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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler is in a race that already started | detnews.com | The Detroit News Time is not on the side of Chrysler Group LLC. I say this not because CEO Sergio Marchionne doesn't have a track record of turning around businesses, because he does. Nor because the men and women of Chrysler can't deliver the upgraded cars and trucks promised at Wednesday's marathon confab. They can. Time is not on Chrysler's side because the clock clearly favors crosstown rivals Ford Motor Co. and, yes, General Motors Co. -- both of which have killer products in showrooms, right now, that deliver on... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-07 12:21:55 Article Views Rating: 5 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Sneak peek: Opel Antara | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you thought the end of the Saturn brand would affect only car buyers in America, think again. The Opel Antara on the roads today has shared a body and interior with the Saturn Vue. Now that the Vue is going away, the Antara needs a new body double. Judging from our spy photos, it appears GM will give Opel a version of the Chevy Captiva. The new Opel grill is easy to see through the camouflage on this prototype, along with some impressive looking projector headlights. A chrome-ringed, lower grill... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-05 10:37:15 Article Views Rating: 12 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Launch of GM's Cruze delayed 3 months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Co. said it has delayed the launch of its Chevrolet Cruze small car about three months until the third quarter of 2010 to ensure a flawless launch. The delay also will give GM time to produce all variations of Cruze models, the automaker said Wednesday. It was not related to any problems associated with earlier Cruze launches in Europe or China, GM spokesman Klaus-Peter Martin said. Industry analyst Erich Merkle of Autoconomy.com has not heard of any problems associated with the Cruze... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-30 06:56:25 Article Views Rating: 59 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Biden to discuss future of former GM plant in Del. | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that a California luxury automaker will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at a former General Motors plant in Delaware. The White House said Sunday that Biden, a former senator from Delaware, will make a major announcement about the future of the former GM plant in Wilmington, Del., along with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and state officials. Fisker Automotive of Irvine, Calif., plans to revamp GM's Boxwood Road facility to build... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:40 Article Views Rating: 41 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW Z4 roadster offers enlightening ride | detnews.com | The Detroit News Here are a few automotive rules to live by: Downshift the turn. Don't text message or e-mail friends, colleagues or any prince from Nigeria behind the wheel. Own a roadster before you die. Perhaps, it's because I'm in my midlife years -- at 41, I'm certainly hacking through the back nine -- that I've developed such an affinity for drop-top two seaters. Or, maybe, it was just that I was sitting behind the steering wheel of the 2009 BMW Z4 roadster. Every time I fired up the 3-liter direct injection... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-11 05:04:30 Article Views Rating: 34 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Rapper Ludacris gives away cars to contest winners | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Talk about a one-man stimulus package: Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars to people who wrote about their struggles to keep their jobs for a lack of wheels of their own. Ludacris said he was taken aback after reading thousands of essays by people struggling or unable to buy cars needed to get to and from work or find jobs. The 31-year-old rapper felt he could step in and move them ahead, partnering with a suburban Atlanta dealership for Sunday's giveaway. "People are getting laid... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-08 05:29:19 Article Views Rating: 48 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Remaining GM dealers face tough standards, sales goals | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- General Motors Co. dealers who survived the automaker's bankruptcy were told Friday they will have to average higher sales and spend more updating their facilities. Some will also have to get used to selling smaller, more fuel-efficient and better-equipped vehicles than during the industry's SUV-crazy heyday. GM executives met with 430 dealers from around the Midwest at the Rock Financial Showplace as part of a nine-city tour to discuss the future of the automaker's four core brands: Chevrolet... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-31 06:03:56 Article Views Rating: 85 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Survey: More U.S. cars make grade | detnews.com | The Detroit News There may be fewer people buying cars from Detroit's Big Three -- but they're enjoying them more. According to a University of Michigan survey, people who purchased vehicles from the automakers are happier with their cars and trucks than a year ago, as domestic vehicles close the satisfaction gap with their imported competitors. The improvements in satisfaction come from Detroit's most-disgruntled customers giving up on the domestic automakers, leaving a core of buyers who appreciate their recent... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-18 10:50:15 Article Views Rating: 115 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:54 Article Views Rating: 65 Main > Car Makers News > Other > MX-5 Miata owns the entry-level sports car market | detnews.com | The Detroit News For two decades, despite challenges here and there, Mazda's MX-5 Miata has owned the popular-priced sports car market. It was a sensation when it appeared in 1990 as the embodiment of the traditional open two-seater, dominated for generations by roadsters and convertibles from Great Britain. They included the Austin-Healey Sprite, 100 and 3000; Lotus Elan; MG TC, TD, A, B and Midget; Triumph TR and Spitfire, and Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger. All offered top-down exhilaration with a low center of gravity and... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:37 Article Views Rating: 28 |
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