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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > McCain says Chrysler unlikely to survive | detnews.com | The Detroit News Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Chrysler Group LLC is unlikely to survive, despite receiving nearly $15 billion in government loans. McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, reiterated his opposition to the $80 billion auto industry bailout begun by President George W. Bush last December. "No, I don't think we ever should have bailed out Chrysler and General Motors," McCain said in Arizona, where he was serving as grand marshal of at the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at the Phoenix... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-16 07:55:20 Article Views Rating: 161 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Sneak peek: Chrysler 300 | detnews.com | The Detroit News In one of the first signs of life we've seen at Chrysler in a while, this development car for the next-generation Chrysler 300 has been spotted. This modestly camouflaged mule likely has the 2011 front end grafted onto a current 300C SRT8 body to conduct airflow testing. A new motor, along with the new "LY" chassis, may also be underneath the body. The LY chassis will be a heavy rework of the current LX chassis. Some current components will be carried over. Fiat is said to be planning future cars on the... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-16 07:55:02 Article Views Rating: 108 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Ariz. shop revives vintage cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Tucson's classic cars are the keys to success for the Saguaro Automotive Group. The business is geared toward breathing new life into vintage automobiles through repair and restoration. Its 6,000-square-foot facility buzzed with activity on a recent weekday afternoon. A 1966 Corvette in the showroom awaited minor upgrades to raise its technical inspection score with the National Corvette Restorers Society. Another Corvette, a 1979 model, sat parked at a work station for a custom paint job and full... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:12 Article Views Rating: 58 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC will put up to 150 employees of its Kenosha, Wis., engine plant on indefinite layoff starting March 23. The move is in response to languishing auto sales, said Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan. To avoid closing the plant completely the company will reduce the speed of the two assembly lines, a move that requires fewer workers, Morgan said. The plant employs about 800 workers, including about 630 members of the United Auto Workers union. The moves do not affect Chrysler's plans to introduce... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Phoenix concept car for American urban environment Future transportation concepts give the world hopes to deliver eco-friendly vehicles that will be far better both in technology and looks. However, all this exists conceptually and we are still not near any such technology that could provide high-speed sporty vehicles with zero emission electric engines. Phoenix is another such conceptual design for American urban life. This machine is in itself a try to blend freedom, strength, and flexibility, with a special concern to our gradually deteriorating... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:33:51 Article Views Rating: 2257 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Exquisite green machines Royal College of Arts has truly crafted some royally spectacular designs of concept cars that do not yet soar in to the skies but look almost good enough to go around as alien creations that are crafted for inter-planetary journey travelling at the speed of light. Being constantly in touch with almost every single concept car design on a daily basis and having seen more than a few personally it is pretty hard to get surprised anymore consistently. But once in a while amazing designs like this come along... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 08:03:58 Article Views Rating: 2638 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Sneak peek: 2010 Grand Cherokee | detnews.com | The Detroit News The Grand Cherokee will have an all-new platform, one it will share with other vehicles, including the next-generation Dodge Durango and Mercedes ML class. The 2010 Grand Cherokee will be offered in 5-passenger and 7-passenger configurations. Sources report that the Grand Cherokee "looks a lot like the Trailhawk concept, but with somewhat sharper lines." Chrysler's new Phoenix V-6 engine will be available in the Grand Cherokee in 3.3L and 3.6L displacements. A 4.7L V-8 and 5.7L HEMI are likely also in... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:13 Article Views Rating: 154 Main > Auto Shows > Other > Future Electric Cars Electric cars already have a proven track record for success, albeit a limited one. If you've seen the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" you'll already know that General Motors introduced the EV1 as a lease vehicle only to recall it and crush it because of a dispute with the California Air Resources Board. The past electric... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-16 07:24:02 Article Views Rating: 509 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Next-gen Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger to beat CAFE standards, get 8-speed auto It's pretty obvious at this point that Cerberus doesn't want to keep Chrysler, and turbulent economic realities have scuttled what few available prospects there would have been for new ownership. Some have openly wondered whether team Pentastar is even working on new products at all. Product development VP Frank Klegon insists that new Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models are on their way, and he points to the next 300/Charger as proof. Klegon told Automotive News at the LA Auto Show that the 2011 redesign... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:13 Article Views Rating: 143 Main > Auto Shows > Other > The All-New Phoenix SUV Powered by the revolutionary Altairnano lithium titanate battery pack, Phoenix Motorcars’ zero-emission, all-electric Sport Utility Truck SUT can cruise on the freeway at up to 95 m.p.h. while carrying five passengers and a full payload. The Phoenix Motorcars SUV will be introduced in 2008, having a range greater than 100 miles, and can be recharged in less than 10 minutes with an off-board charging unit or trickle-charged overnight when plugged into a 220V power source, similar to the SUT... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 06:39:19 Article Views Rating: 372 |
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