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Main > Car Makers News > GM > Obama says GM survival essential to U.S. economy | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- President Barack Obama visited a General Motors Co. automobile assembly plant Tuesday hard hit by the industry downturn and hailed economic recovery efforts that will put more than 1,000 workers here back on the job next month. In his first visit to an automobile plant since the November election and since General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC emerged from bankruptcy court, Obama said "automakers are getting back in the game," and defended the government's $50 billion investment, and ownership... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:38 Article Views Rating: 86 Main > Car Makers News > GM > Obama hails recovery efforts in visit to GM plant | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- President Barack Obama visited a General Motors Co. automobile assembly plant Tuesday hard hit by the industry downturn and hailed economic recovery efforts that will put more than 1,000 workers here back on the job next month. In his first visit to an automobile plant since the November election and since General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC emerged from bankruptcy court, Obama said "automakers are getting back in the game," and defended the government's $50 billion investment, and ownership... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:36 Article Views Rating: 68 Main > Car Makers News > Renault > Dominance of electrics sparks car talk; Renault has 4 | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- France's Renault SA stole the spotlight at the Frankfurt Motor Show, unveiling four electric cars and pledging to bring them to market at affordable prices within three years. Most automakers displayed concept or production vehicles demonstrating advances in electric car technology, which has emerged as a dominant theme of the show. Volkswagen revealed an e-Up electric show car along with new sporty cars loaded with horsepower, and PSA Peugeot Citroen showed an electric car based on Mitsubishi Motors... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:35 Article Views Rating: 63 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tougher market expected for U.S. in Europe | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Detroit's automakers are occupying less space at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and in the European auto market, after shedding brands and assets to get through a global industry downturn that hit them especially hard. General Motors Co. will essentially be fielding one brand in Europe -- Chevrolet -- once it completes the sale of its two European brands, Saab of Sweden and Germany's Adam Opel GmbH, which GM has owned since 1929. Ford Motor Co. is more successful in the region, but it also will be... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:35 Article Views Rating: 57 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is going to be the largest one this year. It is opening tomorrow, on September, 15. This is not only the major German exhibition, but the largest one worldwide, so all automakers are working for the best presentations at the show. It is obvious than all German manufacturers will present their best models there. Some great debuts will take place tomorrow: the production versions of Audi R8 convertible, BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Mini... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:21 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Other > VW showcases range of new models in Frankfurt | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- In a scene reminiscent of General Motors in its happier days, Volkswagen AG rented out a big hall here to display a slew of new models. They ranged from humble Volkswagens to roaring roadsters, in the most extravagant soiree of the Frankfurt Motor Show. The variety of cars on display "demonstrate that we have not only the widest range of brands but the best, and something for every customer," said Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn. Among the new models was an ultra-clean VW-brand electric... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:15 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Autos ready to shine anew | detnews.com | The Detroit News Last fall, as auto executives gathered for Europe's biggest car show, the industry teetered on the precipice of the worst downturn in 30 years. This week, executives from a recomposed auto industry convene in Frankfurt in a cautiously optimistic mood: "The worst is behind us," said Christoph Strmer, an analyst at forecasting firm IHS Global Insight. Now, he said, "the feeling is, we've passed it, we've survived it, we're still in business." Still, industry executives and analysts remain apprehensive... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:12 Article Views Rating: 53 Main > Car Makers News > Nissan > Nissan GT-R blurs line between video games, reality | detnews.com | The Detroit News I finally understand why Godzilla stomps into a city and breathes fire everywhere. He just wants to be noticed. When you're the biggest, baddest Lacertilia on the block, people should run away screaming in fear. That's how most people react to monsters. But in Detroit, if it doesn't wear a bow tie, blue oval or come with a cross-haired grille, people just don't seem to take interest. When Nissan Motor Co. called to tell me there was a spare 2010 Nissan GT-R sitting around and wondered if I could squeeze... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:51 Article Views Rating: 62 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Behemoths to the fore in Frankfurt as sales window threatens to shut | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It will be like going to one of Frank Sinatra's final performances for visitors to the Frankfurt Car Show. They will come away saying we might never see the likes of that again. Children and grandchildren will one day hear barely believable tales of long extinct, gas guzzling 150 mph beasts like Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and Porsches which were on show at the 2009 Frankfurt Car Show. Anybody could buy them, as long as they had the money. The global car industry is on... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:50 Article Views Rating: 51 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Car dealers fight slow sales after end of Clunkers | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- As Gene Butman Ford opened its doors Saturday, salesmen outnumbered the shoppers looking at a depleted stock of cars and trucks, and it didn't appear that many customers were ready to buy. Like many dealers across the country, the dealership in Ypsilanti Township is suffering from a Cash for Clunkers hangover, and Sales Manager Paul Grahl isn't sure when it will end. "We're getting some traffic, but my business is a long way from healthy," said the longtime salesman. "We suspect it's going to be 90... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:42 Article Views Rating: 44 |
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