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Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > GM, Chrysler press dealers to order cars in coming months | detnews.com | The Detroit News General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC on Sunday urged dealers to keep ordering new cars and trucks in coming months despite an industrywide sales slump that has kept vehicles piling up on dealer lots. During a meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention, Chrysler told dealers it will launch a major push to get retailers across the country to order vehicles, and consumers to buy them, ahead of a March 31 deadline to convince the government the automaker can survive. Chrysler and GM... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:13 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > The Cadillac of hybrids: Lots to love as Escalade ups fuel efficiency | detnews.com | The Detroit News Whenever I leave Detroit, I take special note of the vehicles people drive. It's my informal survey of the current automotive market. I've sat outside of LAX and observed all the vehicles dropping off loved ones -- not a GM, Ford or Chrysler in the bunch. Same goes in Miami and New York City. Foreign cars rule. So imagine my surprise when I pulled behind a 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid while driving around Los Angeles. It was big and black and intimidating from the seat of a midsize sedan. As I drove... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:11 Article Views Rating: 256 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid: Delivers green and more | detnews.com | The Detroit News It's green. Literally, figuratively, psychologically. The 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid dropped off at The News downtown office for me to test drive was jasper pearl green. Its sheet metal shimmered in the cold air, an effervescent omen of the mind games it was about to play on me. During a few minutes of comprehensive research on color meaning Google, I quickly learned that green is a calming hue that denotes nature, tranquility, luck and youth. That's why studios have "green rooms," people new to a job are... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 06:38:04 Article Views Rating: 255 Main > Car Makers News > Other > No-shows put two startup luxury electric carmakers in spotlight | detnews.com | The Detroit News Two California startup makers of luxury electric cars can thank Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. for crowds they are drawing at Detroit's auto show. Nissan skipped the show and the international media attention that goes with it and Honda canceled a briefing on models as U.S. auto sales reached a 16-year low. The spotlight then turned to Fisker Automotive Inc., which hasn't shipped its plug-in hybrid, and Tesla Motors Inc., the maker of only 147 battery-only Roadsters. Now the little-known car... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:52 Article Views Rating: 189 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Big 3 stay out of inaugural limelight | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers are all but invisible at this year's presidential inauguration -- canceling receptions, not sponsoring balls and leaving most executives at home. That's a far cry from past inaugurations when the companies were major event sponsors. In 2005, Ford Motor Co. donated $250,000 to George W. Bush's inaugural committee, and the Dearborn automaker, General Motors Corp. and then-DaimlerChrysler AG each sponsored a reception at upscale venues that were attended by the... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-20 11:04:52 Article Views Rating: 165 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Putting consumers back in the driver's seat | detnews.com | The Detroit News What happens to a consumer-driven economy in the absence of consumers? It stalls. It goes nowhere. That's so obvious, it's silly. But judging from the way many politicians, financial institutions and businesses have handled the current recession, not many people in power seem to get it. If you want proof, try this: Go to Google. Insert the phrase "to lay off employees." Insert the company or industry of your choice in front of "to lay off employees." Here are two recent examples: "Alcoa to lay off... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Mazda, Ford alliance complex | detnews.com | The Detroit News Ever since Ford Motor Co. said it would sell its controlling stake in Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. in November, the two automakers have insisted that their close, collaborative relationship will not change. The reality is more complex. Behind the scenes, walls are going up in Hiroshima and Dearborn. Ford employees have been instructed to stop sharing confidential information with their Mazda colleagues, while Mazda has barred Ford staff from attending some meetings. Many of these moves are driven by... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-19 14:46:59 Article Views Rating: 222 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is slashing domestic production by 64,000 vehicles in February and March to trim inventories and adjust to a drastic slide in global demand. It also is extending a four-day week at its U.S. production facilities. The news comes on the heels of media reports Thursday that Japan's No. 3 automaker is likely to post an operating loss in the fiscal year through March. Since September, Nissan has announced several domestic production cuts for a combined reduction of... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:15 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green vehicle stimulus unveiled | detnews.com | The Detroit News House Democrats unveiled an $825 billion stimulus bill that includes $3.5 billion to dramatically increase U.S. battery research and speed the adoption of more fuel-efficient vehicles. The money for advanced battery support includes $2 billion -- half in loans and half in grants -- and $200 million to encourage electric vehicle technologies. The bill also calls for $300 million to retrofit older diesel engines and replace some diesel vehicles, such as school buses, and use $400 million to help state and... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:14 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Japan: No subsidies for automakers | detnews.com | The Detroit News Alone among the countries with big auto-making industries, Japan has not offered aid to its car manufacturers even though they, too, are struggling in a severe global downturn. China, Germany, France, Russia and the United States all have announced relief measures, including rebates for customers, government loans to automakers and, in the case of Russia, tax increases on imports. In Japan, Nissan Motor Co.'s CEO Carlos Ghosn has called on the government to take steps to boost new vehicle sales, which... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:14 Article Views Rating: 151 |
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