eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
Back in June when Chrysler emerged from a U.S. government funded bankruptcy it terminated nearly 800 dealerships in an effort to keep its network size in line with its U.S. market share. Chrysler came out of bankruptcy court with about 2,400 dealerships and had 2,366 at the end of October. The Auburn Hills automaker is [...]
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier this week Chrysler talked about taking real steps to improve its quality. Today it’s GM. Mark Reuss, GM’s head of engineering, had this to say to the Detroit Free Press: Reliability has been the Achilles’ heel of GM for my entire career,” he said, promising he would focus the company’s engineers around the world on [...]
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Obama administration’s former auto czar, Steven Rattner, said that the key aim of restructuring Chrysler was replacing the group of top executives and management that was put together by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP. “We wanted to have a completely fresh management team (at Chrysler),” said Rattner. “You can’t come to any conclusion that [...]...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Truck , Recalls , Safety , Chrysler , Jeep , Off-Road Owners of model year 2007-2008 Jeep Wranglers with automatic transmissions may have to visit their local dealers as Chrysler is recalling 161,450 of the SUVs over potential transmission overheating problems. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), Wrangler models manufactured between June 2006 and...
Portland (OR) Daily Photo (Free subscription) | yesterday
A perfect day continued with muscle cars and ended with an antebellum home, all in Mississippi, a tasty supper in Louisiana, and some penny-machine fun (for Mama anyway), back in Mississippi. There were two muscle cars inside the buildings at Milton's friend's place. A purple Charger--1970 if I remember right--in the process of being restored sat in the newer building, and a yellow 1970 Dodge Challenger...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | yesterday
There once was an english white viper, that wasn't going to get any riper. Nice Price or Crack Pipe wonders if you should pluck it, or instead should you just walk away and say. . . Okay, let's all get together here and have a group hug over the '86 Eagle from yesterday. Rarely comes along a car, at such a price, that generates such unanimity among the Nice Pricians and Crack Piperarians, but this...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Greenlings: What's the difference between kW and kWh? The h makes all the difference. Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to Osaka run How long will this one stand? Government bailout does not = EV mandates for GM, Chrysler Obama defers to management for product choices. Other news: Smart ED production kicks off at Hambach plant Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom could arrive within a year...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
MOST MPs from Buganda region on Wednesday stayed away from the heated debate on the Land Amendment Bill. Only 20 out of the 80 Buganda MPs attended the debate, which was chaired by Speaker Edward Ssekandi.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Italian automaker Fiat was cut to neutral from buy on Friday at UBS, which said it sees lower equity value for Chrysler. UBS said it continues to see value in Fiat as an agent of transformational change and not owning it is akin to a "risky bet against structural change in European autos." UBS said it has cautious views on auto demand in Europe and Brazil, as well...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The U.S. takeover of G.M. and Chrysler isn’t an unqualified success, but rising auto prices may be more than a statistical fluke.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Springbok Rassie Erasmus got involved in a maul of a different kind when he braved early morning traffic to rescue a dog trying to dodge cars on the busy N1.
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cash for clunkers? The latest offering from the safest hands in sim racing turns out to be another reissue of ageing stalwart Race 07. Last year the Swedish dev added Nordschleife and a host of handsome Grand Tourers, and called the result GTR: Evolution. This year they've bolstered it with American muscle cars, Swedish touring action, and WTCC 08 updates, and called the result Race On. Cynical cash-gouging...
I Ain't Afraid of No Daleks (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thanksgiving at my sister's is off. There's just no way I can work it out. There's absolutely NO public transport to Bennington, Vermont. As in none. Zip, Zero. If you want to go there, you either have to drive yourself, hire a limo, or charter a plane. That's the reality of going to southern Vermont. What gets me is, Bennington is a city! OK, it's tiny as cities go, but still, it's on a major route...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
DEAN Jones says the national selectors have fallen asleep at the wheel by allowing Australia's cricketers to dodge a bullet for losing the Ashes.
Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mercedes Benz owners that dream of an iPhone/BlackBerry application to control some of the stuff that have cost them dearly, should be delighted to hear that the German car maker has partnered with Hughes Telematics and have announced a new telematics system dubbed mbrace, that brings “unprecedented connectivity and customization ...
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lotramar | 08/10/2009
October 8, 2009 (Hanoi) -- Lotussia Travel has recently launched a new specialist website about car rental, car hire in Vietnam – www.vietnamcarhire.com. Car rental in Vietnam is relatively inexpensive and considered to be convenient. However, travelers who are unused to foreign travel should be aware that, in general, renting a car in Vietnam means renting a driver with the car. The driver also knows...
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traimi | 29/09/2009
The e-Wolf e-2 represents the ultimate green supercar which promises to be the perfect rival for the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG eDrive or the Audi e-Tron . Why? Because this manufacturer is established in Germany and because it comes with four electric motors, each capable to deliver 100 kW (134 hp), which means that the total output will be 400 kW (536 hp).
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