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Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo MiTo Review and Prices Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2011 Alfa Romeo MiToIf all goes well, the headline-grabbing Fiat-Chrysler alliance will deliver a stylish premium small car to lead the U.S. return of a storied Italian brand. MiTo is Alfa Romeo’s answer to the BMW Mini Cooper--and will need to be as popular to give the new partnership a chance.What We Know About the 2011 Alfa Romeo MiToAlfa Romeo is known for sports cars like Dustin Hoffman’s iconic ride in “The Graduate,” but it... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-05 06:45:25 Article Views Rating: 366 Main > Car Manufactures > Volkswagen > The Volkswagen Caddy EcoFuel: Gas Power And Cleaner Emissions Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will have the only compact panel van in the UK to be powered by compressed natural gas CNG when the Caddy EcoFuel goes on sale this summer. The larger Caddy Maxi EcoFuel, offering an extra 1.0 m³ of loadspace, will be introduced simultaneously as another practical, alternatively-fuelled choice for green-conscious van operators. The VW Caddy EcoFuel has been developed as part of Volkswagen’s broad environmental research programme. It went on sale on... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-04 08:45:52 Article Views Rating: 196 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC will put up to 150 employees of its Kenosha, Wis., engine plant on indefinite layoff starting March 23. The move is in response to languishing auto sales, said Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan. To avoid closing the plant completely the company will reduce the speed of the two assembly lines, a move that requires fewer workers, Morgan said. The plant employs about 800 workers, including about 630 members of the United Auto Workers union. The moves do not affect Chrysler's plans to introduce... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 181 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: 287 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > New Ford center crashes cars to lower repair costs | detnews.com | The Detroit News INKSTER -- Ford Motor Co. smashes up its cars to save you money. Then it crashes its cars and trucks again to try and save you even more money. The newly opened Paint and Body Technology Center uses information from the crashes to find new ways to lower vehicle repair costs, executives said Monday. The 10,000-square-foot facility, which was built at a cost of $650,000 through a partnership with suppliers, brings Ford's repair and crash safety experts together. "Our bottom line for this new initiative is... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-24 09:58:39 Article Views Rating: 254 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 > GM > U.S.-German working group to seek help for GM's Opel | detnews.com | The Detroit News BERLIN -- Germany's new economic minister says he has arranged an informal working group with the U.S. treasury secretary aimed at finding a way to save General Motors Corp.'s German-based Opel unit. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said in comments published in the Bild am Sonntag weekly Sunday that he had contacted Timothy Geithner in Washington about setting up a working group in hopes of finding a way to secure the future of Adam Opel GmbH. "I will use my first visit to the U.S.A. in March to hold further... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-23 15:09:05 Article Views Rating: 251 Main > Week in Photos > Other > Volkswagen Caddy To Return To The Track For More Success Following its best-ever track results in 2008, hopes are high that the coming season of the Volkswagen Racing Cup might provide even greater success for the world's only racing van – the VW Caddy TDI. The crowd-pleasing Caddy van will be back in the hands of its regular pilot, Peter Wyhinny, for the 2009 season, and with some fine-tuning in the workshops of Volkswagen Racing UK, he hopes to improve on the three podium finishes the turbodiesel van delivered last year. 'The Caddy is now... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-18 16:05:51 Article Views Rating: 176 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Beetle Convertible Blush For those who are in love and want to give the best present to the owners of their hearts Volkswagen of America offers 2009 Beetle Convertible neatly called “Blush”. The name reflects the car’s look: the body is painted in White Gold metallic while the convertible top and interior are made in red. Blush is mostly made as the standard 2009 Beetle Convertibles: it has 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine that outputs 150 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. It is equipped with the... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-17 14:55:41 Article Views Rating: 369 |
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