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Main > Car Makers News > Other > New hybrid garbage truck efficient in city | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- It sounded like a garbage truck and smelled like one, too. Aside from the giant pastoral scene on its side, it even looked like a standard-issue New York City garbage truck. But the 36-ton refuse collector that rumbled out of the Department of Sanitation's Central Repair Shop in Queens last month with a reporter on board was equipped with a diesel-electric powertrain, one of just a handful of hybrid garbage trucks being tested around the country. This one was built by Mack Trucks, which is part of... Full article... Article added: 2009-12-09 06:12:11 Article Views Rating: 123 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > 3 show interest in Saab deal | detnews.com | The Detroit News Potential suitors for General Motors Co.'s Saab Automobile are surfacing a week after the collapse of a deal to sell the Swedish carmaker to Koenigsegg Group. Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Merbanco Inc. and Renco Group Inc. are sounding out a possible deal, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. However, it said the parties have not submitted written proposals for GM's board to review at its monthly meeting next week. GM was expected to wind down Saab after Koenigsegg pulled... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-30 08:57:53 Article Views Rating: 123 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Analysts predict the sales shape of 2010 | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Auto executives and analysts are digging deep into the alphabet to find the letters to describe the kind of recovery they expect from the industry's deepest downturn in 30 years. "I think we're going to have a different recovery shape in Western Europe, central Europe and Eastern Europe," said Wayne Brannon, head of General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand in Europe. "A lot of people are telling me that Western Europe is turning the corner. I expect we'll have solid U-shaped growth." Many other... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:59 Article Views Rating: 312 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Fiat chief to reveal Chrysler plan in Nov. | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC, told reporters here that he would present a restructuring plan for the U.S. automaker in November. Marchionne, who spoke briefly with reporters during a tour of the Frankfurt Motor Show, did not elaborate. Asked about Fiat's goal to create a group with sales of between 5 million and 6 million vehicles, Marchionne said that could be achieved with Chrysler once the economy and car markets stabilize Fiat owns 20 percent of Chrysler... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:58 Article Views Rating: 306 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Sneak peek: 2010 Volvo S60 | detnews.com | The Detroit News When Volvo's sleek S60 reaches dealerships, it will -- except for the so-called suicide doors -- very closely resemble the stunning concept shown at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. With a coupe-like roofline, the all new S60 will add sex appeal to the once boxy and somewhat boring Volvo lineup. The S60 will eventually be offered with a high-efficiency gasoline turbocharged direct-injection 1.6-liter engine mated to a twin-clutch transmission -- with an estimated-combined 47 miles per... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:56 Article Views Rating: 319 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: 80 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: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Geely Is Serious about Volvo Selling a big auto manufacturing company is not easy and quick. It has been almost a year since the American automakers announced that they would like to give up certain brands. Some deals are already over, but the others have not found good buyers so far. A Chinese company Geely Automobile has joined the bidders that want to purchase Volvo Car from Ford. While making this bold step the Asian manufacturer has admitted that it would not be able to complete the deal without help. The chief-executive of... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-14 04:08:51 Article Views Rating: 97 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > SUV luxury with downsized guilt: the Audi Q5 | detnews.com | The Detroit News The most astonishing thing about my time in the 2009 Audi Q5 was that I actually took it off road, with dirt and everything. Granted, I was in West Los Angeles, where the creeks burble with Bollinger and raccoons wear rhinestone collars. Nonetheless, for most buyers in the compact luxury sport-utility segment, my little excursion on a home construction site might as well have been crossing the Gobi. You know these vehicles. Indeed, you cannot swing a rhinestone-wearing raccoon on the Westside without... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-27 07:30:08 Article Views Rating: 110 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > Fiat Takes over One More Company The Italian automobile company, Gruppo Bertone or Carozzeria Bertone specializes on car styling, coach building and manufacturing. Since 1912 it has been improving the images of various Italian cars among which are Lamborghini Miura, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and the Fiat X1/9. It has also done some designing work for foreign manufacturers like Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda and Citroen.Since early 2008 Bertone has been under court protection from bankruptcy. Several representatives... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:59 Article Views Rating: 215 |
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