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GM's Ed Whitacre meets the press in Web chat:
General Motors' new front man, Ed Whitacre, remains a bit of an elusive figure in the car world. But at the very least, the former telecom honcho who's now the leader of the nation's largest automaker does like cars.
(Dec 8, 2009)
VW may add another brand, and a new Duster is born, in AW's News Brake for Tuesday, Dec. 8:
In today's News Brake: Volkswagen may be adding another brand, Detroit will build the Volt, and the Duster name goes on a new SUV . . . But Wait, There's More!
(Dec 8, 2009)
Automobile sales grow 46% in Nov (Business Standard India)
Domestic sales of automobiles for November grew 46 per cent, to 1,037,133 units, over the corresponding period last year. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), which released the figures said the sales were the highest for the current year.
(Dec 8, 2009)
Thai Asean News Network (Thailand Outlook Channel)
At the 7th Thailand Automotive Quality Awards, or TAQA 2009, authorities in the automobile industry all predicted bright prospects for the industry next year.
(Dec 9, 2009)
VW to buy stake in Japan's Suzuki (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The German car giant Volkswagen and Suzuki of Japan announced on Wednesday an alliance which one analyst said could accelerate restructuring of the global automobile industry.
(Dec 9, 2009)
VW to buy stake in Japan's Suzuki (Malaysian Mirror)
FRANKFURT -The German car giant Volkswagen and Suzuki of Japan announced on Wednesday an alliance that one analyst said could accelerate restructuring of the global automobile industry. Read more...
(Dec 9, 2009)
Mercedes-Benz B-class F-Cell, an AW Flash Drive:
What is it?
(Dec 9, 2009)
Escape from Long Island: Blue Oyster Cult leader takes his nine-year-old Ford ute on run to Florida:
Being the original owner of a 2001 Ford Escape now exactly nine years old, what's it like driving it 1,259 miles in two days? My Escape, which had its purchase documented in AutoWeek in late 2000, now has only 52,000 miles on it.
(Dec 9, 2009)
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT, an AW Drivers Log:
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: So here's the Camaro volume leader, the responsible version. I like it. I love the exterior styling. Among the pony cars, to my mind, it's the best--and it's not even close.
(Dec 9, 2009)
Thai Asean News Network (Thailand Outlook Channel)
At the seventh Thailand Automotive Quality Awards 2009, authorities in the automobile industry all predicted bright prospects for next year.
(Dec 9, 2009)
Volkswagen to buy 20 percent of Suzuki for $2.5B (San Francisco Chronicle)
Volkswagen AG will buy a 20 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. for 222.5 billion yen ($2.5 billion), forming one of the world's biggest auto alliances and giving the two carmakers a boost in fast-growing Asian markets. Suzuki, which makes small cars such as... Suzuki - Volkswagen - Automobile - Automotive industry - Makes and Models
(Dec 9, 2009)
A drive of a Mercedes fuel-cell car, and Danica Patrick heads for NASCAR, in News Brake for Wednesday, Dec. 9:
In News Brake: We test-drive the Mercedes B-class F-Cell, Volkswagen will buy part of Suzuki, and Danica Patrick will run in the Nationwide Series next season . . . But Wait, There's More!
(Dec 9, 2009)
USI Announces New Product to be Released Second Quarter of 2010; USI Enters Automobile Market (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Ultimate Sports, Inc. , a manufacturer and supplier to the recreational vehicle industry, announced today that the company is currently developing after market fenders for two different mainstream automobile models.
(Dec 9, 2009)
Volkswagen buys stake in Suzuki:
Volkswagen will buy nearly 20 percent of Suzuki for $2.5 billion in a deal poised to continue VW's ambitious growth plans and bolster its global product offerings.
(Dec 9, 2009)
Car-pack download gives you more Forza:
Even though Forza Motorsport 3 is barely past its launch, game designer Turn 10 wants to freshen it up a bit. So how do a few race cars, a few supercars and a Spec V sound?
(Dec 9, 2009)
Volkswagen to buy stake in Suzuki (The Age)
Volkswagen and Suzuki have announced an alliance which one analyst said could accelerate restructuring of the global automobile industry.
(Dec 9, 2009)
Advocates want consumer agency to watch auto sales (San Francisco Chronicle)
Consumer advocates argued Wednesday that Congress should include auto dealers under the oversight of a proposed finance industry watchdog. "Drive by any car dealer lot. They're not advertising cars. They're advertising `get your financing here,'" said Peter... United States Congress - Finance - Automobile dealership - Financial services - Congress
(Dec 9, 2009)
Auto stimulus retained for 2010 (People's Daily)
China will extend stimulus measures in the automobile industry for one more year, with small adjustments, to further support the world's biggest and fastest-growing auto market. The government announced the decision yesterday after an executive meeting of the State Council chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao. The stimulus package, which was due to expire at the end of this month, includes a 50 percent ...
(Dec 10, 2009)
China’s auto stimulus retained for 2010 (Vietnam Net)
China will extend stimulus measures in the automobile industry for one more year, with small adjustments, to further support the world's biggest and fastest-growing auto market.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Under the hammer, overseas: Russo and Steele explores classic-car auction in China:
It's ambitious, it's unprecedented and it's loaded with pitfalls. But if it can be pulled off, it could serve as a template for international growth for American auction houses.
(Dec 10, 2009)
MCOT Public Company Limited.2008 (MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency)
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua/ China Daily)-- China will extend stimulus measures in the automobile industry for one more year, with small adjustments, to further support the world's biggest and fastest-growing auto market.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Chevy, Buick-GMC bosses out at GM:
The brand heads of Buick-GMC and Chevrolet are leaving General Motors Co., continuing a management upheaval sparked by the Dec. 1 ouster of CEO Fritz Henderson.
(Dec 10, 2009)
The 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, an AW Drivers Log:
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night.
(Dec 10, 2009)
The 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, an AW Drivers Log:
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Mazdaspeed 3 SEMA show car is a nice combination of show and go:
This Mazdaspeed 3 wagon and its Mazda 3 sedan sibling looked awfully cool when we saw them at SEMA.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Liquid Motors Adds SmartAuction to Remarketing Efforts (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Liquid Motors, a comprehensive Internet marketing solution provider for automobile dealers, announced today an agreement with SmartAuction, the industry's leading upstream wholesale vehicle auction web site.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Kia thinking big and an auction house looks to China, in News Brake for Thursday, Dec. 10:
In today's News Brake: Kia may be thinking big; we spy the Honda CR-Z in production form; and Steele and Russo want to bang the gavel in China ... But Wait, There's More!
(Dec 10, 2009)
Research and Markets: Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q4 2009 Edition ]" to their offering.
(Dec 10, 2009)
Race-ready Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X revealed :
The Dodge Viper special editions continue, and on Thursday a turnkey race car, called the Viper SRT10 ACR-X, broke cover.
(Dec 10, 2009)
A reputation is hanging on Alfa Romeo’s renaissance (Financial Times)
Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of both Fiat and Chrysler, has become the loudest preacher in the automobile business on the need to slash capacity and allow only profitable brands to survive. His gospel not only applies to the industry as a whole but especially to his own portfolio of brands.
(Dec 10, 2009)
The 2009 Nissan Cube Krom, an AW Drivers Log:
EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: I must say, this is one of the ugliest things on the road, but like an ugly mutt, I kinda like it.
(Dec 11, 2009)
2010 Tesla Roadster Sport: Electric chic gets quicker--it's EV with attitude:
One thing that surely anybody alive and breathing just about has to love is mashing the accelerator pedal in an electric car--more so if it's an electric car designed primarily to thrill you.
(Dec 11, 2009)
Toyota to unveil low-cost car next month:
Toyota said it will unveil a concept of its new car for emerging markets at the New Delhi auto show on Jan. 5.
(Dec 11, 2009)
Auto industry still in low gear (Việt Nam News)
Hopes of Viet Nam producing 40% of components for its own cars by 2010 have faded. HCM CITY — There are many views and not much clarity on what needs to be done, but there is clear consensus that Viet Nam’s automobile industry has not shifted to top gear almost two decades after its inception.
(Dec 11, 2009)
A race-ready Dodge Viper is revealed, and a review of the Tesla Roadster Sport, in News Brake for Friday, Dec. 11:
In News Brake: The 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is revealed, an update on Formula One, and we review the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport . . . But Wait, There's More!
(Dec 11, 2009)
Professor trashes Saab suitor Spyker (The Local)
Dutch luxury sports carmaker Spyker, which has expressed its interest in buying Saab Automobile, is an even less reliable potential suitor than Koenigsegg, claims a professor in industrial organization.
(Dec 11, 2009)
2010 Acura MDX to start at $43,040:
The 2010 Acura MDX starts at $43,040, including destination charges. It went on sale Friday.
(Dec 11, 2009)
Rolls-Royce Ghost, an AW Flash Drive:
What is it? What it isnand#8217;t is a 7-series with a Rolls-Royce body. No, the Ghost is the new baby Rolls, and it shares less than 20 percent of parts with the big BMW. Underhood the Ghost uses BMWand#8217;s V12 engine block, stroked to 6.
(Dec 11, 2009)
NADA Enhances Convention Experience Through Social Media (National Autombile Dealers Association)
McLEAN, Va. (Dec. 11, 2009) – After a tumultuous year that has included automaker restructurings, a credit crisis and dealership closures, the industry focus now shifts to the 2010 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo in Orlando, Feb. 13-15.
(Dec 11, 2009)
Energy Analyst Sees High Volume Natural Gas Transport Users Paving The Way For Automobile Adoption (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)
67 WALL STREET, New York - December 11, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Oil & Gas Production and Distribution Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 76 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is ...
(Dec 11, 2009)
Brabus tunes Mercedes-Benz GLK :
Yes, this is the same Mercedes-Benz GLK that broke cover in New York during the Sex and the City movie, but we guarantee Carrie, Sam, Miranda and Charlotte wouldn't be caught dead in it.
(Dec 11, 2009)
Pro Racing news on 2010 headline events (Motorsport.com)
TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 10, 2009) -- Following the recent growth and expansion of SCCA Pro Racing, the sanctioning body announced today at the Performance Racing Industry show that it will stage at least three professional race weekends in 2010 headlined by and featuring a variety of SCCA Pro Racing properties.
(Dec 11, 2009)
China Keeps Small-Car Sales Tax Low To Spur Growth (Edmunds Inside Line)
China's government is keeping sales tax low on small cars with engine displacements under 1.6 liters as part of a strategy to keep the auto industry moving upward. Pictured: Chery A1.
(Dec 11, 2009)
BAIC builds electric car manufacture base in Beijing (China Daily)
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co (BAIC) is building an electric car manufacture base in Beijing, in a bid for reinforcing its competitive edge in the promising green energy vehicle segment.
(Dec 12, 2009)
Saudi automobile sector to grow 30% to post SR94bn in sales by 2013 (AME Info)
Car sales in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf's largest automobile market, are expected to jump over 30% from around 676,000 in 2010 to 880,000 in 2013 as the Kingdom remains economically and commercially resilient against the global downturn.
(Dec 12, 2009)
China's automobile giant set to enter UAE (AME Info)
China's automobile giant set to enter UAE. Haima will be introducing 6 new models during the Dubai International Motor Show being held from December 16-20th, 2009 and is located in Zabeel Hall stand no: Z-22.
(Dec 12, 2009)
Global And China Automotive Aluminum Wheel Industry Report, 2008-2009 - New Report Published (OfficialWire)
China has become a manufacturing center of aluminum automotive wheels in the world now. The export of wheels mainly focuses on the retail market. In the recent years, many foreign OEMs have begun to purchase aluminum automotive wheels directly from China because:
(Dec 12, 2009)
Global And China Automotive Audio & Infotainment Industry Report, 2008-2009 - New Report Published (OfficialWire)
The recession of global automotive industry contrasts with the prosperity of China automotive industry.
(Dec 12, 2009)
VW starts producing first made-in-India Polo (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Volkswagen, Europes biggest carmaker, began production of its popular mass-market Polo hatchback in India on Saturday and said it aimed to grab up to 10 percent of the fast-growing automobile market.
(Dec 12, 2009)
VW starts producing first made-in-India Polo (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Volkswagen, Europe?s biggest carmaker, began production of its popular mass-market Polo hatchback in India on Saturday and said it aimed to grab up to 10 percent of the fast-growing automobile market.
(Dec 12, 2009)
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