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2 April 2007 posted in Recalls/TSBs 6 views
Nissan recalls over 1 million for fuel tank fix Narrowly missing setting a new reocrd for the largest recall in the company's history, Nissan is recalling 1.01 MIL March (aka Micra) and Cube models. That figure is just 20,000 vehicles shy of the 1. ...
Tags: cars, models, honda, japan, nissan, 1 million, spokesperson, fuel tanks, fuel tank, crack, whole lot, singapore, economies of scale, nissan micras, micra, brunei, staggering volume, car recall
1 March 2007 posted in BMW 5 views
DaimlerChrysler and BMW to develop mild hybrid system DaimlerChrysler and BMW are already cooperating with General Motors on developing the well-documented two-mode full hybrid system for a variety of vehicles scheduled to go into production starting ear ...
Tags: dodge dakota, gmc yukon, daimlerchrysler, rear wheel drive, hybrid system, chevy tahoe, daimlerchrysler ag, thomas weber, mercedes car, drive components, hybrid drive systems, car group, economies of scale, bmw group, group research, drive luxury cars, unit volumes, performance enhancer, equal partners, group development
6 December 2006 posted in Concept Cars 4 views
Lutz definitely up for a Solstice Coupe The gents at Winding Road (you remember those guys, right?) got up close and personal with Bob Lutz at a recent media event and asked him directly about whether or not a coupe version of the Pontiac S ...
Tags: bob lutz, pontiac, general motors, solstice, kappa, pontiac solstice, those guys, business case, economies of scale, winding road, gents
13 November 2006 posted in GM 6 views
GM's Gamma to go global Even though GM is one of the biggest players in the global market, it hasn't had much luck in worldwide platform sharing. And it wants to see that change. Soon. Sources are saying that GM is working o ...
Tags: small car, aveo, automotive news, car platform, tigra, chevrolets, million cars, chevrolet aveo, opel corsa, differentiation, global market, gentra, opels, economies of scale, eastern europe, daewoo kalos, worldwide platform, gammas, regional markets, matiz
16 October 2006 posted in Convertibles 4 views
V6 Corvette rumors are rumored to be true! Rumors of a V6-powered Corvette model have been floating around for years but weren't taken very seriously until Motor Trend decided to spend some ink on it a few issues ago and predict the six-cylind ...
Tags: detroit auto show, vette, motor trend, price tag, pimping, solstice, kappa, pontiac solstice, saturn sky, cylinder model, economies of scale, opel gt, roadster concept, jalopnik, sting ray, dilution, w00t, rick corvette conti, corvette dealer, blah
16 October 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 6 views
Forget South Beach, Land Rover using Jaguar diet Hopefully the potential dispersal of the Ford Premier Group won't affect this wonderful Jaguar/Land Rover collaboration that is being rumored. By borrowing aluminum (aluminium?) expertise from Jaguar, ...
Tags: curb weight, jaguar, fuel economy, suvs, 4x4, range rover sport, new range rover, range rover, land rover, aluminum, logical step, toughness, whole lot, economic sense, economies of scale, south beach, aluminium, premier group, future land, dispersal
5 July 2006 posted in GM 9 views
Nissan/Renault knows what it wants from GM According to the Japanese business daily Nhon Keizai, Nissan and Renault have already decided what areas of cooperation they would seek from General Motors if a proposed alliance between the three com ...
Tags: gm, speculation, reuters, nissan, saturn vue, general motors, chevy tahoe, chevrolets, renaults, safety technology, vq, s board, drivetrains, saturn vue green line, economies of scale, nissan renault, chevy tahoe hybrid, business daily, table tomorrow, japanese business
26 January 2006 posted in Trends 8 views
Bentley posts strong 2005 with a little help from parent VW Volkswagen's Phaeton misadventures have been much maligned by pundits and consumers alike, der Übercruiser has afforded the company's Bentley subsidiary a nice, shiny partsbin with which to work. ...
Tags: volkswagen, phaeton, bentley, dresden, subsidiary, pundits, flying spur, assembly plant, big brother, excess capacity, drophead, misadventures, economies of scale, bentley boys, partsbin, autumn winds, glass plant, plant source, gtc, allotment
4 October 2005 posted in Trends 12 views
DCX kicks off Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance with Hyundai and Mitsubishi DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai and Mitsubishi have banded together like the best of friends in the development and production of a family of four-cylinder engines dubbed the World Engine. The joint venture ...
Tags: lb ft, automaker, emissions standards, powerplants, chrysler group, intake manifold, cylinder engines, sourced, variable valve timing, dodge caliber, south korea, tom lasorda, flow control valves, dundee plant, new dundee, manufacturing alliance, group president, gema, best of friends, economies of scale