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India Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:35:55 GMTLuxury carmaker Mercedes Benz will aggressively target Tier II and III towns across the country as well as Indian corporates.
Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:45:58 GMTGeneral Motors India will launch a mini-commercial vehicle in its joint venture with China's SAIC at the end of 2011/12, a senior company official said on Friday.
Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:26:06 GMTThe company is also seeking to reduce its exports by about 8% and plans to launch its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Sante-Fe around the end of this year. |
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US Posted:Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:57:20 GMT![Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford and the great-grandson of company founder will earn a $4 million salary, plus options.]() After a five-year wage freeze, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. is getting paid again.
Posted:Thu, 5 Aug 2010 23:20:13 GMT![President Barack Obama steps out of the newly designed 2011 Ford Explorer SUV during his tour of Fordâs Chicago Assembly Plant, Thursday. The plant will produce a new 2011 Ford Explorer.]() With a Ford assembly plant as the setting, President Barack Obama argued Thursday that his politically risky decision to bail out the auto industry saved it from collapse.
Posted:Thu, 5 Aug 2010 22:05:32 GMT![FILE - In this file photograph taken Jan. 25, 2010, Ed Whitacre, General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO, speaks at a news conference in Detroit. Demand for General Motors Co. stock should be good once the company decides to offer shares to the public, CEO Ed Whitacre said Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)]() Eager to get out from under government control, GM expects to sell its stock in one swoop when it offers shares to the public sometime later this year, its CEO said Thursday.
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Europe Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:24:00 ESTFiled under: Convertible, Hatchback, Mini ![]()
Mini Takes The States 2010 - Click above for high-res image gallery
Of all the automakers in the United States, perhaps the one with the largest enthusiast following is Mini. Sure, brands like Porsche, BMW and even Subaru have their own clubs and cult followings, but when it comes to eccentricity and personality, no one does it like Mini.
In that spirit, the pint-sized automaker is once again embarking on its Mini Takes The States cross-country road rally, an event that first occurred in 2006 and then again in 2008. This time, Mini is gathering its owners to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Countryman crossover, and we've been asked to tag along. We'll be scoring some seat time in the Countryman as well, so stay tuned for our initial impressions.
Our trip started in New York and will take us to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Columbus and finally Indianapolis before we hop a plane back home. Many of the other participants will head all the way out to Denver, where they will meet up with other groups doing similar drive routes in different parts of the country. Mini has a full host of festivities planned for the Denver crew, and many other local Mini enthusiast clubs are providing some entertainment along the way.
Mini has provided us with a Cooper S Camden Edition for the trip, which means we'll experience turbocharged small car thrills along the highways of America. We already spent a considerable amount of time with the Camden-ized Cooper, and we've been getting many a thumbs-up from Mini owners out on the road. (We've opted to leave the Camden's Mission Control system in the "off" position.)
Keep your eyes peeled for caravans of Coopers and Clubmans, folks. This not-so-mini road rally is taking America by storm. Want to vicariously join in on the fun? Follow the trip's progress on Mini's Facebook page.
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Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:59:00 ESTFiled under: Car Buying, GM ![gm dealer]()
Updated Cadillac dealership - Click above for high-res image gallery
In the months leading up to its 2009 bankruptcy filing, General Motors attempted to shut down about one third of its 6,049 dealers that were operating at the time. However, some 1,176 of the 2,046 stores slated for closure weren't ready to quit just yet and filed arbitration claims to try and stay in business. GM has now completed the arbitration process, with 702 dealers reconfirmed to remain in business. For those keeping track, this will leave GM with about 4,500 stores as of the end of this year.
Of the remaining dealers, many will be getting upgrades to their showrooms and service departments in the hopes of being more appealing to customers. Service departments are getting waiting rooms with power outlets for phones and laptop computers as well as free WiFi so customers can get some work done (or play on Facebook) while they wait.
Storefronts are also getting an update and new signage to give them a more modern and consistent look. By the end of this year, about 1,300 dealers will have been upgraded. Now GM just needs to get the brand new Chevy Cruze and Buick Regal into those refreshed showrooms so that customers have something up-to-date to buy.
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Australia Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:13:00 ESTComing in for what will likely be its last update before the launch late next year of the 2012 model, BMW Australia has today announced availability of the updated-for-2011 BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible. Visuals are not the only thing to be updated: a myriad of under-the-skin changes have been applied to the 3 Series Coupe and Convertible's mechanicals to improve not only power output, but fuel efficiency and driveability.
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Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:00 ESTComments from Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann this week suggest the eye-catching Estoque saloon concept that was unveiled at the Paris motor show in 2008 could be headed for production as soon as 2012. "A third model would fit Lamborghini very well ... a four-door car would be a very feasible approach," Mr Winkelmann told financial paper Bloomberg this week. Lamborghini owner Volkswagen will likely make its decision based on whether the Estoque's cost projections add up.
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Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:25:00 ESTOn the tail of spy photos obtained last month of the new C-Class Coupe testing in Europe, reports this week suggest the new car could be joined by an AMG variant. Taking on the likes of the BMW M3 Coupe and the Audi RS5, the new model - likely to be named the C63 AMG Coupe - is to debut late next year alongside its 'regular' siblings, according to Britain's Autocar. Oddly, the report claims the C63 AMG Coupe would draw power from Mercedes' 6.2 litre V8. However, should it...
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Japan Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:53:43 +0000From the Manufacturer From the Manufacturer With picture performance that outpaces today’s smaller flat panels, Mitsubishi’s 65-inch WD-65737 offers a larger than life, intensely vivid viewing experience. In screen sizes ranging from 60-inch to 82-inch, Mitsubishi Home Theater TVs define the large screen entertainment category by offering incomparable value and stronger performance than smaller flat [...]
Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:47:51 +0000From the earliest workshop days to the grandest marque in the automotive world, the story of one of the most important enterprises of the twentieth century comes alive in this complete history. The rich history of Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) has its roots in the early experimentation with the use of the internal combustion engine by [...]
Posted:Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:02:03 +0000In a year that has been littered with recalls and unintended acceleration, one man has a plan. A Japanese inventor whose ideas have pushed aside for two decades has finally been given the spotlight. The reason? He may have solved a major factor in many cases of unintended accelrration: driver error. Naruse has designed a [...] |
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UK Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:53:34 EDTHyundai Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it has set a goal to boost the fuel efficiency of its U.S. vehicle lineup to an average of 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:59:19 EDTToyota Motor Corp., just months off a recall crisis in the United States, said Wednesday that it swung to a profit in its latest quarter and boosted its full-year sales outlook.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:18:33 EDTFor a view as to where the world is heading, take a close look at automotive sales data coming out of the two largest markets, the U.S. and China. It is instructive -- and a bit frightening. |
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