story goes on to say that GM plans to use money obtained from the proposed government bailout package to pay for the Brazilian investment. We contacted General Motors to check on the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-24 08:19:10 Article Views Rating: 130 Main > Car Makers News > Other > EU competition chief: Avoid car subsidy race | The Detroit News | detnews.com BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's competition chief said Friday that Germany and France should avoid entering a global "subsidy race" to bail out the ailing car industry. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the current rules already allow for plenty of aid to car companies for research and environmental technologies. She said governments should resist harking back to old-fashioned subsidy handouts to save jobs, as such national measures would only acerbate problems in other EU... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-21 14:30:46 Article Views Rating: 88 Main > Car Makers News > GM > German Company Offers GM $1.3 Billion To Buy Opel And Turn It Green Solarworld AG, Germany's third- largest solar company, will offer to buy the German operations of General Motors Corp.'s Opel division and transform it into a green carmaker. The solar-panel maker wants the world's largest carmaker to pay it about 1 billion euros $1.3 billion to take over Opel's 25,700 German workers, the Bonn-based company said today in a statement. GM would also have to cut ties with the Ruesselsheim, Germany-based company it acquired in 1929. Solarworld slumped as much as 21 percent... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:39:08 Article Views Rating: 119 Main > Car Makers News > Ferrari > No supercar left behind: edo competition modifies Ferrari FXX to be street legal It seems that edo competition is determined that no supercar be left untouched. They've developed upgrades for the Porsche Carrera GT, Maserati MC12 Corsa, Ferrari Enzo, and now they've got their hands on a Ferrari FXX racecar. They claim to have made the car road legal by installing a new windshield, hand brake and all necessary lighting. A new suspension system with adjustable compression and damping and a modified exhaust system have also been fitted. We thought more would have been required to make... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:39:06 Article Views Rating: 127 Main > Car Makers News > GM > German solar energy company offers to buy Opel from GM General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has already stated that the only brand in his company's portfolio up for sale is HUMMER, but apparently this hasn't stopped interested parties from making their play for other marques under the General's umbrella. News broke today that German solar energy company SolarWorld has offered GM nearly $1.3 billion USD for the Opel brand that's sold exclusively in Europe. Broken down by Euros, SolarWorld is offering 250 million euros cash and another 750 million in bank credits... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:39:04 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Lamborghini > LA 2008: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder unveiled LIVE When we got word that Lamborghini was bringing a new model to the LA Auto Show, it wasn't hard to guess what it would be: the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. Sun-loving Californians would all drive convertibles if they could, making Los Angeles an ideal venue for the debut, and Lamborghini has a habit of following up its coupe models with a drop top version. Our hunch was confirmed earlier this morning when pictures flooded the internet, and we know have live shots from the show floor, along with more details... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:38:51 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Car of the Year in Europe Last year Fiat 500 became the European Car of the Year. An Italian car is a pretty obvious result for an award like this. This year it is a little different. There were seven finalists this year judged by 59 jurors. The COTY jury is made out of motorist journalists from 23 European countries. The award ceremony took place in Paris, on November 17. Opel Insignia was announced 2009 Car of the Year in Europe, which was great news for General Motors after all the sad stages the company is going through... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:38 Article Views Rating: 91 |
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