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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM's greener HCCI engine shows promise | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Don't knock it until you try it. A very simplified way to look at General Motors Corp.'s HCCI engine is to think of it as the old engine knocking. Remember turning off your car and listening to the engine still running in that clunk, clunk kind of way? Instead of using a sparkplug to ignite the fuel, the heat trapped in the cylinder and pressure created by the piston pushing up would ignite the remaining fuel. It was never a pleasant experience as it sputtered and coughed. For decades, GM has been... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 68 Main > Car Makers News > Pontiac > Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky General Motors' acting CEO Fritz Henderson has said the Wilmington, DE plant that currently produces the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky could be sold if a buyer was interested in producing the two roadsters. "If someone were to approach [us] with a proposal that made good sense for our people, we'd be open to it," Henderson told Autoweek. The move would ape Chrysler's plan for the Dodge Viper's production facilities, allowing another automaker to take control and continue building the niche... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-12 07:46:17 Article Views Rating: 219 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Routan minivan After years of popularity among families as the quintessential people and stuff hauler, the minivan class is in a definite decline. The minivan first became a significant part of the American automotive marketplace in the mid-1980s with the introduction of the Dodge Caravan. For years it reigned as the king of family movers, and for good reason. Most minivans can carry at least seven passengers, and if space for stuff is needed, seats can be folded flat, folded into the floor, or even removed all... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-21 06:08:11 Article Views Rating: 269 Main > Motorsport > Other > 2009 Scion tC Vehicle Highlights The 2009 Scion tC lineup loses its Spec Package model. This 2-door hatchback is otherwise unchanged. The tC is a 2-door hatchback coupe sold by Toyota's youth-oriented division. It has a 160-hp 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine and a 5-speed manual transmission or optional 4-speed automatic. Available safety features include ABS, a driver knee airbag, front side airbags, and curtain side airbags. Neither traction control nor an antiskid system are offered. The front-passenger seatback... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-16 07:36:02 Article Views Rating: 311 Main > Motorsport > Other > 2009 Saturn Sky Vehicle Highlights The 2009 Saturn Sky lineup gains a new trim level. This two-seat convertible shares its basic design with the Pontiac Solstice, but differs in styling, features, and price. Like Solstice, Sky has rear-wheel drive, 4-cylinder engines, and a manual-folding soft top with a heated glass rear window. The top folds into the trunk. The base Sky has a 173-hp 2.4-liter engine. The high-performance Red Line has a turbocharged 260-hp 2.0-liter engine. Both offer 5-speed manual transmission and... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-16 06:56:18 Article Views Rating: 298 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM bleeds; aid talks heat up | detnews.com | The Detroit News Pressure is mounting on General Motors Corp. to secure additional federal aid and money-saving concessions from the United Auto Workers and bondholders in light of the automaker's $30.9 billion loss last year. GM revealed its fourth straight annual loss -- the second-worst in the company's 100-year history -- on Thursday, hours before Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner met with President Barack Obama's auto team, which is overseeing the automaker's restructuring and repayment of $13.4 billion in federal... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:36 Article Views Rating: 263 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 248 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto team drives imports | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars. Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three. The Detroit News reviewed public records to... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Hummer > Chinese SUV maker denies reports it may buy Hummer | detnews.com | The Detroit News SHANGHAI -- Sichuan Automobile Industry Group, a small SUV maker in central China, denied a report Tuesday that it is in talks to buy GM's Hummer line, in the latest wave of speculation over potential global brand acquisitions by Chinese automakers. "Who made up that joke? Sorry, I've never heard of such a purchase plan," said an assistant to the general manager of Sichuan Auto Industry, who like many media-shy Chinese would only give his surname, Chen. "We have no energy to consider making bids for... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 14:55:40 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News AUTOS 775 Delphi jobs to be slashed near SaginawBUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP -- Nearly 800 jobs are being eliminated at the steering division of Delphi Corp . near Saginaw. The cuts announced Monday are hitting 425 hourly workers and 350 employees who are on salary. They will kick in March 1. "We've anticipated this for some time," said Mike Hanley, president of United Auto Workers Local 699. Workers with low seniority can leave and get a severance package or put their name on a recall list. The white-collar... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 14:55:40 Article Views Rating: 145 |
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