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Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Swedish Government Confirms Discussions With Volvo and SAAB The Swedish government confirmed Monday it is in talks with General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. after a report that the U.S. automakers are seeking support for their struggling Swedish brands Saab and Volvo Cars."We are obviously in talks with Saab, Volvo, GM and Ford all the time, considering the difficult situation," government spokeswoman Lisa Warn said.Warn declined to give details on the talks, but said the European Union's tough competition regulations restrain the options for the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:50 Article Views Rating: 242 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Swedish Sell-A-Thon! Ford reconsiders selling Volvo Ford announced today that it's "re-evaluating strategic options for Volvo Car Corporation", which in plain English means that it may sell the Swedish brand that it's owned since 1998. The Dearborn-based automaker says this re-evaluation will take about three months, during which Ford and Volvo will work together as they always have. While the sale of Volvo will be no doubt be decided upon during this time, Ford has also said it will be working on propping Volvo up as a stand-alone business since the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:46 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Other > UAW mulls reopening contracts to aid Big 3 | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- As Detroit's Big Three are poised to present their business plans to Congress today justifying quick approval of $25 billion in emergency loans, the United Auto Workers has called an emergency meeting in Detroit on Wednesday during which the union could consider reopening its 2007 contracts with the automakers. Union leaders representing workers at General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC plants across the country have been called to Detroit for the session, according to... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 133 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Howes: Shared denial takes Big 3 to brink | The Detroit News | detnews.com The stakes could not be any higher -- for Detroit's automakers, the United Auto Workers, salaried employees, tens of thousands of retirees and communities around the country. As GM, Ford and Chrysler today deliver their turnaround plans to Congress, preconditions for any action on $25 billion in bridge loans, they're implicitly acknowledging what their critics have said for years: That their survival depends on draconian cuts essentially amounting to a bankruptcy restructuring without the Chapter 11... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 123 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | The Detroit News | detnews.com European Union governments and the European Parliament struck a provisional deal Monday that gives carmakers more time to meet stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The new rules encourage carmakers to sell more small and fuel-efficient cars to balance out sales of heavier luxury vehicles that have boomed in recent years. The deal is a partial victory for car companies such as Volkswagen AG and BMW AG that claimed they would be crippled by new climate change rules that forced them to change the... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 119 Main > Car Makers News > Other > UAW leaders called to Detroit to consider ways to aid Big 3 loans | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- As Detroit's Big Three are poised to present their business plans to Congress today justifying quick approval of $25 billion in emergency loans, the United Auto Workers has called an emergency meeting in Detroit on Wednesday during which the union could consider reopening its 2007 contracts with the automakers. Union leaders representing workers at General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC plants across the country have been called to Detroit for the session, according to... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 105 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford, GM boards meet today to finalize plans for Congress | The Detroit News | detnews.com WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co.'s board of directors is meeting today to consider the Dearborn automaker's plan it will submit to Congress on Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter said. The automaker is crafting a roughly 20-page document to submit to Congress that doesn't seek immediate aid, but rather seeks essentially a multi-billion government line of credit that it could tap in the event the economy turns significantly worse next year. The plan will address executive compensation, travel and how... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 186 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > 2008 Volvo XC90 3.2 SUV Shown Volvo does things a little differently from other premium brands in the automotive world. For this Swedish manufacturer, safety and kid-friendliness are just as important as luxury amenities and driving performance, and in no vehicle is this more apparent than the Volvo XC90, a midsize seven-passenger SUV.Innovative safety features aside, the XC90 is merely adequate relative to the premium midsize SUV competition. Zestier performance is available elsewhere, as are more cavernous cargo holds. With... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:51:32 Article Views Rating: 314 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo XC60 receives the highest ranking in EuroNCAP crash tests EuroNCAP has introduced a new appraisal procedure for assessing the level of whiplash protection provided by passenger vehicles in rear-end collisions. One of the few models that received the highest ranking is the Volvo XC60. The test for whiplash protection provided by cars is being done for the first time by EuroNCAP. The initial tests involved about twenty-five cars. The XC60, with Volvo’s exceptional Whiplash Protection System WHIPS, was one of five cars to get the highest rating. [source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:54:03 Article Views Rating: 241 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab 9-3X spied with no camouflage Trollhattansaab.net's inside informant "Djup Strupe" Swedish for "Deep Throat" has sent a round of undisguised shots of the upcoming 9-3X to the web. The lifted 9-3 is aimed at SUV defectors and works in the same vein as the Audi allroad and Volvo XC70. Judging by the prototype caught by Djup Strupe, the car isn't far from production.The 30mm suspension lift and SUV-like body cladding are obvious in the photos, though the car maintains a distinct family look. Roof rails and faux skidplates are also in... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:49 Article Views Rating: 188 |
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