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Fret not, my big engine brethren, Motor City muscle isn't going anywhere. On the contrary, the advancement of V-8 engines is alive, going strong and on track to continue. That's … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Fret not, my big engine brethren, Motor City muscle isn't going anywhere. On the contrary, the advancement of V-8 engines is alive, going strong and on track to continue. That's … Read More
General Motors Corp.'s bid to raise cash and streamline its operations took a hit Wednesday after the automaker announced an agreement had fallen through to sell its Flint-based medium-duty truck … Read More
General Motors, the biggest US automaker, will probably need $US7.3 billion of fresh capital to pay its bills through 2009, Lehman Brothers said. GM may ''burn through'' $US6.9 billion of … Read More
Toyota Racing Development sales set a new record last month and the success came from an unlikely place: The TRD supercharger for the 5.7-liter V-8 in the Toyota Tundra pickup … Read More
In another sign that the auto industry is pulling away from lease deals, General Motors Corp. is cutting back incentives on new GMC, Buick and Pontiac vehicles. Dealers learned Monday … Read More
Auto sales in China grew at their lowest rate in two years last month, signaling a slowdown in the huge market which had provided strong growth for global automakers in … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is downgraded to 'false' today. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India's largest maker of sport-utility vehicles, said it's not interested in purchasing the Hummer sport-utility vehicle brand of … Read More
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it will sell $500 million in common stock to pay off debt at its financing arm, according to a regulatory filing. The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker … Read More
The purchasing chiefs of Detroit's reeling Big Three automakers offered a grim forecast for auto suppliers on Friday, saying more components manufacturers are likely to fail as U.S. auto sales … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will not resume production of the Tundra pickup truck at its Princeton, Ind., plant in November as previously announced. The company said last month that … Read More
Chrysler LLC is the most likely of the three U.S. automakers to file for bankruptcy protection in the next two years, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said, citing a panel discussion … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded from "Speculation" to "Fact" on the Pontiac G8, both the ST and the sedan. The G8 is a lightly modified Holden Commodore and the ST … Read More
General Motors will announce a multi-million dollar investment into its Lordstown Complex on Thursday, August 21, 2008. The announcement ceremony will include the release of the first photos of the … Read More
Russia's richest man, Oleg Deripaska, has held talks with General Motors about buying Hummer, the brand of gas-guzzling cars modelled on the US military's heavily armored Humvee combat vehicles. The … Read More
Production version of the Volt General Motors today released photos of the production version of its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt. The vehicle was first introduced at the North American … Read More
To help avoid bankruptcy Chrysler LLC, as a privately held company, has sold more than $500 million in "nonearning assets" to generate cash, a top company executive indicated this morning. … Read More
Pontiac G8 ST at a Glance Sports car with truck-like cargo and towing capabilities V8 engine with Active Fuel Management linked to six-speed automatic 74-inch cargo bed and 3,500 lb … Read More
Paolo Pininfarina has been named CEO of the Italian company that designs Ferrari and Maserati cars to succeed his brother Andrea who was killed recently in a road accident. Paolo … Read More
Some analysts fear the ailing U.S. automaker may be forced to raise funds by unloading its interest in its much healthier Japanese partner. Just a week after Ford's (F) disastrous … Read More
As energy costs skyrocket, Chrysler LLC is looking at different ways to save money, including, perhaps, a move to workweeks of four 10-hour days at several of its factories. “We’re … Read More
Toyota Motor Corp., with U.S. sales hurt by falling demand for trucks, may cut temporary jobs at its Kentucky car plant should the market keep weakening. Reuters reported the possible … Read More
Ford Motor Co. plans to halt production of the Mercury Sable sedan and Ford Taurus X crossover next year, according to company documents reviewed by The Detroit News. Both vehicles … Read More
Carmakers are turning to turbocharging, long viewed skeptically by Americans, as a relatively cheap, easy way to boost mileage. The next thing in greener cars doesn't need hydrogen, lithium-ion batteries … Read More
When it comes to increasing fuel economy, turbochargers are the replacement for displacement. The combination of highly efficient snails and smaller engines provides the power people expect, while reducing the … Read More
Ford Motor Co. has picked Honeywell International Inc. to develop turbochargers for a V-6 engine in the automaker's line of EcoBoost engines. Honeywell said it will make twin turbos for … Read More