Ford Motor Co.'s National Dealer Council sent a letter to the media and Congress on Friday, backing Ford's turnaround plan and leadership under CEO Alan Mulally."The commentary on our industry has been highly critical of past management's mistakes and some have called for the removal of current management," the letter said. "While we can't speak for our competitors, we can say [...]
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Hmm .. SUVs. As a newspaper we are not keen on cars so overspecified for the tasks they are usually asked to carry out, nor on the way buyers assume they need one when they clearly don't
LOS ANGELES -- Small-business owner Greg Mohr was hopping in and out of cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but he isn't in the market to buy one. Neither are retirees Greg and Pinkie Stanley, or trucker Jorge Vidrio."We're in the market if the prices were more accessible," said Vidrio, 35.
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Heavy snow caused chaos on the roads in parts of England and Scotland yesterday as forecasters warned of more heavy falls today.Police were called to 68 crashes in the north east as snow and black ice brought treacherous conditions.Fifty of the crashes occurred between 9pm and midnight on Friday and there were 18 more incidents yesterday.
PORSCHE is joining forces with one of its biggest historic rivals in a bid to make its vehicles more appropriate to the new world order.It means that for the first time there is to be a diesel in the line-up of the supercar brand.The Cayenne 4x4 diesel is due on sale in February to combat the dramatic decline in sales of petrol-powered performance 4x4s - and the new Porsche owes its existence to former arch rival Audi.
IN a world where mentioning 4x4 is almost talking dirty, manufacturers of the SUVs and off-roaders are cleaning up their image big style.New, greener and more economical engines, hybrid technology, lightweight construction and improved aerodynamics are all helping to cut their carbon footprint.The days of the enormous gas guzzling barges on wheels belching more carbon that your average foundry now [...]
These days, getting more from less has become a way of life for most people. That's as true in the dealer showroom as it is in the supermarket.Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track' 11.21.08 US gas prices dip below $2, lowest in 3-plus years 11.21.08 Florida teen commits suicide in front of webcam 11.21.08 NASA scales back flagship [...]
Earlier this week, former Massachusetts Governor and Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney chimed in, via a New York Times op-ed column, with his argument for letting Detroit's automakers go bankrupt as a means to fixing their problems and reorganizing.Unfortunately, several members of his sparty, and even some members of the media, have his argument added weight because Romney's father, George Romney [...]But they also make a Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner, Tacoma, Highlander and Landcruiser.3
A 205mph derestricted BMW M5 belonging to boxing phenomenon Joe Calzaghe is for sale on Auto Trader.Undefeated super middleweight and light heavyweight boxer Joe Calzaghe is the only owner of this 2007 BMW M5 which has just 2,500 miles on the clock.And it's not the first time Auto Trader has had one of Joe Calzaghe's cars for sale.
Click image at right for high-res gallery of some random sights from Los Angeles.While we did a lot of coverage of the LA Auto Show this week, there are always some interesting things at the convention center that just don't make into a post of their own. We've collected a bunch of photos that we thought were worth sharing and decided [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC today announced that it has received two Residual Value Awards from Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) ALG's 10th annual Residual Value Awards, for the 2009 model year, honored the vehicles in each industry segment that ALG predicts will retain the highest percentage of their original price after a conventional three-year [...]
Porsche has buckled to global pressure and announced it will be fitting its Cayenne 4x4 with a diesel engine a first for the German car maker.The Porsche Cayenne will soon be available with a 3-litre V6 diesel engine supplied by Audi part of the VW Group which Porsche has recently become the majority shareholder of.With 240bhp and 405lb/ft of pulling power [...]
I had a few hours off in Los Angeles and found myself in the La Brea Tar Pits museum on Wiltshire Boulevard.The Tar pit (where oil is forced to surface by geological pressure) dates back to the Ice Age.Over the last century the pit has been excavated to reveal the well-preserved skeletons of thousands of animals - sabre tooth tigers, giant [...]
Earlier this week, former Massachusetts Governor and Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney chimed in, via a New York Times op-ed column, with his argument for letting Detroit's automakers go bankrupt as a means to fixing their problems and reorganizing.Unfortunately, several members of his sparty, and even some members of the media, have his argument added weight because Romney's father, George Romney [...]But they also make a Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner, Tacoma, Highlander and Landcruiser.3
Ssangyong has struggled to get into second gear in the United Kingdom – and so does the Kyron I'm given the opportunity to drive.But an irksome manual transmission is all that spoils an otherwise surprisingly pleasant drive and seems almost trivial given the hurdles which South Korea's smallest manufacturer has leapt through with British money in mind.Believe it or not, the [...]
A second reliability survey this year -- this one just out from Consumer Reports -- shows that fuel-efficient vehicles are very reliable. This is more good news for consumers who want to cut fuel costs with smaller vehicles and for anyone who just wants to conserve precious fossil fuels.The 2008 Consumer Reports' Annual Car Reliability Survey is more proof that small cars [...]
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Q: I have a 1999 Nissan Maxima SE with 95,000 miles and have problems with bad idling. When the car sits in traffic at a light the engine jumps (with a jittery take off, too) When I gas it hard, especially on ramps, it shakes.
