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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | The Detroit News | detnews.com Delphi Corp ., a bankrupt former parts subsidiary of General Motors Corp . trying to exit court protection, will burn through $633 million in cash from December through March, or almost half its reserves. The company provided the information as part of an effort to persuade lenders to extend the term of its bankruptcy operating loans, according to a U.S. regulatory filing Wednesday. Delphi is in talks with its lenders and GM to extend its so-called debtor-in-possession loans past their Dec. 31... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:33 Article Views Rating: 90 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Thumbs Up! Auto Express Takes A Shot At What Jaguar's New XF Will Look Like What a stunner! This is Jaguar’s new super coupé – a two-door sports car poised to take the Big Cat into uncharted territory by locking horns with the Audi A5 and BMW 3-Series Coupé.Expanding the highly successful XF range, the new coupé will combine striking looks with real driver appeal by adding a dramatic body to the saloon’s sporty underpinnings.As Auto Express revealed in Issue 1,039, the XF Coupé is a key part of a new model strategy by Jaguar’s... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:20 Article Views Rating: 204 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche Says Taking Over VW Was About Preserving The Future Largely overlooked in the Detroit Big Three death watch/three-ring circus has been one of the most incredible examples of clever stock trading in modern history. And it happened at a car company.Last month, Porsche surprised the world by announcing it had acquired a nearly 43% stake in Volkswagen with an option to buy 32% more. Without anybody noticing, wee little Porsche, maker of scarcely 100,000 cars a year, had cornered a 75% position in VW, which cranks out nearly 6 million vehicles.Porsche's... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:20 Article Views Rating: 142 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Panamera Palooza: 28 Additional Shots Slip Out Of Porsche HQ Three-quarters of a year prior to market launch, Porsche has released the first official photos the new Panamera. Porsche’s unique four-seater was conceived and designed as a four-door grand touring sports car, combining numerous talents in typical Porsche style: sporting driving dynamics, a spacious interior, and the supreme comfort of a Gran Turismo. Joining the 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars as well as the Cayenne SUV, the Panamera is Porsche’s fourth model series. The Panamera... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:20 Article Views Rating: 121 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche buys a Tesla Roadster for analysis Remember the electric-powered Ruf Porsche Cayman we saw last month? Well, the executives at Porsche weren’t to happy with the car and are rumored to be working on their own lithium-ion-powered prototype. And that’s where the American made Tesla Roadster comes in.According to a Tesla spokes person who spoke with Inside Line, “A Porsche senior engineer actually came over a few weeks back, and he was seriously analyzing the car in every detail.”Nonetheless, just like every other Tesla Roadster... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:19 Article Views Rating: 136 Main > Car Makers News > Pontiac > Pontiac G8 GXP laps Nurburgring in 8:30 In comparison, the E60 BMW M5’s record lap is 8:13. That car starts at $85,100 and betters the G8 GXP by 92 HP. The Porsche Boxster S is two seconds slower than the G8, despite weighing over 800 Lbs less and retailing for $15,700 more.So basically, the G8 GXP gives you the performance of a Porsche Boxster S and the practicality of an M5 with the price tag of a Pontiac.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:17 Article Views Rating: 228 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS Porsche makes sports cars backed by a rich tradition and race history. The thought of something wearing the badge that's also able to cart around your family and a load of their assorted junk was once laughable. Today, of course, that thought manifests itself in the form of the Porsche Cayenne. Even now, the idea of the Porsche SUV still seems wrong. Sure, the red Cayenne GTS in the Autoblog Garage has a spec sheet that looks exciting on... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Pics Aplenty: 20 new Porsche Panamera photos pop up online Nearly two dozen more photos of the Porsche Panamera have emerged following the first official pics that arrived late last week. The latest images show a rear-wheel-drive, 400-hp 4.8-liter Panamera S in graphite, an all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S with optional PCCB ceramic brakes in blue and the 500-hp Panamera Turbo in silver. We'll assume the Panamera Turbo, like the current 911 Turbo, will also be fitted with permanent AWD. The adaptive HID headlights, LED tail lamps and four bucket seats are also... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:12 Article Views Rating: 140 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Moving on up! Chinese automakers move out of Cobo basement thanks to Detroit no-shows With the pull out of Porsche, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Ferrari, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce, Nissan and Infiniti from this year's Detroit Auto Show in January, there's a lot of empty space on the show floor of Cobo Hall that needs to be filled. Chinese automakers will be the direct beneficiary of everyone's lack of interest in Detroit, as both BYD Auto and Brilliance will be moved out of the basement, otherwise known as Michigan Hall, and onto the main floor of Cobo for the first time. They'll be occupying... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:10 Article Views Rating: 101 Main > Car Makers News > Mitsubishi > Mitsubishi pulls out from 2009 Detroit Auto Show The 2009 Detroit Auto Show will open its doors at Cobo Hall eight weeks from now. It is reported that Mitsubishi won’t be there. Like other high-profile car companies, including Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, Suzuki, and Porsche, the Japanese automaker has pulled out due to cost.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:32 Article Views Rating: 151 |
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