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Main > Car Makers News > Subaru > 2009 Subaru Forester gets IIHS Top Safety Pick The redesigned 2009 Subaru Forester has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award, earning the highest rating of ‘good’ in the Institute’s front, side, and rear tests. The tough criteria of the tests of the IIHS safety rating has been designed with the intention carmakers will continue to improve safety of their vehicles, and it appears to be working. Last year there were just 13 vehicles that qualified for the award, while this year there have already... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-18 04:24:01 Article Views Rating: 167 Main > Car Makers News > Mercedes-Benz > 2009 update for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Mercedes-Benz has updated a model that has been in production for 29 years and remains nearly identical to the original 1979 version. The model is the G-Class off-roader, short for Geländewagen cross-country vehicle, and despite being the longest-serving passenger vehicle in Mercedes’ 122 year history the SUV is subject to continual updating to keep it in touch with the latest in technology. While the exterior has largely been left untouched, the car has received several major updates to its... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:48:00 Article Views Rating: 3888 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > 2012 launch expected for Audi Q1 Audi bosses have hinted at launching a new compact SUV-crossover positioned below the recently revealed Q5 but an even smaller soft-roader is expected to be launched to help the carmaker reach its goal of delivering 40 different models by 2015. The new entry-level soft-roader is likely to be called the Q1 and latest reports claim it won’t come onto the market until late 2012 at the earliest. Rising fuel prices are causing buyers of large SUVs to downsize to smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:56 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi Q5 debuts in Beijing Audi has added a second model to its Q-car lineup with the unveiling of the all-new Q5 SUV at the Beijing Motor Show this weekend. The new car is designed to rival new entrants like the Mercedes-Benz GLK, which also debuted at the Beijing event, as well the current BMW X3 and Lexus RX range. The new Q5 measures 4.63m in length wheelbase is 2.81m, 1.88m across and sits 1.65m tall. It also has a class-leading drag coefficient of 0.33. To save weight engineers used aluminum for much of the vehicle’s... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-20 07:58:51 Article Views Rating: 280 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi to launch Q7 hybrid this year Audi will beat its German rivals in the hybrid race with the launch of a petrol-electric Q7 SUV due at the end of the year. The announcement was made by Audi board manager Frank Dreves, who revealed today that the hybrid SUV is being developed together with Porsche and that future collaboration on electronic architectures with the sports carmaker was possible. Dreves also revealed that Audi would increase its modular design practice and standardization of components – a process where a number of... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:36:04 Article Views Rating: 195 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler expects to be profitable within 3 years With Chrysler’s new owners Cerberus Capital Management making the hard and fast decisions, the carmaker is now on track to return to profitability. Even with the worsening U.S. economy and fluctuating exchange rates and commodity prices, CEO Bob Nardelli is confident Chrysler will be profitable within the next couple of years despite predictions the market will remain sour. Analysts expect U.S. auto sales to fall to 15.5 million cars this year, down from 16.1 million last year, but despite his... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:08 Article Views Rating: 181 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler needs only half of its SUVs Now that Chrysler is in private hands the tough decisions are coming hard and fast. Last year we saw officials axe cars like the PT Cruiser convertible, Pacifica, Crossfire and Dodge Magnum, and now there are reports that even more models will be dropped from the current lineup. Earlier this month Chrysler revealed its new ‘Project Genesis’ turnaround strategy with which it plans to drop overlapping models that share common platforms and compete in similar segments. The carmaker’s President, Jim... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:50 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler wants small cars as soon as possible The Detroit 3 are hoping to change their reputation for chiefly supplying petrol-thirsty SUV’s, with a view to getting small and mid-sized vehicles onto the market as soon as possible and one of the most active among the trio is Chrysler. The carmaker’s co-president and former CEO, Tom LaSorda, has echoed this view, stating that Chrysler is engaged in building a new global mid-sized vehicle under its Project-D program. While Project D focuses on creating a new global mid-size car, Chrysler is... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:02 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chryslers exec reveals strategy for future model lineup Chrysler has announced it will undertake major changes to its product lineup in order to compete on the world stage. The strategy outlined by its executive VP for product development, Frank Klegon, reveals a car company struggling to adapt to a changing world market but with potential to change its past performance. Priority on the list of changes has been given to developing a new midsize platform for the all important D-segment. Chrysler’s current offering, the Sebring, has been slammed by both... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:20 Article Views Rating: 184 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Detroit looking forward to 2010 turnaround The past decade hasn’t been a success story for any of the Big Three American automakers, and the past year has been particularly tough. But as new, more fuel-efficient models and revised union contracts come into play starting in 2010, Detroit thinks it has a future worth looking forward to. Sales early this year have been slipping rapidly from the SUV and pickup-truck-focused market of the past several years, with the share of SUVs slipping from 8.4% of the market in 2007 to 4.4% through the... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-02 06:47:52 Article Views Rating: 118 |
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