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Main > Car Makers News > Other > How coneys can solve energy crisis | detnews.com | The Detroit News Hey, Motor City! We are -- literally -- sitting on the answer to America's energy woes. This realization came to Biz Insider as we awaited the new rankings from Men's Fitness for the "fattest cities" in America. Detroit managed to stay in the Top 20 last year at No. 13 thanks to all the coney islands, pizza joints and candy shops in Michigan, though that was down from No. 9 in 2007. But how, you wonder, with all the gluttony and sloth in Motown, can our flabby selves solve the energy crisis? After all... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:46 Article Views Rating: 109 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Prosperous 2009 wishes for the Big 3 | detnews.com | The Detroit News Can you remember a year that you'd rather forget more than 2008? Everything -- stock prices, new car dealers, housing, CD yields, job openings -- tanked, it seemed. Good riddance. So it's time to look forward to the coming year with some New Year's resolutions and a wish-list. • For Detroit's automakers, may U.S. consumers catch a chronic case of "Buy America" fever. The market has collapsed faster than the new Corvette ZR1 can rip from zero to 60 mph, so here's hoping the Obama administration's... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:41 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM workers reach final day at Ohio SUV plant | detnews.com | The Detroit News MORAINE, Ohio -- Workers at General Motors Corp.'s sport-utility vehicle plant in the Dayton suburb of Moraine are working their last day at the factory. Tuesday is the final day of production at the plant, which has been pumping out GM vehicles for the past 27 years. About 1,080 hourly workers are employed at the plant. In June, GM announced it would close the plant because high gasoline prices were driving consumers away from the SUVs made there. GM employed 19,000 workers in the Dayton area in 1999... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-24 05:44:15 Article Views Rating: 139 Main > Car Makers News > Skoda > Skoda confirms the Yeti compact SUV 2009 will see Skoda with some great plans. At the inauguration of its new technology facility in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic Reinhard Jung, Skoda chairman, spoke about two brand new vehicles for next year. First, the brand new Yeti compact SUV, which will showcase at UK showrooms in late summer.Created to rival the likes of the Ford Kuga and Toyota RAV4, the Yeti is all-terrain vehicle with a full-time 4×4 system by Haldex, with a choice of a front-wheel-drive variant for tarmac-only drivers... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:34 Article Views Rating: 186 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > 2010 Mini Crossman Review Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2010 Mini CrossmanTake one Mini Clubman, lift the suspension, add all-wheel drive, and season with SUV styling flavor. That’s BMW’s recipe for a cute new crossover wagon[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:32 Article Views Rating: 316 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Autobild drives the BMW X1 xDrive30i One of the latest BMW concepts that stirred up a lot of controversy between the bimmer fans, is the X1 Concept. The BMW X1, in a concept form, was unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October. A concept that many people believe will not be as useful or successful as BMW predicts. But that’s another story for another day.Since the X1 production version has not been yet unveiled, there weren’t any test drives conducted by press media. The folks at Autobild were given by BMW the privilege to join them at... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:29 Article Views Rating: 138 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: STUD or DUD? 2010 Chevrolet Equinox Launches Early 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX: A COMPACT CROSSOVER FOR ALL SEASONS – AND ALL LIFESTYLES All-new crossover delivers expected segment-best highway fuel economy DETROIT – Chevrolet unveiled the all-new 2010 Equinox, a compact crossover that blends distinctive design with outstanding efficiency. A new, 2.4L direct injection engine helps the Equinox deliver expected best-in-segment estimated highway fuel economy of 30 mpg EPA certification pending – a 25-percent improvement over the previous... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:29 Article Views Rating: 223 Main > Car Makers News > Bentley > Bentley plan to cut CO2 with ethanol comes under fire | detnews.com | The Detroit News Bentley, the British-based luxury carmaker owned by Germany's Volkswagen, reckons biofuels are the key to cutting its carbon dioxide CO2 emissions on the way to a greener future. In the short to medium term, this means embracing ethanol as the main so-called renewable fuel. But, unfortunately for Bentley and the likes of GM, the science points increasingly to this being a dead-end street. Some experts reckon this push for ethanol shows Bentley needs a quick and cheap way to at least appear to be... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:28 Article Views Rating: 224 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Chevy retools Equinox with better fuel economy, modern touches | detnews.com | The Detroit News The 2010 Chevrolet Equinox -- facing stiff competition in the compact crossover segment -- will take on a more trucky look and come with a more fuel efficient engine when it is redesigned for the 2010 model year. General Motors Corp. officially took the wraps off of the new Equinox on Sunday and will introduce the next generation family hauler at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. "The new Equinox will offer best in class fuel efficiency and more utility for a great... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:28 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Ohio workers face final days at GM plant | detnews.com | The Detroit News MORAINE, Ohio -- General Motors Corp.'s financial woes have GM workers around the country worrying about what life without GM might be like. The 1,080 hourly workers at the automaker's sport utility plant in this Dayton suburb are about to find out. For them, life without GM begins Tuesday. That's when the automaker pulls the plug on the plant that over the past 27 years has spit out cars, trucks and SUVs, helped pay mortgages and college educations, and provided a security blanket in turbulent times... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:27 Article Views Rating: 126 |
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