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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Survival of the fittest trumps everything at Geneva this year | detnews.com | The Detroit News GENEVA, Switzerland - You can forget the environment, electric cars, fuel cells, hybrids which plug in and those that don't; the theme at the annual Geneva Car Show this year will be survival of the fittest. The European industry faces the worst downturn in living memory, as consumers put off buying cars, worried sick about job security. As they prune their budgets and brace for stormy economic weather, the last thing people are about to do is buy a new car. The current wheels will surely last another... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 196 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Only one U.S. vehicle makes Top 10 picks | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Japanese automakers dominated Consumer Reports influential annual survey of the most reliable vehicles, with Toyota Motor Corp. nabbing five of the 2009 Top 10 Picks released Thursday. Japanese automakers held the top four overall spots in the magazine's survey, which is based on more than 50 tests of 80 different vehicles. The winners ranked high in road tests, reliability and safety requirements. American vehicles were pummeled in the magazine's April survey, which goes on sale Tuesday... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:36 Article Views Rating: 218 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Geneva Auto Show: Italdesign Presents World Fastest Hybrid 2009 Geneva Auto Show is opening its doors next week, but the automakers still try to keep the public intrigued with new projects. Italdesign-Giugiaro has sent to the Internet teaser pictures of what they call “the fastest hybrid in the world” which is going to be unveiled at the Auto Show. Italian company is known for the designs of such vehicles as Daewoo Lanos, Volkswagen Golf, BMW Nazca C2 and Nazca C2 Spider, Fiat Uno, Maserati Coupe and many others. This time Italdesign made partners with... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-25 06:22:51 Article Views Rating: 286 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News The head of the California New Car Dealers Association on Tuesday asked the Treasury Department to provide immediate financial assistance, warning that thousands of dealers nationwide could close their doors this year. In 2008, nearly 10 percent of car dealers in California closed their doors, including 137 of the roughly 1,400 new car dealers. That pace has increased this year, with 23 additional Golden State dealers closing in the first seven weeks of 2009, said Peter Welch, head of the California... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-25 06:22:50 Article Views Rating: 187 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Streamlined Prius garners more fuel savings | detnews.com | The Detroit News As if the Toyota Prius didn't get great gas mileage already, a Japanese aftermarket company has developed a body kit for the car that not only gives it a customized look but also as much as 7 miles per gallon fuel savings. The body kit, developed by Japan's AutoLabo, is sold in the United States through Torrance, Calif.-based D's Club, Inc. D's Club was founded in 2003 by a group headed by Daijiro Inada, one of the father's of Japan's automotive aftermarket tuning movement. In 1983, Inada started an... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-25 06:22:49 Article Views Rating: 177 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda taps research expert as CEO | detnews.com | The Detroit News TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, as chief executive officer and president. Fukui will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-24 09:58:41 Article Views Rating: 258 Main > Car Makers News > Proton > Proton Exora – Multipurpose Vehicle Not very often you can hear from a Malaysian manufacturer, and here is some news from it. Automaker Proton is working on a multipurpose vehicle which is going to dealerships in April. The auto will be sold locally as well as in Thailand and Indonesia.MPV has a new platform that was developed by Proton and is going to be used on some other large vehicles. It runs on a 1.6-liter engine that outputs 125 horsepower. The manufacturer equipped the MPV with standard dual air-bags and dual-zone air conditioning... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:06 Article Views Rating: 473 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 248 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tundra Ducati transporter is template | detnews.com | The Detroit News OK, so you don't have a budget big enough to exactly duplicate this truck, but the 2009 Toyota Tundra Ducati Desmosedici transporter is a project vehicle that can provide a template for your creativity whether you race a motorcycle, snowmobile or bicycle. The goal was to build the ultimate hauler for a 200-horsepower Ducati Desmosedici RR, the first road-legal MotoGP motorcycle, a bike with performance and technology transferred directly from the Ducati Corse Grand Prix team's Desmosedici GP6 racing... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 160 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto team drives imports | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- The vehicles owned by the Obama administration's auto team could reflect one reason why Detroit's Big Three automakers are in trouble: The list includes few new American cars. Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three. The Detroit News reviewed public records to... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 144 |
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