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Main > Car Makers News > Kia > Despite fine performance, Kia's Borrego does little to stand out | detnews.com | The Detroit News With 6 inches of snow on the ground and the white stuff still coming down last December, it seemed like the perfect time to put the 2009 Kia Borrego to the test. The South Korean carmaker may know compacts and sedans, but how well does it know Michigan winters? Turns out, winters, bad roads and good barbeques are just a few of the things Americans and South Koreans have in common. The big SUV tracked right through Detroit's icy roads. There was plenty of power at my disposal. The V-8, the same engine as... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-30 07:07:45 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Focus RS in detail The new Ford Focus RS has easily been one of the most highly anticipated new models for 2009, and with production already well underway, Ford has released every minute detail on its scorching hatch.Over 100 engineers from Ford Europe and Team RS have been involved in the development of the Focus RS, adamant in producing a sports hatch to honour the namesake’s 40-year long heritage. Thanks to this incredible level of intensive engineering development, Ford eagerly boasts that the new Focus RS will... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:33:22 Article Views Rating: 642 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli Review Model Tested: 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, six-speed DSG, three-door - $47,490 RRPThere are some icons in the automotive world that have earned their reputation. The Ferrari Enzo is one such car, with its unbelievably good looks and limited production run, the Bugatti Veyron is another for, well, the obvious. Moving a lot further down the price spectrum we come to the humble Golf GTI, a model that has been around since 1976. Stop and think about that for a moment, how many... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-29 11:23:59 Article Views Rating: 847 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Swedish Government Helps Saab and Volvo The Swedish automakers seem to have good future thanks to their caring government. Last year it has been announced General Motors was ready to give up 4 of its manufacturing companies, one of which was Swedish Saab. Unfortunately, there were no firms interested in the purchase of the Saab shares. Ford wanted in its turn to give up Volvo and unlike Saab, the manufacturer received response from several companies in Europe and Asia.In the middle of December Swedish government in Stockholm approved a... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:04 Article Views Rating: 306 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fuel rule struggle looms for Big Three | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers face an uphill climb in convincing the Obama administration not to grant California and 13 other states the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, but those tougher regulations could come with more federal loans. President Barack Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the request from California and the other states to impose a 30 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions by 2016. He vowed during the campaign to grant California permission... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:56:00 Article Views Rating: 194 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler, Fiat meetings called 'positive' | detnews.com | The Detroit News Fiat SpA management spent time at Chrysler LLC in Auburn Hills over the weekend as the two automakers hammer out details of a proposed partnership, one of many ways Chrysler is working to show its viability in compliance with the conditions of $7 billion in requested government loans. Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne traveled from Italy for an informal meeting described as "positive" by Chrysler Chairman Robert Nardelli in a letter to employees Monday that provided updates on cost-cutting by all... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-27 13:55:58 Article Views Rating: 191 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Car dealers try to survive as economy, sales drop | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- At this year's version of the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, survival has passed maximizing profits as the focus of the event. Thousands of dealers from across the U.S. who gathered Saturday in New Orleans were greeted by workshops entitled "Selling up in a down economy: Taking the bull by the horns" and "Tough times, tougher dealers: Saving your dealership's assets." By almost all accounts, 2009 will be among the toughest years ever faced by the roughly 20,000... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:16 Article Views Rating: 156 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM: Saturn could survive; Chrysler: We'll be viable by spring | detnews.com | The Detroit News NEW ORLEANS -- General Motors Corp. said today the Saturn brand could survive a broad restructuring plan being developed that involves selling, shrinking or killing half of its eight brands. All possibilities are being considered but the options will be narrowed next month when the cash-strapped automaker submits a restructuring plan to Congress, said Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president for North America sales, service and marketing, while talking to reporters during the National Automobile Dealers... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:15 Article Views Rating: 255 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Obama to order emissions waiver review | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will order the Environmental Protection Agency today to reconsider whether California and 13 other states should have the right to impose their own tailpipe emissions standards, officials said Sunday. Obama will also direct the Transportation Department to set an increase in federal fuel efficiency standards for the 2011 model year, as required by a 2007 energy law, but will delay setting 2012-15 requirements, The Detroit News has learned. Last week, California Gov... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:14 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Downturn means it's back to the basics | detnews.com | The Detroit News We were spoiled too long. Minivans that leapfrogged the competition. Outrageously powerful Cadillac concepts as lavish as a rock opera. Luxury sport sedans that came to life as living art on the walls. Most of what you see on the Cobo Center floor at the North American International Auto Show this week was designed and engineered -- "locked in," as they say -- well before the current meltdown in industry sales. Will 2010 be even thinner?But if the show seems a little thin and aired out -- no Porsche... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:12 Article Views Rating: 150 |
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