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Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda producing wetlands, soybeans as well as cars | The Detroit News | detnews.com MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Honda Motor Co. is constructing wetlands to cleanse water that flows through its property. Soybeans grown on company land are harvested and shipped overseas for sale. Willows that sprout up are donated to feed a moose at a nearby zoo. And -- oh yes -- Honda also builds automobiles. Automakers around the nation are involved in more than just pumping out cars and trucks. Many have taken steps to improve the environment near factories, save energy, make a little extra money and benefit... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-24 08:19:09 Article Views Rating: 148 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Don't forget American automakers' history of goodwill | The Detroit News | detnews.com NEW YORK -- It is easy to feel disassociated from Detroit in this city of imported products, services, celebrities and mannerisms. It is easy to laugh at the stumbling, homegrown industrial giants of the Midwest in this bastion of urbanity and sophistication that makes money the old-fashioned way -- changing it from one hand to another, often at profitable interest rates; and then running to the federal government for help when the elaborate Ponzi scheme of lending, borrowing and insuring comes crashing... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-23 11:29:05 Article Views Rating: 86 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > LA AUTO SHOW: Nissan's Iconic 370z Gets Edgy With This Redo In the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z® since its re-introduction as a 2003 model, nearly every piece and component has been rethought or redesigned – shorter wheelbase, greater use of lightweight body materials, new engine with more horsepower and improved fuel economy, a new 7-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, a world's first synchronized downshift rev matching system for the manual transmission, new high quality driver-centric interior and new available... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:39:07 Article Views Rating: 127 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > LA 2008: Nissan debuts all-new 370Z [w/VIDEO] Nissan dropped the final cover off its all-new 2009 370Z at the LA Auto Show today. While we've been looking at pics of the two-place coupe since last month, today Nissan gave us pricing base MSRP of $29,930 and a slew of technical info at the roll-out follow the jump for the details. Regardless of how you feel about the new styling, it will be hard to dismiss the significant improvements Nissan made to the interior of the new car. The materials, fit, and finish are all excellent... especially if you... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:39:05 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Mercury > LA 2008: 2010 Mercury Milan stays out of the fray Click above for high-res image gallery of the Mercury Milan It's almost hard to believe that a few months ago Mercury was headed for the River Styx. Now it's slated to live, although life is only slowly returning. The Mercury Milan sat up on its plinth at the LA Auto Show today and didn't do much – not even turn – but it didn't look too bad. The revamped model has a new grille, fenders, hood, front and rear fascias, and a cleaner underbody for aerodynamic reasons. Inside gets more leather... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-20 08:38:56 Article Views Rating: 164 Main > Car Makers News > Mercury > LA 2008: Mercury debuts 2010 Milan We'll spare you from going over the laundry list of changes for the new 2010 Mercury Milan since you've already read about them in the post above on the 2010 Ford Fusion. Both cars share a lot in common, so instead we'll tell you what's different between them. The 2010 Milan gets its own redesign that includes new front and rear fascias, which we see as big improvements over the current model that further separates, at least visually, the Mercury from its Blue Oval brother. The Milan also only gets two... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:44 Article Views Rating: 188 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto design firm sparkles at Vegas show | The Detroit News | detnews.com LAS VEGAS -- Murray Pfaff's eyeballs need a rest after a week at the Specialty Equipment Market Association SEMA Show, where hundreds of customized vehicles and the makers of the parts used to customize them gather yearly. With so much to see, "I just try not to go blind," said Pfaff, whose Royal Oak-based Pfaff Designs draws and often builds custom cars for a variety of individual and corporate clients. Five of Pfaff's designs were on display at SEMA this month. They were a special Chevrolet Corvette... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:36 Article Views Rating: 87 Main > Car Parts > Other > Cenex Drives UK’s Vision for Low Carbon Road Transport Cenex co-hosts the UK’s largest low carbon vehicle event Milbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire, Tuesday, 28th October 2008Milbrook, 28th October, 2008 – Cenex, the UK’s first national centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, in partnership with the Technology Strategy Board is today hosting a National Low Carbon Vehicle Event at Milbrook Proving Ground.Representing the largest gathering of the UK’s low carbon automotive supply chain to date, today’s... Full article... Article added: 2008-10-28 15:39:58 Article Views Rating: 258 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant Other self looks like we won't be acquainted with to wait in lieu of the paris Motor Show as far as get our earlier glimpse of the 2009 audi RS6 sedan and it's lesser a6 siblings. 0-liter gasoline TFSI four-pot, a 290 hp, 2. The forementioned woolen mill that powers the avant manifestation allows the sedan towards heavy right foot towards 60 in 4. An s-line package includes 18-inch clockworks and a sports suspension that drops the exasperate height by 30mm. Dynamic Ride Control reduces period and roll... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-28 07:52:04 Article Views Rating: 558 Main > Car Makers News > Lotus > 2009 Lotus Evora With its stunning visual impact, exhilarating all-round dynamic performance, innovative chassis technology and high levels of luxury, packaging and convenience, the Evora heralds an exciting new era for Lotus.The first all-new Lotus since the iconic Elise made its debut in 1995... Full article... Article added: 2008-08-14 07:36:04 Article Views Rating: 719 |
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