Saturday, September 27, 2008
GM wants 100-mpg rating for ‘10 Volt
David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Will the Volt break the 100 mpg barrier?
General Motors Corp. said Friday it has reached a preliminary agreement with the California Air Resources Board about how to classify its Chevy Volt in terms of emissions standards that could [...]
Target for Traverse: No. 1 in large crossovers
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Amy Wilson
Automotive News | September 29, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
ENLARGE
Early incentives could help the Traverse beat Highlander and Pilot.
DETROIT — Toyota and [...]
Credit freeze plunges Detroit 3 in cash crisis
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Jim Henry
Automotive News | September 29, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
The Detroit 3 face a cash crisis that threatens their solvency before an anticipated recovery in 2010, analysts suggest.
Credit largely has dried up for the Detroit 3 at a time when slumping sales are depriving the companies [...]
3 strategies, with the wolf at the door
GM, Ford and Chrysler place new-product bets
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Bradford Wernle
Automotive News | September 29, 2008 – 12:01 am EST
DETROIT — Call it Chrysler’s Hail Mary strategy.
Caught in a vise between looming federal fuel economy regulations and its own desperate financial circumstances, Chrysler LLC revealed last week that it will [...]
