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Main > Car Makers News > Daimler > Daimler trucks won't cut German production hours | The Detroit News | detnews.com STUTTGART, Germany -- The head of Daimler AG's truck business said it does not plan to cut working hours at its German plants in the immediate future, despite the economic downturn, but would not rule out further savings in the United States. Andreas Renschler told The Associated Press on Monday that the truck business isn't reducing its work week now for employees "and the way things look now, it won't come in the first half of 2009." The company is planning to cut back most of its part-time help by... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:09 Article Views Rating: 216 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > Crossing over to Chevrolet: All-new Traverse joins GM's growing crossover family | The Detroit News | detnews.com The hardest reviews to write are the ones in which a vehicle doesn't connect with me. Love one or hate one and the words flow like the Detroit River in the spring. Passionate cars create passionate critics. But the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse is one of those vehicles that never tugged on my heart or ignited that certain . I wanted to feel the man-machine connection, but after a week of testing the Traverse, I can honestly say that I may love it, but I'm not with it. It's not the Traverse's fault, it's mine... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:08 Article Views Rating: 267 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford, Volvo lead growing list of safest vehicles | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- Dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, made the insurance industry's annual list of the safest vehicles, helped by the growing adoption of anti-rollover technology. For the 2009 model year, Ford and Volvo have 16 vehicles on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's list of the safest cars, followed by Honda Motor Co. with 13 vehicles, the institute said Tuesday. Seventy-two cars, trucks and SUVs received the top safety pick designation for the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:15 Article Views Rating: 123 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford, Volvo lead growing list of safest vehicles | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- Dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary, made the insurance industry's annual list of the safest vehicles, helped by the growing adoption of anti-rollover technology. For the 2009 model year, Ford and Volvo have 16 vehicles on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's list of the safest cars, followed by Honda Motor Co. with 13 vehicles, the institute said Tuesday. Seventy-two cars, trucks and SUVs received the top safety pick designation for the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 07:57:29 Article Views Rating: 121 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Consumers cautious about effect of auto bankruptcy | The Detroit News | detnews.com NEW YORK -- Cash-strapped General Motors insists declaring bankruptcy would be disastrous because it would scare away customers. It's unlikely Chevrolet and Cadillac owners would be left with worthless warranties and no replacement parts, but the headlines about the Detroit Three's dire situation may already be keeping buyers away. "If GM is under the imminent threat of bankruptcy or actually declares bankruptcy, I would not consider a GM product," said Kevin Ketels, who might replace his family's 2004... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-24 08:19:09 Article Views Rating: 89 Main > Car Makers News > Other > A Day At The Los Angeles Auto Show - Agent 00J Asks the Questions He Thinks You Want Answered In His Search For the Truth! The LA Auto Show has been a ritual that I have enjoyed for 12 years now. For the last 8 of those 12 years, this annual rite of passage has been enjoyed with the company of my brother in law, a car fanatic himself.In preparing to go to the show this morning, Agent 001 e-mailed me a list of "must see" cars and items at the show.The list did not go ignored, however a list of my own began to form as I watched the people at the show as much as I watched the cars themselves.Although in no... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-23 11:29:13 Article Views Rating: 85 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM to cut car output quickly | The Detroit News | detnews.com DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. told workers Friday it will make further production cuts at several factories, according to people briefed on the discussions. GM announced it will keep closed for an additional week in January plants in Orion Township, Oshawa, Ont., and Lordstown, Ohio, and canceled a weeklong shutdown in Wentzville, Mo., the week of Dec. 8. The Detroit automaker also moved up a temporary weeklong shutdown in January at its plant in Kansas City that makes the Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-23 11:29:05 Article Views Rating: 134 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Prospects for Big 3 aid package grow dim | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- A bid to grant Detroit's Big Three automakers $25 billion in loans this week was on the brink of collapse after the automakers' chief executives spent two days testifying before Congress and failed to win many allies. Lawmakers worked feverishly late Wednesday to hammer out a deal acceptable to all sides, but it seemed a long shot at best. "We have to face reality, and reality is we've tried a number of different approaches," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said late Wednesday... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:38:50 Article Views Rating: 66 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Hot for Fusion hybrid | The Detroit News | detnews.com LOS ANGELES -- The big news for Ford Motor Co. is not the stylishly restyled sedan triplets the company will unveil this morning at the Los Angeles Auto Show. For sure, the 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ are vastly improved with new powertrains, reworked front ends and upgraded interiors. They will come teeming with technology and offer midsize sedan customers everything they want. But will they put a dent in the segment that Toyota Motor Corp. rules with the Camry? Probably not... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:36 Article Views Rating: 67 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Dealers try to hold on as Big 3 drama plays out | The Detroit News | detnews.com General Motors Corp. dealer Bill Shotwell tried something new last month at the North Carolina State Fair. Just past the vendors selling deep-fried Snickers bars, wedged between the Kiddieland Fun Park and the livestock exhibit, he created a mini-showroom with a full line of Saturn models. The Raleigh dealer thought the novel approach might snag some customers. About 5,000 people an hour filed past the Sky sports car. "The common phrase from people was 'That's a Saturn?' " Shotwell said.He may... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-17 13:26:18 Article Views Rating: 75 |
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