Posts Tagged ‘strides’

Ford readying bonuses for entire workforce

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Ford is making significant strides to turn its North American operations around. In 2006, it was able to cut almost 34,000 workers from its payroll after one round of buyouts and is looking to cut even more of its workforce this year through another payoff program that's being offered to 54,000 UAW-......

2009 Jaguar XF bringing sexy back

Thursday, June 21st, 2007
click above image to view 43 high-resolution pics of the 2009 Jaguar XFLast December, the Jaguar C-XF Concept received an early debut ahead of the Detroit Auto Show thanks to some memorable embargo breaks by established media outlets. The 2009 Jaguar XF, the production car inspired by the concept, w......

New Ford study is evidence of improving quality

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Many of us in the know, i.e. auto enthusiasts, are well aware that our domestic automakers have made significant strides in improving the quality of the cars and trucks they sell. We also know that it's been extremely difficult to shake their reputation of shoddy quality that may have been deserved ......

General Motors getting vehicles to market faster

Monday, June 5th, 2006
One common complaint about General Motors in the past has been the amount of time it took the company to develop vehicles and get them to market. A recent study, however, shows that GM is certainly turning that around. The company is expected to tie Toyota Motor Corp. in "showroom age," which repres......

“And they walked away” Department: Joey Hand’s Mid-Ohio adventure

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
YqM9KXkkRnQWe don't make a practice of showing crash videos for their shock value, but this vidcap of the SPEED Channel broadcast of the Grand American race at Mid-Ohio is worth checking out for a couple of reasons. (Yes, BMW driver Joey Hand walked away from this amazing crash.)First, the law of un......

2008 Cadillac CTS interior spied

Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Several readers have emailed us with a link to this forum thread at GM Inside News, which features a new spy shot of the '08 Cadillac CTS interior. The photo, apparently shot while the car was testing at the Nurburgring, is of the same interior that Bob Lutz showed Steve Kroft a mock-up of during th......