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Automotive RSS FeedsThe VW Beetle is rubbish - Volkswagen has thrown its weight behind a project to cover a New Beetle in waste. Spark plugs, motherboards, bottle tops, you name it, it's there. If by chance you're reading this in Mumbai or Germany, there's a chance to see the car for yourself....Feed Source: www.just-auto.com How car show launches usedtabe... - Superb archive photo, apparently from the 1951 Chicago motor show, of the public launch of the Kaiser Silver Dragon.
Milestone info from Hemmings.com - looks like quite a lot of money was spent even for the time; just count the people on stage and the orchestra.... European capacity questions will get louder - With the European car market facing a decline in 2012, the focus is set to swing to that hoary old chestnut, excess production capacity. In a rising market, capacity utilisation may be going up and that can swing things so that vulnerable plants are kept in production. The 'rising tide' makes them look better than they really are and companies may feel that they can do without the distraction of shutting a plant and all the fuss it generates. But when the market is going down and capacity utilisation is deteriorating, it's less easy to put the issue to one side and carry on as normal.
Sergio Marchionne has been pretty vocal in lambasting the industry in Europe for not addressing overcapacity. And he is not at all happy about the pricing situation in Europe, either. Others are at fault, naturally.
GOLDING’S TAKE: Marchionne tells rival car makers to... Spare tyres becoming optional extras - The sealant and compressed air can be injected through the tyre valve but the result achieved will depend on the cause of the puncture and how far and fast the flat tyre has been driven on.
In other words, tyre inflator kits only work on small punctures over short distances. A major blow-out cannot be repaired using an inflator kit. If you find yourself in a remote rural spot out of reach of a cell phone signal, you could be facing a long walk to get help.
Yet with automakers under pressure to produce more fuel-efficient cars, it is hardly surprising to see them eliminating the spare wheel, thereby shedding up to 30 pounds in one stroke. While some motorists may be surprised to discover their spare wheel is missing from the boot (trunk), automakers say it is not unsafe to go without.
Here in the UK, there is no specific legal requirement for automakers to include a spare wheel with a vehicle. The only law regarding spare wheels is that, if a ve... When is a target not a target? - Just how do the average CO2 rules and targets in the EU apply to car manufacturers?
The people at cleangreencars.co.uk have a helpful guide.
In 2012, only the lowest polluting 65% of each manufacturer’s range have to meet the official target of 130g/km. Full compliance is not due until 2015. The EU is fond of quoting “130g/km of CO2 by 2012”, but this is simply not the case, they point out. Many will miss the target this year, but the range of loopholes means that fines are unlikely.
Car manufacturers who make heavy cars have a higher target. Take the example of Mercedes: with an average weight of 1661 KG, its current target is 143g/km of CO2, not 130g/km of CO2.
Manufacturers who sell less than 300,000 cars in the EU do not have to meet the target anyway. So, a company that sells fewer than that can continue producing an average of, say 160g/km of CO2, without fear. The only restriction for these companies is that their CO2 ha... Solar windows 1, Prius mirrors 0 - Just when you think you've heard it all, comes this from California Solar windows 1, Prius mirror housings 0.... Trip to the cinema, courtesy of General Motors - I caught the Steven Spielberg directed epic 'War Horse' last night at the flicks.
General Motors' UK PR people kindly invited me (thank you Denis Chick and Uta Deutsch, enjoyed the pre-movie tapas!), along with a few others, on the grounds that Vauxhall had provided some vintage cars for the movie.
The 1911 Vauxhall C-Type “Prince Henry” ( named after Prince Henry of Prussia who sponsored early reliability trials) and 1918 Vauxhall D Type Army Staff Car both feature. The film trailer features the Prince Henry racing against the War Horse across Dartmoor. Watch the trailer here.
Denis Chick, Vauxhall Motors’ Director of Communications said: “Steven Spielberg loved the C-Type Prince Henry but due to its non-conventional controls, an expert was on hand to drive on set to master the centre-mounted throttle and outside gear changes. Mecha... Dodge Dart Mark One - There's been a lot of mention of the new Dodge Dart on j-a recently following the Alfa Romeo Giulietta platform-based car's debut - replacing the Caliber hatchback but a true successor to the Neon sedan - at Detroit earlier this month.
The name's not new, though, and was once appended to a model line rather larger and way more powerful. Here's a trip down memory lane for those of us of a certain age.
These US Chryslers didn't just stay in North America, either. Chrysler Australia built its own Valiant tagged versions of the Dart two-door coupe body shell and similar models, some also using the Dart nameplate, were also built and sold in South Africa, South America and ... Replace the blue form with the red form NOW! DVLA - The DVLA - UK equivalent of the US DMV - has just mailed me, and presumably every other (30m?) vehicle owner in the UK, a new 'red' V5C form, aka logbook, a record of the legal registered 'keeper' as we are referred to over here. I must, a leaflet enclosed in the envelope says, "immediately" destroy my old 'blue' V5C.
Turns out a batch of the old blue forms - presumably blank - has been nicked and the DVLA says it is doing this to prevent fraud.
Questions arise: who forgot to lock a door and allowed the old ones to be pinched in the first place; are they still working for the DVLA on my taxpayer dime, and how much is all this costing the poor old taxpayer anyway? We really should be told.... GMC has a (pricier) future - It's looking increasingly like GM is going to reinvent GMC division as an upscale truck brand.
Regular readers might recall that I wondered aloud about the likelihood of GM culling the brand. For the record, I still wonder about the need for Cadillac when the company has done such an amazing job with Buick in China, plus reinventing it in the US - why not push the latter further upscale?
Back to GMC. Mark Reuss, General Motors' president of North American operations, is being reported as saying that GMC has to "pay its way". To that end, the replacement for the GMC Sierra will apparently become pricier than its twin, the Chevrolet Silverado. Let's see if GMC can make this strategy work. Ford couldn't, not at first. Now it has sort of succeeded by having a rethink: the Lincoln Mark LT failed in the US market, but is still made in tiny numbers for Mexic... Chery crows about sales record - One of my factors for how seriously I take a company's claims is its media-facing website. So it's worth noting that Chery Auto has suddenly lifted its game, as well as its sales.
Were I being kind, I would say that the state-run firm hasn't always had the clearest information on the releases it makes available to the likes of me. I'm all for balance and anyone learning from mistakes so feel compelled to report that Chery has lately been communicating far better. The latest news shows that.
So here's what's impressed me: in calendar 2011, the company claims it sold 'around 643,000' vehicles, of which a record 160,200 were in 'overseas markets'. It wasn't always that well worded, believe me. And here's the impressive bit, which also shows just how the company's SKD and CKD plants are doing the world over - YoY overseas markets' sales are said to be up by a combined 73 percent.
There's still some work to go. The headline of Chery's press release is as follows:... Natural gas prices plunge: which car brands could benefit? - The UK's Financial Times reports the Nymex February gas contract falling to US$2.402 per million British thermal units earlier on Thursday. That's got me thinking about CNG-fuelled cars.
Well, Honda is in pole position in the US market with such vehicles. The old Civic sedan was available in CNG-fuelled form but the sales numbers were never anything to get excited about. Then, American Honda got clever when it came to replacing it, making the new model available in all 50 states for the first time. That was back in October. Slowly, sales have been building. If I were Honda's ad agency I would be hassling the client with suggested campaigns right now, linking the Civic to news reports of plunging traded-gas prices.
'Forget the Civic Hybrid, hey we sold fewer than 5,000 in 2011 anyway, embrace the Civic Natural Gas'. Yes, perhaps my tagline needs work. There again, maybe the car itself could do with a snazzier model name.
If Honda misses this opp... Curious Citroen cinemagraphs - There is something oddly fascinating about Citroen's 'cinemagraphs', still images but with one moving element inside them.
We reported on this before when Citroen issued some of these images to help promote the DS5.
Some more of these subtly animated images have been released that include actions by football players (from Arsenal). Wasn't there an episode of Star Trek in which time apparently stood still, but some people were on a different scale, whizzing around at normal pace as I say, curiously fascinating.
... Hyundai crowbarred off its perch. By Kia. - Last week Dave and self were manning a very busy news desk whilst Graeme and Simon were over in Detroit. Which is my excuse for having taken a week longer than I normally do to glance at the major markets' monthly registrations numbers. So it is that I am only just noticing something big having happened in Korea.
After many, many years, the Hyundai Sonata has been knocked out of the number one slot. The Sonata, which is also a major seller in the USA, is proving to be less popular with the home market crowd. To be fair, car buyers' tastes in South Korea have been shifting in recent years and the car itself is getting close to the mid-point of its lifecycle.
More competition, a gradual opening of the market to foreign competitors but especially the ongoing wave of much-improved new cars are also to blame for the Sonata's fall. Its tumble isn't a big problem for Hyundai, mind. Even though sales plunged by 31 percent to 104,248 units, the larger and higher-margin Grandeur... Fiat's search for a third partner - It certainly is interesting to hear Sergio Marchionne again speaking about the primacy of industrial scale economies, of big automotive alliances and of his preference for Fiat-Chrysler to add a third partner.
PSA is being talked about as a possible suitor yet again. But the big difficulty there is that the gains would require capacity rationalisation in Europe that looks politically troublesome, especially when economies are in a weak phase. Both Fiat and PSA are relatively reliant on the weak European market, share plenty of model/segments overlap. Could be tricky to get the consolidation benefits that look good on paper.
Perhaps adding a strategic partner with a strong position in another world region would make sense? Suzuki on the rebound from VW?
Come to think of it, wasn't the diesel engine deal in which Fiat supplied Suzuki's Indian operation one of the things that put strain on VW-Suzuki'... The BMW 335Li does not officially exist - A long wheelbase version of the new BMW 3 Series is said to be set for a global debut at AutoChina 2012 in April.
BMW might possibly not thank for me informing you that pics of the LWB 3er are all over the web but it's so clearly a well proportioned car that I couldn't not share the news.
Might we see the 3 Series iL exported? I don't see why not. After all, BMW began to ship Shenyang-built long wheelbase 5 Series sedans abroad last month.
As is the case with other major shows throughout this year, we'll publish and republish a constantly updating list of world premieres before and during Bejing's biennial event. I'm currently sniffing around my own sources as well as nagging the official press departments for confirmations of debutantes. The list as ever will only contain models and concepts that have been announced by manufacturers. See our recent... 'Scandal of upbeat car industry news grows' - How great has it been to see so many positive news stories emerge from the Detroit motor show? Might there be something deeper going on?
I possibly over-expose myself to media. But as a writer the only real danger with that is if you stop reading and listening to what others are saying. Do that and you slowly start believing mostly in your own bias, and then, far worse, that most unattractive and dangerous of companions, an outsized ego. Oh the irony of having just written that sentence in a blog.
Back to the point. US media, media in other nations, just about anyone that these journalists pushed a microphone at - all seemed to ooze positivity. Remember that word? It seemed to vanish almost without trace around the third quarter of 2008 for the industry that surrounds the sales of new light vehicles in the US market. Now, life is returning. Possibly, and I will whisper it, strongly.
I've been inspired to bash out ... Marchionne generates huge scrum - I finally met James Cain from GM's financial news section yesterday in the RenCen - once I'd finished the obligatory several circuits of the place getting lost.
James was the spokesman for GM during Saab's recent and prolonged demise and was always on the end of a phone to front up to some fairly hostile Swedish reaction to GM's tough stance on licensing issues.
He also had some fascinating insight into how the iconic RenCen - this year thankfully with less motown music everywhere - was built.
Staying with the RenCen theme, last night's Automotive News World Congress dinner in the building, featured an emotional appearance by British racing driver Dan Wheldon's wife. Wheldon - winner of the Indianapolis 500 Borg-Warner Trophy in 2011 - died at the end of last year in a racing accident and the supplier paid tribute to his short life.
I've been in a few media scrums in my time, but last night's bunfight after Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne spoke at th... Detroit with a difference - It was Detroit with a difference this year. Different largely because of the weather.
I’ve been covering this show for 20 years or so and the city has almost always been covered in snow and certainly freezing cold – minus 17C on one occasion.
Standing outside the Cobo Hall on the morning of the second press day, the sun was shining and it was unseasonably warm, +7C – almost unheard of. Exactly a year ago, my connecting flight through New York on the way home was cancelled because of snow storms.
The warmth this year spread through to the inside of the Cobo Hall. This was Detroit Show with a buzz about it even though there is small chance of the market returning the 16m plus of the mid-2000s. Now, the industry has shaken out and finds it can still make money in a market hovering around 13m.
No outrageous giant SUVs and pick-ups this year, the Ford Fusion and the Dodge Dart represented a softer, more environmentally-friendly approach to ne... GMC: you thinking what I'm thinking? - General Motors has four US market divisions. Three of those had new products at the Detroit show. We heard nothing about GMC. I wonder
in fact I've been wondering if GMC has a future ever since last year's announcement about the new Chevrolet Colorado for the Wenztville plant in Missouri. What about a replacement for the current model's twin, the GMC Canyon? On that topic there was only silence. The Canyon hasn't been a strong seller so it's reasonable for GM to replace both it and the Colorado with just one vehicle.
I still wonder about GMC, though. As a brand it was outsold by Jeep last year in the US and it has no markets of notable size outside North America. If you were GM, wouldn't you start to think about merging its products into Chevrolet? In fact, that's what's been going on for some years.
All should be resolved within this calendar year. A small crossover, a production version of the Granite concept, is expected for the 2013 model year, plus of... China's auto exports hit record high in 2011 - China's auto exports hit 849,000 units last year, the highest level seen since the onset of the global financial crisis, data showed Wednesday.... Fuel Efficiency is the Star at the Buffalo Auto Show - Updated Feb 8, 2012 at 11:46 PM EST BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - If there were just one must-have feature in cars and trucks on display at the Buffalo Auto Show, it would have to be fuel efficiency. With ... Chrysler Dealers Take Aim at Clint Eastwood Ad - Turns out Chrysler dealers don't like this "halftime in America" stuff, and are quite miffed about the car maker's controversial Super Bowl ad featuring Clint ... Smart cars, stupid drivers - There's no need to be disconnected while driving: some new cars will read you your texts and your Twitter feed. Riding a motorbike? There are in-helmet devices that let you take calls at high ... AkzoNobel to convene first sustainability user group at its winter conference - AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings Americas (A&AC) will host the 37th semi-annual gathering of the Acoat selected North American Performance Group. The San Diego meeting will be ... Hedges & Company opens online market research store - Automotive market research is now available online in downloadable, part-specific research reports. Seeing the need for accessible consumer-based automotive ... New SUV/CUV tire from Goodyear focuses on delivering traction - Recognizing that North American motorists express concern about driving on rain-slicked roads, Goodyear’s new premium Assurance cs TripleTred All- Season tire for SUVs and CUVs features ... Government program aims to boost international sales of ASRW exhibitors - Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) 2012 now have access to a host of complimentary export-related services and programs through the U.S. Department of Commerce.The IBP, a unique ... Protection products gain momentum - Izmocars released its annual AOA Auto Accessories Trend Report in conjunction with the 2012 National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA) Convention & Expo. The report analyzes accessories ... Delmar updates online ASE preparation program - Cengage Learning and a provider of learning solutions for ongoing career development and education, has announced an updated version of the ... ACDelco introduces advantage line of ball joints - ACDelco has introduced the Advantage line of upper and lower ball joints. They are part of the all-new ACDelco Advantage family of aftermarket chassis components designed to provide high- ... Kia's Chicago Auto Show concept has HRE wheels, Michelin tires - Custom HRE-K1 monoblock billet wheels Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 high performance tires are adorning the Kia Track’ster Soul-type concept vehicle on display at the Chicago Auto Show. Size ... Chief University Releases 2012 Training Schedule - Chief Automotive Technologies , announces its 2012 schedule of hands-on training courses for collision repair technicians, estimators and appraisers. The schedule includes many opportunities to ... Technicians Service Training to hold "9th Big Event" sponsored by Motor Age - Technicians Service Training's (TST) "9th Big Event will hold its 9th "Big Event" on March 24, 2012 from 8 am to 6 pm at the Ramada Conference Center in Fishkill, N.Y. The ... Federal-Mogul to update popular aftermarket catalogs in 2012 - Federal-Mogul’s most popular aftermarket brands and product lines will be issued in 2012, representing the company’s most aggressive catalog release schedule in several years. ... NPD to analyze Walmart sales data - The NPD Group, Inc., a global leader in consumer and retail market research for a wide range of industries, has reached an agreement with Walmart to receive and analyze its point-of-sale ... Nissan to join V8s - Nissan has crashed Holden and Ford's party by announcing they will join the V8 Supercars competition.The battle between Holden and Ford has been central to the success of the sport for the past ... Federal-Mogul launches electronic information system - Leading Edge 'e360' Platform Offers Latest Product Information, Technical Resources and More for Distributors, Parts Professionals and Service ... LIQUI MOLY is motor oil market leader in Germany - The German motor oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY reached an important milestone at the end of last year: for the first time in the history of the company, LIQUI MOLY is the motor oil brand ... Polk extends relationship with Pivnet - Toyota dealers . Polk insight will be integrated into a number of Pivnet’s solutions to help dealers increase sales and service. The following enhancements are being implemented for Pivnet ... PDR LINX joins NABC at diamond level - National Auto Body Council (NABC) at the diamond-level membership, which is the highest level of support. ';We are thrilled to be a part of this organization and initiative,'; says Troy ... New coalition supports vehicle tweaks to improve performance, fuel economy, safety - Center for Automotive Research has announced the launch of the Coalition of Automotive Lightweighting Materials (CALM) to support efforts by auto manufacturers to aggressively down-weight ... Snap-on Racing expects another great season in 2012 - In 2012, Snap-on will continue and expand its relationship with Penske Racing by sponsoring Penske teams in NASCAR Sprint and Nationwide series as well as the Indy Racing League (IRL). Snap-on will ... ASCCA, CAWA to host Joint Summit - California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) are hosting the third annual Aftermarket Summit on Feb. 18, 2012, in Sacramento. The summit continues to grow, and the ... Dana opens new distribution center in Hungary - Dana Holding Corporation announced the opening of a new distribution center in Gÿor, Hungary, marking the first step in the company’s plans to establish a global ... Holiday hits China auto sales in January - In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 photo, workers handle parts in an auto factory in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. China's government promised Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, to raise ... China's auto sales trail US for first time in 14 years - China’s auto sales slowed last year, trailing growth in the U.S. for the first time in at least 14 years, after the government ended stimulus measures and as the nation’s economic ... ANCO wiper rebate to launch - Federal-Mogul is offering a $15 rebate on each qualifying purchase of a pair of premium ANCO Contour® all-season wiper blades. A $10 rebate is available per pair of new ANCO Profile™ ... WIX to sponsor Newman in 2012 - WIX® Filters , a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, announced today plans to be the primary sponsor for Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing for four races during ... Obama Phase II CAFE Proposal - You'd have to be a college math professor to understand the formulas and factors the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) propose to ... Shop writer software, e-Commerce engine combine - R.O. Writer® Shop Management Software for automotive repair, quick lube and tire shops, used by thousands of shops across the United States, is being integrated with DST TurboParts, a ... Aftermarket pioneer honored as Northwood University Outstanding Business Leader - Northwood University , the only accredited university in the nation offering both Automotive Marketing Management and Aftermarket Management, recently honored Neal Williams, Sr., Chairman of ... Roush Yates begins season at Daytona - Ryan Dalziel of Starworks Motorsports, powered by a Ford Roush Yates-built engine, turned the fastest lap at the Rolex 24 at Daytona qualifying session yesterday in the Daytona Prototype ... Fras-le expands Alabama manufacturing facility - Fras-le North America Inc. , one of the largest friction material manufacturers in the world, announced today that it will begin producing heavy-duty lining at its friction manufacturing ... U of A's 'Introduction to the Aftermarket' workshop available on web - University of the Aftermarket’s popular ';Introduction to the Aftermarket'; workshop. Now industry newcomers and other professionals can enjoy this fascinating, in-depth ... Satnavs to spot good drivers - TomTom satnav devices will be used by insurers to monitor driver behaviour, the manufacturer has announced. Drivers who display "good behaviour" could have their premiums ... Upbeat mood pervades displays at Chicago auto show - A fun, upbeat mood pervaded the 2012 Chicago Auto Show as automakers unveiled cars ranging from the 650-horsepower Shelby GT convertible to the Kia Soul Track'ster -- a concept car with ... Nissan's 3Q profit up 3.2% on healthier sales - TOKYO -- Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2% on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen.Yokohama-based Nissan on Wednesday ... Chrysler seeks bank partnership - Chrysler is in talks with banks about forming a joint-venture partnership similar to the arrangement its majority owner Fiat has with Credit Agricole, according to two people familiar with the ... OK engine keeps very good Buick Verano from winning the top grade - The * * * 2012 Buick Verano sedan falls just a single part shy of being a transformative vehicle that might have defined the growing class of premium compacts for years to come.Unfortunately, that ... Michigan GOP chair, Gingrich praise Chrysler ad - Washington- Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich and the chairman of the Michigan Republican party praised Chrysler Group LLC's two-minute Super Bowl halftime ad."It's ... Nissan bucks trend as profits rise to US$1.07 bil. - TOKYO -- Japanese car giant Nissan on Wednesday bucked the national trend in falling auto profits, saying its third-quarter results were up year-on-year as solid global sales offset the impact of a ... Kia Rio 3-door Hatch, Sedan Review - It was one of the most surprising cars of 2011 - and a likely award winner if a Most Improved Car of the Year trophy were to exist - and now the Kia Rio has increased its appeal with new variants ... Australian Road Trips iPhone and iPad app - A new Apple iPhone and iPad app has been released, outlining 25 long-distance road trip suggestions and many weekend getaway ideas for travel in Australia. Developed by travel journalist Lee ... Opel Astra GTC joins Australian launch range - The locally built Holden Cruze is set to face further pressure from within after Opel Australia today confirmed it would expand its Opel Astra range with the GTC three-door hatchback variant. Opel ... 2012 Nissan Navara gets four-star ANCAP rating - The 2012 Nissan Navara ute has been awarded a four-star safety rating by ANCAP in the latest round of testing. The rating is upgraded from three stars given to the previous model of the same ... 2012 Citroen C3 comes with Zenith winscreen - Citroen Australia is introducing the new 2012 C3, which now comes standard with the Zenith panoramic windscreen. Power increases have also been made to the diesel variant. The special windscreen ... Israel Allows 200 Truckloads of Goods, 20 Cars into Gaza - Gaza, Feb. 9 (BNA) - Israeli authorities allowed 20 cars and 200 truckloads of commercial and agricultural goods into the Gaza Strip on Thursday. One truck of flowers was exported from the coastal ... Toyota to invest additional US$195m, expand exports - Toyota and 5 per cent controlled by PT Astra International -- is able to produce 110,000 units of cars, such as the multi-purpose vehicles Kijang Innova and Fortuner, per ... Toyota hit by low sales, exports - The yen's appreciation is hindering Toyota's recovery. On a nonconsolidated basis, Toyota posted an operating loss of 420.4 billion yen for the nine-month period ending in December. The ... Lavalife turns subway cars into pickup joints ahead of Valentine’s Day - During rush hour on Thursday, online dating service Lavalife.com is hoping to commandeer the first car on every Toronto subway train for use as a singles bar. Dubbing the promotion "Ride the ... Google and Stanford early adopters of Honda Fit EV - Honda announced that Google and Stanford University got a special early delivery of the tiny EV this week. The Honda Fit EV is equipped with a 20kWh lithium ion battery, and has an EPA estimated ... NDTV's auto expert Siddharth Patankar answers questions on new Mahindra Xylo and Maruti Suzuki Dzire - <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=6fa12df329" >Live chat with Siddharth Vinayak ... Deputy, driver shaken up in auto accident - Lauderdale Lakes on Wednesday, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.It happened around 2:30 p.m. at the corner of W. Oakland Park Blvd. and N. State Road Seven.The driver of a four-door, ... Investors brace for GM losses in Europe - Concern is spreading on Wall Street that General Motors Co.'s struggling European operations could take a heavy toll on the automaker's bottom line when it reports its 2011 earnings next ... GM introduces Acadia refreshed with new look, gadgets - Chicago - The 2013 GMC Acadia arrives with a new look, additional safety features and loads of technology.General Motors Co. took the wraps off the three-row crossover Wednesday at the first press ... Wealthy Chinese buy Tata Motors' Jaguars, cut company's bond risk - Tata Motors to a record and reducing the cost of protecting the company's debt to a six- month low. Five-year credit-default swaps of the Mumbai-based company reached 538 basis points on ... VW Beetle goes macho - Is the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle really getting tougher? Or am I just getting softer?The reason these questions even comes up is that because the longer I drove the third-generation Beetle, the more I ... Post-record January, car sales may drop for the 1st time in 9 years - NEW DELHI: Passenger car sales in the country may fall for the first time in nine years this fiscal despite reporting record monthly sales in January, an industry association said. Domestic ... Fresh models draw the crowds - Are American consumers coming out of the cold and returning to car showrooms again? It certainly looks that way, if the past month's sales figures are a reliable indicator.In January, auto ... House probes union spending - Washington- A House committee heard testimony from an autoworker Wednesday, who argued that the United Auto Workers union treats conservative members unfairly.Terry Bowman, an assembly line worker ... Company helps make safe Volvos stylish - Volvo has been synonymous with safety since, well, since seemingly forever.But safe doesn't have to mean dull. Since 1963, ipd - a Portland, Ore., company - has been enhancing the dynamic ... 5 tips to follow on leasing cars - Leasing a car rarely is the most economical way to have an auto at your disposal. But if you like to have a new car every two or three years, leasing could be the way to go.Here are five tips on ... Toyota Indiana plant to expand - Toyota Motor Corp ., Asia's biggest automaker, will end production of Highlander sport utility vehicles in Japan, consolidating assembly of the model in Indiana to blunt the impact of the ... Chattanooga VW plant makes 50,000th Passat - Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week: completion of its 50,000th Passat."An incredible amount of care goes into each vehicle we produce ... The all-new Ford Explorer is Saudi auto’s 4x4 of the Year - Bayt.com placed 8th for the second consecutive year in the Top Ten Places to Work in the UAE award, held on February 7 at the Monarch Hotel ... How clean are Vancouver street food trucks - 2/8/2012 Most are very clean, but a few have had follow-up visits by inspectors. In June, the Feastro Bistro was cited for improper sanitary facilities, employees were washing hands using a ... Meet Ram's New Flagship - Ram trucks will introduce a new top trim level, the 2012 Ram Laramie Limited. Think of it as a city-slickened counterpart to Ram's luxurious, Southwest-themed Laramie Longhorn; the Limited ... Miserly Beetle Reveal in Windy City - Chicago Auto Show . Fuel economy figures are still unofficial at this point, but VW estimates the diesel-powered Beetle TDI will return 29-mpg in city driving and 39-mpg on the highway. That's ... Red, Black and Mopar All Over - unveiled the Mopar-massaged 2013 Dart GTS 210 Tribute. The car pays homage to the performance-oriented Dart GTS of the 1960s, according to Chrysler, and incorporates many of the 150 Dart accessories ... Nissan sees annual profits beating Toyota, Honda - Nissan Motor is on track to be the most profitable of Japan's three big automakers this year, after record car sales last year and improved market share in every major region pushed up ... 31 cars crash in fog on Highway 37 near Vallejo - (02-08) 15:42 PST VALLEJO -- At least 31 vehicles driving through heavy fog crashed Wednesday morning on Highway 37 west of Vallejo, tying up traffic in both directions for nearly three hours, the ... A profile of Magneti Marelli's CEO - Dino Maggioni Maggioni: Magneti Marelli's line currently includes filters, brake and suspension components, and is being expanded to reach 26 product lines and 3,000 part numbers available to ... The 'We' in 'Us' - Many of us were "kids" who focused our attention and energy on personal relationships before working on our careers and professional lives. Today, it seems our children are working on ... Ford 6.0 FICM Diagnostic Replacement - With the degas bottle removed, the FICM can be seen. Almost every component on this engine is covered up with something. This fine piece of Detroit engineering arrived at the shop on a tow strap, ... Beleaguered Honda Hopes the Fates are Kinder in 2012 - Honda as it tries to recover from its troubles in the past year, when a series of natural disasters in Asia caused sales to plunge, and an important model, the revamped Civic, got such a poor ... Toyota tops world ranking for global material handling equipment supplier - Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), the parent company of Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA), has been recognised as the leading global material handling equipment supplier for 2010-11 by ... Gillard sends supportive email to automotive industry - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent an email to members of the automotive sector to calm their nerves about the future of the industry, assuring them she doesn't think it is an 'old ... Nissan Quarterly Net Profit Up 3.2 Percent, Sales Rise 20 Percent - Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday its net profit for the October-December quarter edged up 3.2 percent from a year earlier with its global sales rising 20 percent. Japan's second-largest ... Chrysler Workers To Get Bonuses and Profit-sharing Checks Friday - Chrysler's U.S. workers will receive their profit-sharing and bonus checks Friday, the company said Tuesday. On average, the company's 23,000 hourly workers will receive about $1,500, as ... Toyota to pour $400M into Indiana plant to build SUV hybrid, add 400 jobs - Toyota said Wednesday it plans to invest $400 million and create 400 more jobs at its assembly plant in Princeton, Ind., to build a Highlander SUV hybrid and plans to end production in Japan. The ... Used Cars Could Be Big Deal For Sirius XM Earnings - Sirius XM is reporting its Q4 and full year 2011 results on Thursday. It will be interesting to see how subscription acquisition costs have trended as Sirius has added subscribers and the outlook ... GM plant manager Alicia Boler-Davis is named to exec post - First lady Michelle Obama and guests including Alicia Boler-Davis, upper row, far right, applaud during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 24. / Susan Walsh/Associated ... why some Republicans support it - Some Republicans - most notably Newt Gingrich - like the Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood. Indeed, the controversy over the ad might have little to do with the ad, at ... why some Republicans support it - Some Republicans - most notably Newt Gingrich - like the Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood. Indeed, the controversy over the ad might have little to do with the ad, at ... Rio 2016 adds Nissan as local Olympic sponsor - SAO PAULO — Rio Olympic organizers added Nissan as the fifth top-tier sponsor for the 2016 Games. Organizers didn't disclose financial details, but said Wednesday the deal with the car ... 'Cars' area opening in June at California Adventure - ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney officials say a new area called Cars Land will open in June at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim. The Orange County Register reports ... B.C. man pleads guilty to selling vintage cars he didn't own - CALGARY -- A man from Vernon, B.C., has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud for selling vintage cars he did not own through eBay and other Internet sites in 2007 and 2008.According to a statement ... Clint Eastwood and Chrysler Stir Up Conservative Pundits - As a native Detroiter, I really don't get what all the fuss is about, but Clint Eastwood's Chrysler commercial that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl has the political talking heads ... YouTube Expands Channels Initiative With New Automotive Offerings - YouTube announced on Wednesday the latest in its ever-expanding online content network, launching two new channels focused solely on gearheads. If you’re into cars at all, at least one of the ... Santorum sweeps contests in Minn., Colo., Mo.- Employees behind Chrysler ad backed Obama - The Republican presidential contest is a two-man race no more. Rick Santorum proved that the 2012 primary election still has a few surprises left, after he went three for three in Tuesday's ... Mercedes Benz CLS sales up 573% among women in Abu Dhabi - Emirates Motor Company (EMC), Mercedes-Benz Authorized Distributor in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and the flagship company of Al Fahim Group, celebrates the bridal season with the ... Sears Imported Autos' renovated Mercedes dealership - John Vomhof Jr., Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Sears Imports spent more than $6 million on the extensive renovation, which touched almost every aspect of the 60,000-square-foot facility. ... Ford displays Fusion at Buffalo auto show - Among the new models on display during the annual Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association car show is the revamped Ford Fusion, which is using the Buffalo show to make its New York state ... Copyright © 2012, DispatchBar.com. All Rights Reserved. |