Posts Tagged ‘launch vehicles’
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for more RCA Eco-Friendly ConceptsWhenever car design students tackle a project with as little direction as designing a "future eco-friendly automobile," you know that the designs will bear little resemblance to what's currently available. Still, when it's students from the Royal College......
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Back when it was virtually guaranteed 20% US market share, Ford would redesign its vehicles every five or more years. The Ford Ranger, Focus, and Crown Victoria changed even slower, with mostly only new lights and grilles. When competitive pressures started to put the Blue Oval into an anaconda deat......
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of our first drive of the 2009 Ford FlexAccording to Peter Horbury, Ford's head of design in North America, the Blue Oval will be shortening the time frame between major styling changes for its models from five years to three. This move is part of a plan to reduce th......
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Lincoln MKSEvery year, carmakers collectively trot out dozens of new concept vehicles at auto shows around the world. Some fraction of those end up making their way to production lines and onto the streets. Most of the exciting design ideas, however, get ......
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Ford is desperately hoping that the new Lincoln MKS will prove to be the beginning of a rebirth for its premium Lincoln brand. After flailing about for the past two decades trying to find a design direction for Lincoln, Peter Horbury and the team have created a consistent and unique look that will b......
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Photo: KEVIN A. WILSON, AutoweekRecently, Ford Motor Company sponsored a contest with the goal of modernizing the iconic Model T, a car which revolutionized motorized transportation the world over. The winner of the competition, a 24-year-old junior at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit na......
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Saturday, May 6th, 2006
Speaking to General Motors' Annual Meeting of stockholders, the company's Chairman and CEO, Rick Wagoner, was generally upbeat about the progress of GM's restructuring plan, pointing to a profitable first quarter in Europe, strong growth in the Asia Pacific region (particularly China), and rising sa......
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
We can say we are surprised by some of the data coming at us during this the sales reporting day. GM reported sales down just 1 percent from last year and is seeing many "launch" vehicles like the G6 and LaCrosse picking up steam. Honda also has reported stronger sales seeing over 3,800 Ridgelines ......
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