| Inside The Industry Management Shuffle At Chrysler |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
AUBURN, MI (WWJ) — The departure of a top Chrysler executive has led to a shuffling of CEOs at the company’s brands. The company has moved Dodge Brand CEO Ried Bigland to Ram, to take the job of Fred Diaz, who departed to head to Nissan sales and marketing. The company has also moved Fiat Brand Chief Tim Kuniskis to the top job at Dodge. Bigland will keep his other job, heading ...
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| Expert says self-driving cars wont arrive until 2025 |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Detroit - More autonomous driving technologies are on the way, but fully autonomous vehicles at the mass market level aren't projected for the foreseeable future, experts said Tuesday at the Society of Automotive Engineers 2013 World Congress."2025 is the timeframe where we see cars driving themselves," said Christian Schumacher, director of engineering systems and technology for ...
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| General Motors to roll out new line of smaller pickup trucks targeting Toyota Tacoma |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
DETROIT - General Motors plans to roll out a line of completely revamped midsize pickup trucks, with gas mileage and features designed to take sales from Toyota's market-leading Tacoma. The trucks will replace the aging Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Mark Reuss, GM's North American president, said Tuesday that the trucks will be able to do 95 percent of the work that a big truck ...
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| Fred Diaz Leaves Ram Truck Brand for Nissan |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Fred Diaz, one of Chrysler's highest ranking executives, is leaving the Auburn Hills automaker to join Nissan as the Japanese automaker vies for a larger share of U.S. industry sales and prepares to launch a redesigned Titan pickup. Diaz, who has been president and CEO of the Ram truck brand since 2009, could help Nissan with both tasks, said Dave Sullivan, an automotive analyst with ...
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| New cruise ship will have everything including bumper cars |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
This computer-generated image shows how the forthcoming Royal Caribbean ship, Quantum of the Seas, includes The North Star, an observation capsule on a movable arm that will offer a bird’s-eye view from 300 feet above the ...
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| Auto parts company pulls into new Olathe distribution center |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Dan Jensen A Massachusetts-based auto parts company that came to the Kansas City area two years ago will expand into a much larger space in I-35 Logistics Park. 1A Auto is the first tenant in the new Building B at the Olathe industrial park. The company will take about 190,000 square feet in the building approximately 23 percent of the total space, said Dan Jensen of Kessinger/Hunter & Co. LC, ...
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| Turbocharged Retro Cars Tear Up the Eerie White Nothing of Bonneville |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Many a throttle junkie has spent their life chasing the dragon of racing on the Bonneville Speedway. With its pristine flatness and almost limitless horizon, it’s the location of numerous vehicle land speed records and, we’re sure, primal yells of glee. The unique atmosphere is not only ideal for gas-powered adrenaline, but also phenomenal photos. That’s ...
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| 5th Sanya International Auto Show to open at Dadonghai Square |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
The annual 5th Sanya International Auto Show is to kick off at Dadonghai Square on April 18, and will last until April 21. 30 international and domestic well-known auto brands including Benz, Shanghai Volkswagen, Faw Volkswagen, Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Honda, Faw Toyota, Guangzhou Honda, Guangzhou Toyota, Dongfeng Yueda Kia, Beijing Hyundai, Buick, Chevrolet, Luxgen, Haima Automobile, Roewe, ...
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| AAA Cost of car ownership increases to $9100 this year |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
report by AAA suggests that we will spend an average $9,122 on our cars this year - an increase of nearly 2 percent over 2012, about the rate of inflation.Costs vary widely, of course, depending on what and where you drive and the ups-and-downs of fuel prices. But the typical sedan owner who clocks 15,000 miles a year should budget 60.8 cents a mile, according to the latest annual "Your ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
If you love big, fancy trucks, Mercedes-Benz has just the vehicle for you. Cars.com reviewer Aaron Bragman calls the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class the best seven-passenger premium SUV on the market -- just get ready to open your wallet, first at the dealership and then again and again at the gas ...
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