Posts Tagged ‘global auto’
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery from Daimler's press conferenceJust like any good political campaign, Mercedes came to the New York Auto Show touting nothing much as a whole lot. Actually, the faux political rally might have been less than compelling with its old news, but the new M Class sporting ......
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
On slightly higher revenue, and with cost-cutting moves well underway, Ford Motor Co. posted a much smaller loss in Q1 of 2007 than for the same period in 2006. This year's net loss was a still-substantial $282 million, but compared with a loss of $1.4 billion last year, it seems like a drop in the ......
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Posted in Earnings/Financials, ford | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
The Beijing Benz-Daimler Corporation has begun production of its "BJ2022 Brave Warrior" SUV for use by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Shown here at the 2006 Beijing Auto Show, the 1/2- and 3/4-ton vehicle is powered by a 3.5-liter turbo diesel producing 136 horsepower. The four-wheel-drive of......
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Posted in Misc. Auto Shows, SUVs, china | No Comments »
Monday, April 24th, 2006
It's a well-known fact that foreign automakers desiring to crack the Chinese market are required by the government to buddy up with a Chinese domestic automaker. First Automotive Works Group (FAW) is in bed with not only Volkswagen and Toyota, but Ford's Japanese affilitate, as well, with which it p......
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Posted in Sedans/Saloons, china, ford, mazda | No Comments »
Friday, April 14th, 2006
Last year we reported on the 6F automatic transmission, the result of collaboration between Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. GM vice-chairman Robert Lutz posted in his blog that the automaker plans to have more than 3 million vehicles equipped with the transmission by 2010. He also writes the......
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