Posts Tagged ‘global auto’

New York 2008: Mercedes burns oil and rubber

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 ......

Ford’s Q1 loss better than expected

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 ......

The People’s HUMMER: China’s Brave Warrior

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......

FAW Benteng takes on Accord and Camry in China

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......

GM’s shifts 6-speed transmission into high gear

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......