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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Confidence, credit key to buying revival | detnews.com | The Detroit News As the Detroit auto show strives to put an upbeat spin on a beaten down market, the big question remains: What will it take to bring buyers back to showrooms? Most analysts say it boils down to two factors: confidence and credit. Both are equally important. Consumers need to feel confident about buying a car or truck, a purchase that for most is second only to a home. That confidence should stem from a general sense that the economy is recovering, or at least on the path to recovery, and from a belief... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-16 06:07:12 Article Views Rating: 131 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Forget 2013 -- Detroit rolling out '09 winners | detnews.com | The Detroit News The electric revolution may have taken hold at the North American International Auto Show on Sunday as the world's auto industry gathered in Detroit, but not one EV-anything will resuscitate these major companies. Yes, the Jeep Patriot EV Chrysler LLC introduced is cute. The Cadillac Converj has an interesting name spelling -- and is a great way to make use of the Chevrolet Volt's underpinnings -- but General Motors Corp. won't sell one of them this year. These vehicles are important, but in an... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:16 Article Views Rating: 176 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Big 3's hybrid message: We will survive; we will be green | detnews.com | The Detroit News Kicking off the most important auto show of a crucial year, Detroit's Big Three automakers unveiled stylish, fuel-efficient and high-tech vehicles Sunday aimed at winning back customers from import brands and countering doomsayers and critics in Washington and across the country. "You can't look at the array of cars that we've brought up on stage today and say these guys don't get it, these cars are ugly, and these cars don't perform," said GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, the Detroit industry's most eloquent... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:09 Article Views Rating: 252 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Distinctive 2009 Mazda6 is a worthy competitor in its class | detnews.com | The Detroit News In society, you're considered to have arrived when you meet or exceed the expectations of your contemporaries. That's a fair characterization of the 2009 Mazda6. It has arrived as a worthy competitor to the leaders among mid-size sedans -- the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord -- as well as contenders like the Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Malibu, Volkswagen Passat and Ford Fusion, and some luxury cars as well. That's not to say the 6 wasn't a decent car before. But it was smaller and more of a sports sedan than... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-12 06:34:06 Article Views Rating: 247 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto sales skid: Recovery rests on stimulus | detnews.com | The Detroit News After barely making it through the worst year for auto sales since 1992, Detroit's Big Three expect consumer demand to remain very weak in the first half of 2009 but begin to recover in the second half. Auto executives on Monday said they were pinning their hopes on President-elect Barack Obama's plan to introduce a massive stimulus package to revive the flagging economy and encourage consumers to start spending. Last year, U.S. car and light truck sales plunged 18 percent to 13.24 million vehicles as... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:18 Article Views Rating: 129 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Hybrid hype only for a few | detnews.com | The Detroit News Forget what you think about hybrids for a minute and consider a few facts. They cost more than most people can -- or will -- pay; they provide fuel efficiency benefits only for specific and limited driving conditions; and the technology isn't going to solve America's oil issues. Sure, they're still somewhat trendy, and select members of Congress as well as Hollywood hypocrites regularly remind people that they drive the so-called green machines. Good for them and for the few others in America who are... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-07 09:36:16 Article Views Rating: 157 Main > Car Makers News > Ferrari > Save the Earth: Drive a Ferrari - How’s this for a convenient truth? Priuses spew out 78 times as much CO2 as Ferraris! Amid the huffing and puffing on Capitol Hill and elsewhere about jacking corporate average fuel economy CAFE for new vehicles to 35 mpg by 2020 or up to 50 mpg if you happen to live in California while reducing tailpipe emissions to the level of an ant fart, it seems the world has overlooked this surprising statistic: Toyota Priuses are 78 times more toxic to the environment than Ferraris. Furthermore, they consume 78 times the amount of gasoline.Be Sure to Check out The San Diego and Detroit Auto Show... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:56 Article Views Rating: 264 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Fusion Is the Best at Fuel Efficiency Though the whole world appreciated Toyota and Honda for fuel efficient hybrids, according to the data Ford overcame it being certified for a very good gas usage. Most often the people who want to save on fuel go to a dealership to buy a Toyota Prius, but the most fuel efficient car of this brand is Camry Hybrid, which gets 34 mpg on highway and 33 mpg in the city limit. Honda Civic is a little better than that using up to 35 mpg in the city. Ford Fusion has been tested in Allen Park, Michigan this week... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:50 Article Views Rating: 173 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Vehicle recalls plunge | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Automakers recalled 10.2 million vehicles last year, down nearly 30 percent compared with 2007 and the lowest number of vehicles called back for repairs since 1994, preliminary government statistics show. The decline came as the total number of recall campaigns jumped more than 9 percent to a record 642 from 588 in 2007, and those linked to investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rose to a record 233, up from 98 in 2007. The improvement in the number of autos... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:48 Article Views Rating: 120 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Gettelfinger: Change policies to aid auto industry | detnews.com | The Detroit News This new year, we've got a huge task ahead of us: Restructuring the American auto industry for a viable, long-term future. It won't be easy -- just as it wasn't easy to win the emergency bridge loans which give us a chance for a brighter tomorrow. When we went to Washington seeking to help so that U.S. carmakers could weather the current economic crisis, many in the Beltway used this as an excuse to beat up on American companies and American workers. Then a funny thing happened: A lot of somebodies... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-03 09:19:48 Article Views Rating: 109 |
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