| Ford gives Sync a major upgrade |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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The next-generation Sync, Ford Motor Co.'s voice-activated communications and entertainment system, will offer drivers more amenities, including traffic updates and directions as well as personalized ...
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| European financial aid could be long-term negative |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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European financial aid could be long-term negative If you are wandering around the Detroit auto show later this month, it's a fair bet that you won't detect any superficial signs of crisis. General M...
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| Michigan plant to power hybrids |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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A123 Systems said the plant will be the first of several nationwide that could eventually employ a total of 14,000 people and supply batteries for 5 million hybrid vehicles or 500,000 plug-in hybrids ...
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| Auto executives less optimistic |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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Auto executives are less optimistic about their industry, as the credit crunch and the recession have slowed growth and dampened prospects not only in the United States, but around the world, accordin...
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| LaCrosse redesign could fill tall order |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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Given that the average age of a U.S. Buick buyer is 63, General Motors Corp. gave a tall order to the small group of twenty- and thirtysomethings it charged with redesigning the 2010 Buick LaCrosse.
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| Icy buildup sends cars sliding, forces highway, ramp closings |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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Interstate 495 north of Interstate 93 was closed along with other roads and highway ramps at various times last night after dozens of drivers spun out or lost control on the icy surfaces after tempera...
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| Battery plant is pristine, with an automated assembly |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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Battery plants, like the one that A123 Systems plans to build in southeast Michigan, have little in common with the local factories in which autoworkers are accustomed to building parts and cars.
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Jan 8th, 2009 |
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JEFFREY LEESTMA/Automotive Hall of Fame Three legendary Detroit-area street racers are on display at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn. They are a Hemi-powered 1967 Plymouth GTX known as the Si...
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| GM leverages Chinese success to reinvent LaCrosse |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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All Associated Press news DETROIT (AP) - With help from its design team in China, General Motors Corp. is trying to reinvigorate the Buick brand with its 2010 LaCrosse luxury sedan.The LaCrosse, set t...
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| State Hands-Free Cell Phone Law Reducing Number of Drivers Using Device in Vehicle, According to Auto Club Surveys |
Jan 8th, 2009 |
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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - January 8, 2009) - The use of hand-held cell phones by California motorists dropped by two-thirds in the first three months after the law went into effect last July, a...
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