HERE IS A NEW FEATURE WE CHOSE TO ADD INTO THE MIX HERE :..CHECK OUT THE MONTHLY SALES RESULTS OF ALL THE MAJOR AUTO BRANDS :
(if you sold Lincoln's IN MAY you made a few bucks, otherwise it sucks)
Acura, down 34 percent to 9,469
Audi, down 12.1 percent to 7,503
Buick, down 17.1 percent to 9,160
BMW, down 27.8 percent to 18,383
Cadillac, down 39.9 percent to 8,027
Chevrolet, down 23.7 percent to 127,510
Chrysler, down 51 percent to 15,987
Dodge, down 48 percent to 41,399
Ford, down 25.5 percent to 137,167
GMC, down 22.1 percent to 23,926
Honda, down 39.7 percent to 88,875
Hummer, down 40.6 percent to 1,094
Hyundai, down 20 percent to 36,937
Infiniti, down 38.1 percent to 6,496
Jeep, down 40 percent to 21,624
Kia, down 16.1 percent to 26,060
Lincoln, up 2.4 percent to 8,566
Lexus, down 33.9 percent to 16,922
Maserati, down 55.2 percent to 128
Mazda, down 40.1 percent to 16,718
Mercedes-Benz, down 30.5 percent to 15,134
Mercury, down 24.8 percent to 10,221
Mini, down 27 percent to 4,610
Mitsubishi, down 58.3 percent to 4,352
Nissan, down 32.5 percent to 60,993
Pontiac, down 52.3 percent to 13,329
Porsche, down 29.2 percent to 1,979
Saab, down 63.5 percent to 783
Saturn, down 55.5 percent to 8,046
Subaru, down 5 percent to 17,505
Suzuki, down 75.1 percent to 2,585
Toyota, down 39 percent to 135,661
Volvo, down 22.9 percent to 5,577
Volkswagen, down 12.4 percent to 19,568
^ Interesting to SEE that despite GM's TROUBLES, they still manage to OUTSELL EVERY other company !!!.... FORD was the Big Winner (if there was a winner here ! )...& Toyota was a BIG Loser as well, not coming close, (even with Lexus) to matching the Americans. Gee, it looks like even when the worst is at hand, the USA auto makers are still on TOP !!...& look who is in last place !!...Maserati.
^ Lincoln Town Car Concept, click on it for more concept car designs here now !
...& as GM plays "musical chairs" with the companies they are selling off...get THIS :
By SHARON TERLEP and OLA KINNANDER
DETROIT -- A deal to sell General Motors Corp.'s Saab Automobile AB could come as soon as Friday, people familiar with the situation said Thursday, signaling the company is close to resolving a critical loose end in its global restructuring.
GM is "very close" to cutting a preliminary deal to offload Sweden-based Saab, but it hasn't yet reached a final agreement, a person familiar with the deal said.
The comments came as Swedish TV station SVT reported that Saab had agreed to be sold to Swedish exclusive sports-car maker Koenigsegg Automobile AB.
Koenigsegg couldn't be reached to comment on Thursday.
The person familiar urged caution considering the sale a done deal.
The deal still has several moving parts. Along with talks between GM and the potential buyer, the Swedish government would be called on to provide financing.
In a clear sign the Saab is close to finding a new owner, the Swedish government said Thursday it will start negotiating a loan guarantee with the car maker. The government said it has decided to let its National Debt Office start formal discussions about the state guaranteeing a €500 million ($700 million) loan that Saab has supplied for with the European Investment Bank.
GM in February sought protection from creditors for Saab in an effort to sell or spin off the unit. The company has said its goal is to have a deal with one of three bidders by the end of June. Along with Koenigsegg, the final candidates are reportedly Renco Group Inc., a private holding company, and Merbanco Inc., a Wyoming-based private investment group.
As part of GM's U.S. bankruptcy proceedings, the auto maker is looking to offload four of its eight brands, including Saab. The fates of the other three are known.
GM announced in recent days that China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. would buy Hummer and Penske Automotive Group is buying the Saturn retail network. The company plans to wind down its Pontiac brand.
Unresolved is the future of GM's European unit. Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc. has proposed to buy GM's Opel in Germany and Vauxhall in the U.K. in a deal that has the backing of the German government.
But the deal has stalled amid worry from U.K. officials that Vauxhall would bear an unfair share of job losses in a Magna takeover.
TIME TO GIVE YOU THE REAL FACTS !....:
^ CLICK ABOVE & GET THE REAL FACTS !
GM FILES BANKRUPTCY CHAP 11 !!!
THE GIANT OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE DEBT, RESTRUCTURE THE COMPANY AND EMERGE AS A NEW SMALLER & TRULY PROFITABLE OPERATION.
IT IS A SAD DAY IN MUDVILLE !!...THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE MANY REPERCUSSIONS ACROSS THE NATION & THE WORLD, MORE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR JOBS, HOMES & LIVELIHOODS. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY AT ALL, BUT IT WILL RESOLVE THE CURRENT PROBLEMS & ALLOW GM TO COME BACK STRONG :
LET'S DO THE MATH ; GM HAD 172b IN DEBT & 82b IN ASSETS,...NOW, TAKE AWAY THE 50 b THAT THE USA IS "INVESTING" IN GM FOR 60%, & YOU GOT 40b LEFT... BUT, GM ONLY HAS 17b IN DEBT NOW !!!...FROM UAW DEAL, SALES OF "LOSER" DIVISIONS, & JUST NOT HAVING TO PAY SOME BILLS,...MAKING GM A 65b PROFIT,...
OVERNIGHT !!!...THAT IS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO WHAT THE USA OWES GM FOR TAKING CARE OF ALL THOSE AUTO WORKERS FOR A FEW DECADES !
LOOKS LIKE AN "EVEN" DEAL FROM OUR STANDPOINT !!!...NOW THEY CAN DO THIS :
It really makes no difference, As GM is not going away at all. If you look at the Chrysler deal it shows what this is all about. The main problem WAS the health & pension costs for UAW workers, benefits they have earned over the last 100 years building the Auto Industry in America. GM is just honoring that commitment to them, rightfully so In Our Opinion.
The BK filing with GM, like Chrysler, will just be an "adjustment" of debt converted to equity & the UAW PENSION & THE USA will own a majority share of GM... & Chrysler !!! They (the UAW 7 EACH OF US IN THE USA) will be the American Auto Industry, which after the UAW, built from the union members anyway, MADE THE INDUSTRY, so with a vested interest in the companies, they WILL do whatever is needed to return profits as otherwise they won't get paid !!!....& NOR WILL WE IF WE CONTINUE TO BE DUMBASSES & BUY IMPORT CARS !!!
The Really BAD part of this equation is that the smaller "supplier" companies, who are under contract with GM & Chrysler will NOT get paid !!!...THEY are going out of business & will Not be back. YOU & YOUR neighbors are going to lose your jobs. WHY ?...the problem is right in front of your face....EVERY Import car you see on American Roads has contributed to this current state of affairs. The PEOPLE who bought those cars, have cost YOU your job, your house & are the Main reason your Life is going down the drain today !!!
The reason all this was brought about however has Nothing to do with the Auto Industry in the USA, rather it was the Failure & Greed that allowed the USA Government to not protect American Industry in a free market economy. Every other Auto company from foreign countries has some sort of assistance from their Governments to pay for the Health & Pension costs of the Auto Workers. American Companies do not have that benefit !...rather it is an obligation.
^ OH, BTW,.....GM STARTED PRE PRODUCTION ON THE CHEVY VOLT THE SAME DAY THE FILED FOR THE CHAPTER 11 DEAL !!!...NOW THINK REAL HARD, WHY ?....LOL !!!
The Free Market economy is not really "free" when it costs USA companies $5000 per car in Health & Pensions BEFORE they even build each car, & the competion has that price advantage, regardless of the number of US sales, the profit margin continues to drop as time goes on, the more cars you build,... the more you OWE !!! It has to Stop somewhere, & this is where it Will Stop. There is really no other way out of the present conditions at this time.
USA Government literally has GIVEN import companies Free Land, Free Factories already built by US companies, & allowed them to hire non union US workers at HALF the wages & benefits & Tax Incentives that range from little or No Tax on the profits made from those factories !!. Sooner or later there HAD to be a price to pay for those "short term" solutions, yet Nothing was done for Detroit to match those incentives given to Import Companies.
Overall this "crisis" will solve the debt problem, release the obligations and allow US Companies to complete & make a profit on the cars they sell, which they still sell more than anyone else Worldwide. Pointing a finger at "the Big 3" management is just Wrong, they ARE today building the Best Quality, most cost effective, & fuel efficient automobiles available on the Planet today.
GM has won awards for the engine designs, body styling & overall quality performance of the products they are making right now !...Buick just won the # 1 Overall quality award from J.D Power, Chevrolet is ranked # 3 in EPA cafe ratings, with over 40 models !!!...& the Ecotech engine won the "best engine in the world" award as well....this is NOT a failing company !!!
Where the Failure lies is with the US Government & the People of the USA, who allowed the present conditions to escalate into a "National Disaster", by NOT taking action before this to prevent the need for such drastic measures. We have no one to blame but OURSELVES !!
BUT, not to worry, just go buy GM stock, as in 2 years it will be worth a small fortune !!!...& those UAW workers will EACH have $250,000 portfolios !! Of course most of us will not have any money to buy "stock" with as we will be selling off our Import cars to buy FOOD !!!!
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE BOYS FROM DETROIT, ....THEY MAY LOSE A FEW BATTLES, .....BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY WON THE WAR, REMEMBER IT IS THEIR GAME, DETROIT INVENTED THE "AUTO INDUSTRY"...& THEY WILL NEVER "LET IT GO AWAY" !!
ROGER PENSKE IS MAKING A BID TO BUY SATURN FROM GENERAL MOTORS !!!!...:
SPEEDtv.com
Penske met in Paris on May 11 with Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to discuss the arrangement, source told the industry newsletter, in which the South Korean automaker would supply vehicles for distribution by Saturn.
Renault owns 80.1 percent of Renault Samsung, with South Korean credit-card issuer Samsung Card owning the rest, the report says.
Penske, who heads Penske Automotive Group located in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., recently hired former Chrysler LLC co-President Tom LaSorda to help in the negotiations with GM to buy
Saturn currently has 384 dealerships in the United States.
SO WHO IS RENAULT SAMSUNG ???....:
Samsung Motors (also known as SMI) was built on the will of the Samsung group's chairman, Kun Hee Lee, who regarded the automotive industry as a sum of many industries. For the group, this would have meant the co-operation and binding together of its many subsidiaries, such as Samsung Electrics and Samsung Electronics. Nevertheless, his plan was cut short by the Asian financial crisis, and soon after its establishment, the group jettisoned SMI, together with other non-core subsidiaries. SMI was up for sale, firstly to Daewoo Motors, which was itself hit by the same crisis and was bought by GM. Hyundai Motors was also considered as a suitor, but politics and strife between Samsung group and Hyundai group made this impossible.
Coupled with his personal affection for cars, Mr. Lee's dream of building SMI as a global force started out with technical assistance from Nissan, a company which at the time of SMI's early stages was in dire financial straits. SMI's affiliation with Nissan could have been one of the reasons for Renault buying a major share of the company, as Renault had become a major shareholder of Nissan by then. One of the very early planners for SMI has stated that technical affiliations for SMI were initially considered with either Volkswagen or Honda. However, its financial situation had forced Nissan to disclose its technology and engineering expertise to SMI. Also, Nissan has supplied SMI with its engines, one of them being Nissan's famed V6 engines the VQ25DE, currently replaced by the VQ35DE.
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Today, Renault Samsung Motors (henceforth RSM) maintains a good position within the Korean automotive market, with its SM5 vehicle continuing to hold its ground against competitors. Also, RSM is in the phase of changing its products from a Nissan based architecture to a Renault based one. For example, the next generation of Megane will take over the Nissan Sylphy as the base for SM3. Also, according to the development trend of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, gasoline engines will be continued to be provided by Nissan, whereas diesel engines will be provided by Renault. In addition, QM5(a cross over vehicle; code name: H45) was co-developed with Nissan (who is also using the QM5 as the basis for its next Xtrail, code name P32M). It is being sold in Korea, Europe & China, and more new vehicles are planned in the future. This will increase the current company production capacity of 125,000~130,000 units to around 250,000 by 2010, as much of the increased production will target BRICs countries such as China, Russia, and also parts of Europe.
As Renault does not have any R&D center and have a few factories in Asia, RSM will spearhead the Renault's expansion efforts into the rapidly developing Asian market. Also, it should be noted that Renault is continuing the use of 'Samsung' name until 2020 under a license agreement with the Samsung group. It remains to be seen how long Samsung will allow the use of its brand to RSM, and how it will play its remaining 19.9% of shares. However, as the value of Samsung's brand continues to increase, Renault's desire to associate its brand in regions where Renault's brand is weak is considerable: recent events of Renault's attempts at associating itself with GM could be seen in the same context, as Renault does not have any presence in North America since its exit in the 1980s.
WAIT A MINUTE ....WE ARE NOT DONE YET !!!....
CHRYSLER SET TO "EMERGE" FROM BANKRUPTCY NOW !
The result could be a new company that spins off Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo, along with Chrysler and GM Europe, into one corporate entity worth around $106 billion and rivaling Volkswagen to become the world's second largest automaker behind Toyota.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne said of the union, "From an engineering and industrial point of view, this is a marriage made in heaven" and with the full support of the automaker's board, Marchionne hopes to have the deal completed in May, with shares of the new company – tentatively dubbed Fiat/Opel – available by the end of the summer.
Marchionne believes that the alliance would make Fiat a stronger entity in the global marketplace during the economic downturn and through merging Fiat and Opel's B- and C-segment platforms, along with absorbing Opel's larger D-platform and Fiat's sub-compact A-segment offerings, could save around 1 billion euros each year.
Of course, Fiat and Marchionne have a long road ahead. German trade unions are opposed to the deal, citing concerns about job losses and factory closures, and according to the German magazine WirtschaftWoche, Fiat's initial offer of $1.33 billion to acquire GM's European operations was considered too small by the General.
Marchionne is scheduled to present Fiat's plan to an assortment of German leaders later today and expect more to follow over the coming weeks.
WAIT, WAIT...THERE IS MORE FROM THE "PEANUT GALLERY".....!!!....:
"The heads of these corporations did not spend the last thirty years lying in bed each night, sleepless. They did not turn their spouses in the wee hours and say, "How do I serve the automotive needs of the American public and better protect their health and safety AND help them conserve energy?" They never said that."Read on for a few facts that Mr. Baldwin missed and a bit of analysis on his diatribe.
Regarding health and safety, it should be noted that the three-point automotive safety belt was invented by Americans. While American automakers weren't the first to offer standard safety belts (Saab was first, and Volvo was second) front and rear belts were standard issue on all cars by 1968. The first patents for airbag-type devices were filed by Germans and Americans in 1951. Ford had experimental airbag fleets as early as 1971, and GM offered the first airbag for sale to the public in the 1973 Oldsmobile Toranado. Chrysler was the first automaker to offer airbags as standard equipment in 1988.
Furthermore, the catalytic converter was invented in 1950 by a Frenchman living in the US. It seems there was smog 59 years ago in LA, leading him to create the device. That device didn't work in cars of the day because the lead in gas destroyed it, but a company in New Jersey later made the first production catalytic converters in 1973. Automakers had the pollution-preventing devices standard on all vehicles by 1975.
Baldwin goes on to say that Americans have been subsidizing Detroit for decades since a good portion of our military budget goes towards oil "by destabilizing the governments of petroleum rich countries, or outright invading them."
It's difficult to understand why big oil is all Detroit's fault. First off, transportation is about 55% of overall US oil consumption. That 55% includes big-rigs, planes and trains. Heating oil, which is used in the Northeast during the winter, uses about 25% of overall oil consumption. And there are only eight million households in the US that use heating oil. Yet the overwhelming emphasis in the media is on automotive.
With regards to fuel efficiency, it's true that Honda and Toyota are light years ahead of Detroit automakers in hybrid sales, but CHEVROLET RANKS #3 IN USA CAFE RATINGS, WHILE TOYOTA IS # 10 !!!...hybrids make up less than 5% of overall automotive sales in the US. Outside of hybrids, though, fuel economy is very similar across all automakers. The Fusion, for example, has the highest fuel economy of any midsize sedan at 34 mpg, and the Fusion hybrid achieves 41 mpg in the city -- eight mpg better than the Camry hybrid. The 2010 Chevy Equinox promises 32 mpg on the highway, head and shoulders above any other mid-size crossover. The point? Nobody is running away with the fuel economy crown.
Baldwin goes on to mention that while he drove a Tahoe back in the early 90s, he now owns a Prius. Now he's in the market for another new car, and he says he'll likely buy another hybrid from a Japanese transplant making vehicles in the American south. That new car would have to be a Camry Hybrid, because it's the only Japanese-branded hybrid built in the US. He could get an Escape hybrid, though. It's made in Kansas City.
[Source: Huffington Post].....& LET'S JUST KEEP OUR FACTS STRAIGHT HERE, .....THIS IS THE SAME JERK OFF ..:
Today, Saturday Dec 09, 2006, about 2:15 PM: A man was heading in his car West on West 96th, when he was accused by a pedestrian of going through a red light. I assume the pedestrian slapped the car as it passed through the corsswalk. Driver exited the car and began to seriously choke the pedestrian. The driver was...Alec Baldwin. Fight was broken up after about 8 seconds...cursing continued Baldwin came back for more, but retreated to his car and left. Pedestrian wrote down the NYS license plate number... (since he was unaware that his assailant was a celebrity)
Saturday 12/9 at 2:15pm, 96th and Broadway, Alec Baldwin
bitchslapping some dude in the middle of West 96th Street. The guy had
walked in front of Baldwin's car or something. Baldwin got out, slapped
him and called him a cocksucker. Looked like he's lost weight.... IT MUSTA BEEN HIS BRAIN HE LOST !!!!....YEA, GO HOLLYWOOD !!!
^ Stingraysstudios.com Corvette C7 !!!!
From Dream to Reality: A New Car Design made in Iran, a Real Jewel in the "ooze" !
The collective concept car design exhibition titled "From Dream to Reality" took place from 18 to 23 April 2009 at the Kamal Aldin Behzad Gallery in Teheran, Iran.
The purpose of the event was to present the works and showcase the abilities of young Iranians graduated in Industrial and Transportation Design.
As Farzad Barkhordary, one of the organizers of the event, explains: "Given the great distance existing between Iran, the auto industry and the graduates in Car Design and Industrial Design, one main target of the exhibition is to create a more logical relationship between university and industry."
The goal is to repeat the event every year, in order to showcase the developments in Iranian auto industry and design to automotive professionals and enthusiasts.
Participant designers included:
Iman Maghsoudi, Farzad Barkhordary, Alireza Mohammdzade, Keyvan Naderi,
Mohsen Jafari malek, Hossein Soleymani, Yaser Rashid Shomali, Mohammad
Reza Shojaee, Hosein Amini-Yekta, Majid Razmi, Hamed Amini, Ali Reza
Sahragard, Peyman Mardani, Amin Dahre Sobh, Mostafa Bonakdar, Kaveh
Naser Bakht, Hesamaldin Jeddy, Mahdy Sadeghi Rad.
Among the works on display were free sketches, renderings and individual collections of university projects and other works.
In addition to this, three groups of designers organized in teams, each presenting a different project. Below we report the three projects and an extensive selection from the works on display, divided by author.
See also the related image gallery with over 100 pictures.
Local-Motos SUV Concept
Team members: Iman Maghsoudi, Farzad Barkhordary, Mohammad Reza Shojaee.
The first team worked on a mid-engine super car, capable of carrying sports gear - such as Jet-Ski and mountain bikes - through passages in rough routes. The design aims sport-oriented usage in Europe and U.S markets, for Local-Motors Company (LM brand).
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Buick & Jaguar dethrone Lexus as # 1 !!!
Buick & Jaguar have tied in ranking as #1 in the J.D. Power survey for Quality Automobiles, get the full story by clicking on the picture above...Toyota is losing it !!!...as well they should, more recalls than cars made in 2008, & more lagging sales of the Lexus brand worldwide.
CHRYSLER COMES BACK BIG & BAD ASS !
...LOOK OUT, IT'S A NEW CHRYSLER !!!!
AFTER ANNOUNCING A DEAL WITH FIAT, THE ITALIAN AUTO MAKER, CHRYSLER FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 PROTECTION FROM IT'S CREDITOR'S...TRUTH IN FACT IS THAT fiat WILL NOT OWN CHRYSLER,....THE UAW WILL, OVER 50 % OF THE STOCK !
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED...THE UAW IS THE BIGGEST "CREDITOR" SO THEY WILL GET THE "LIONS SHARE" OF CHRYSLER,...THE USA GOVERNMENT WILL GET 10 % ...& FIAT WILL GAIN 20 % FOR CASH INFUSION & BE ABLE TO SELL "FIAT" MODELS IN THE USA VIA CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. FIAT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO BUILD CARS IN THE USA IN CHRYSLER FACTORIES, & SELL CHRYSLER MODELS WORLDWIDE !!!!
THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE SUPPLIERS, COMPONENT MANUFACTURES MOSTLY WILL TAKE A LOSS,...& THE BANKS TOO, PLUS THE BANKS WILL TAKE A HIT FROM THE SUPPLIERS, DEALERS & SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT RELY UPON CHRYSLER !!!!
...NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT LOANING MONEY IN SPITE OF THE "BAILOUT" FUNDS FROM THE USA...THEY ARE RUNNING SCARED...IF GM DOSE THIS SAME "TRICK"...USING THE COURTS TO "VOID" ALL PAST COMMITMENTS....THE BANKS ARE F##### UP !!...AGAIN. OF COURSE, THE BANKS NEED TO GO AWAY...NOT THE AUTO COMPANIES !!!...THE USA NEEDS THEM, THE BANKS ARE EXPENDABLE !!!
BANKS CREATE NO REAL TANGIBLE PRODUCT, JUST "PAPER DEBT"...THE "EARNINGS" OF A BANK ARE BASED UPON "INTEREST & FEES" THE EARNINGS OF AN AUTO COMPANY ARE ACTUAL PHYSICAL PRODUCTS YOU CAN DRIVE ON THE STREET !!!
^ THE ACTUAL CHRYSLER 200 C CONCEPT CAR !!!
...& TOYOTA JUST "BORROWED" $25 BILLION DOLLARS DESTINED FOR USA "OPERATIONS"....YEAH, FROM THE GOVERNMENT OWNED NATIONAL BANK OF JAPAN !!!!... & FOR WHAT ????...TO CONTINUE TO F*** UP THE USA.
^^ OH YES, .,...TOYOTA WILL BE ON THE PHONE TO SATURN DEALERS & PONTIAC DEALERS NATIONWIDE... NOW THAT GM HAS "CUT " BOTH THOSE BRANDS... JUST LIKE THE 1960'S & 70'S...TOYOTA WILL PAY TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN, (REGARDLESS IF THEY SELL A CAR)...
OFFER BIG COMMISSIONS ON SALES, & GENERALLY APPEAL TO THE GREED & STUPIDITY OF THE AMERICAN AUTO DEALERSHIPS & THE DUMB ASS "CUSTOMERS"... MOST ALL WHO FEEL NO "RESPONSIBILITY" TO USA AUTO COMPANIES, IN SPITE THAT THEY ARE THE REAL ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AS SELF CENTERED PEOPLE.....ALL THEY THINK IS : "I NEED SHIT !"
WELL THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO GET......!!!!!
MORGAN STANLEY MANIPULATING FORD STOCK FOR A SHORT SELL PROFIT !!...
It seems as if Wall Street brokers are willing to "eat their own" to make a short term gain...otherwise why would GM, FORD & OTHER AMERICAN stocks tumble...as the economic news of lower than expected profits should not bring down a "bell weather" company. GE is posed to get big dollars from their wind turbines,GM is building electric cars, FORD is not even getting a "loan" from the Government ! ...these brokers are banking on a huge profit by buying on the cheap= short selling AMERICA & THE MANUFACTURING BASE UPON WHICH THE NATION IS BUILT !!!
If these are the methods now in use, as their derivatives and credit default swaps and other computer models have failed, then one only wonders about their morality...but as a movie noted: Greed is Good. BUT IT IS NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA.
The only question left is who will be left standing?
This is those in the top 5% sending a message to US in the 95% - We don't care !?
< CLICK THE PHOTO FOR THE FULL NEWS STORY !!
THE NEW 2010 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 :
^ FORD INTRODUCES THE 2010 MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 !!!...WOW !!
...HARDTOP & CONVERTIBLE MODELS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GT 500 !!NOW THIS IS TRUTHFULLY AN IMPRESSIVE INSTANT CLASSIC AUTO !!
^ AS WE PREDICTED HERE THE CHEVY VOLT IS JUST THE START OF AN ENTIRE NEW GERERATION OF ELECTRIC CARS FROM GENERAL MOTORS !
THIS IS THE CADILLAC CONVERJ...A 2 DOOR ELECTRIC SPORT COUPE ...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE !!...THIS CADDY MAY BE THE NEW GM SEDAN ;
REPORT: Cadillac considering four-door Converj
Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Cadillac, GM
GM is beating on the drums -- softly, to be sure -- and the message they're sending is that the Cadillac Converj Concept could see production. The first issue with building such a car is money, and GM's problems in that arena are already well-documented. If that hurdle were to be cleared, GM has said that the next question is the number of doors: two or four?
A four-door car has a much better chance at the kind of volume GM would need in order to make the Converj a worthy proposition and Lutz apparently said that a production Converj would be as close to the concept as the production Camaro. If GM adds an extra set of doors while maintaining the go-fast profile, it would still have a car that could drive straight into a buyer's heart.
But how much would it cost? The Volt -- under the mass-market Chevy brand -- is expected to run about $40,000 when it arrives. Add in the brand premium and the requisite luxury accoutrements, and when it's tallied up, a theoretical Cadillac version is likely to wear a substantially higher sticker price. Would buyers be ready to embrace it?
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SUPPORT AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS !!!
GENERAL MOTORS REVEALS THE CHEVROLET VOLT ELECTRIC CAR :
The extended-range electric vehicle that is redefining the automotive world is no longer just a rumor. In fact, its propulsion system is so revolutionary, it's unlike any other vehicle or electric car that's ever been introduced. And we're making this remarkable vision a reality, so that one day you'll have the freedom to drive gas-free.
Chevy Volt is designed to move more than 75 percent of America's daily commuters without a single drop of gas.(1) That means for someone who drives less than 40 miles a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions.(2)
Unlike traditional electric cars, Chevy Volt has a revolutionary propulsion system that takes you beyond the power of the battery. It will use a lithium-ion battery with a variety of range-extending onboard power sources, including gas and, in some vehicles, E85 ethanol(3) to recharge the battery while you drive beyond the 40-mile battery range. And when it comes to being plugged in, Chevy Volt will be designed to use a common household plug.
JUST CLICK ON THE PHOTOS BELOW FOR A VIDEO AND THE VOLT WEBSITE :
GM CELEBRATED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR OF BEING THE LEADER OF THE ENTIRE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BY CREATING INNOVATIONS LIKE THIS NEW CHEVY VOLT....INTRODUCED TO BE ON THE STREET AS A 2010 MODEL & PRICED AROUND $25,000 BUCKS !!!
NOW THAT IS A REAL AMERICAN REVOLUTION !!!
DO YOU WANT AN AUTOMOBILE OR AN APPLIANCE ?
General Motors (GM) was able AGAIN, to hold off Toyota (TM) as the largest
auto manufacturer for another year in terms of
sales. The same couldn't be said for Ford, which lost its title as the
second largest auto manufacturer to Toyota. Ford had held that title
for the last 76 years, dating all the way back to 1931....where GM HAS HELD THE #1 POSITION FOR ALMOST IT'S ENTIRE 100 + YEARS AS A COMPANY !!!!
Another image whack FOR TOYOTA : The move by Consumer Reports, the influential magazine routinely derided as both Detroit-hating and Toyota-loving, to remove Toyota's bullet-proof Camry sedan from its recommended list because the staff concluded it is bullet proof no longer. Editor David Champion even apologized to readers for recommending the vehicle based on the quality record of previous models.
Behind the scenes, I'm told, it was worse: On a separate press event to unveil the car, two Camrys were knocked out with transmission problems. In contacting Japan, they were told Toyota engineers there knew of a problem with a coupler in the transmission but failed to notify their colleagues in the States !!!
This after Toyota had already claimed the dubious honor, in 2005, of topping the list for most recalls of any manufacturer operating in the United States, including the alleged dullards from Detroit. Recalls now are back down, but the episode rattled the automaker at its highest levels in Japan and exposed Toyota's fallibility.
< Chevy VoltSo did two other things: First was GM's audacious gambit at last year's show with its Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid -- a move Toyota matched here last week with its own pledge to field a plug-in player by 2010. Second was the defection of two senior Toyota American execs -- Jim Press to vice chairmanship at Chrysler LLC and Jim Farley to the global marketing job at Ford Motor Co.
That just isn't supposed to happen. One of the lessons of this year's auto show is that for the first time in what seems like forever, a fair amount of Detroit's metal is reaching and exceeding parity with its chief rival Toyota.
< Caddy ConverjThe results dragged U.S. market share for Japanese and South Korean automakers to the lowest since April 2007 after lenders tightened standards and bank failures chilled demand. Last month's total was 39.9 percent, down from 42.1 percent a year earlier, according to industry-research firm Autodata Corp.
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT IDEAS OF THE FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE ...:
^ TOYOTA'S VISION OF A FUTURE "car" FOR THE MASSES !!!
^ GM's ELECTRIC HYDROGEN "SKATEBOARD" CONCEPT !!....THIS IS THE REAL THING ! ...DROP ANY "STYLE BODY " OVER THE POWER CHASSIS :
GUARANTEED BY GM FOR 60 YEARS !!!....ONE CHASSIS, ANY BODY YOU WANT, A SEDAN, A VAN, OR A SPORTS CAR...THAT IS A REVOLUTION !!!
...it is YOUR choice, just a "car" or an Automobile ???
THERE REALLY IS NO CONTEST...AUTO FREEDOM OR PRISON....GM OR TOYOTA....WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE ?
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CHEVROLET INTRODUCES THE "ORLANDO"....
GM & FORD BOTH HAVE REVITALIZED THE MODEL LINEUP FOR 2009 WITH NEW STYLES OF VEHICLES THAT REPLACE THE ALL TOO COMMON "MINIVAN" CONCEPT WITH THE NEW FAMILY "CROSSOVER" STYLE....
FORD HAS ALSO INTRODUCED THE NEW & VERY COOL "FORD FLEX" ;
^ THE FLEX FEATURES MANY INNOVATIVE IDEAS INSIDE ...
& OUTSIDE IT HAS A UNIQUE LOOK AS WELL ...
AS IT HAS MANY "CUSTOM" OPTIONS TO PERSONALIZE YOUR "FLEX" !!
THESE VEHICLES REPRESENT A MARKED CHANGE IN THE CONCEPT OF THE FAMILY TRANSPORT, MORE APPEALING THAN A MINIVAN & MORE USEFUL TO THE FAMILY AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT...YES THEY ALL COME IN HYBRID MODELS AS WELL AS STANDARD GAS ENGINES !!!!
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(Pictured: 2008 Chevrolet Lumina from Chevrolet Middle East)
The most credible piece of evidence we have to put into the next Impala scenario is that the new Epsilon II platform is large. In some applications Epsilon II is as wide as the current W-Body based Impala. We should also note that there are two lengths of Epsilon II; one of which the new Opel Insignia rides on (which is the short version) and another that the American Epsilon II cars will utilize. What this means to the Impala is that its little brother the Malibu is going to be as big as it is (if not a hair bigger) in the next generation.
The ideal scenario for the Impala would be for them to put it on Zeta as the original (unedited) plan called for and fans salivated over. One suggestion that has been rumored (just recently) is that they rebadge the Holden Commodore ala Pontiac G8 to make an Impala for the North American market. So far it does not appear that such idea has gotten much traction within GM. It would not take much effort to make a Commodore-Impala though, as the Commodore is already sold in the Middle East as the Chevrolet Lumina. There are other rear-wheel drive scenarios on the radar for the Impala, but all are depending on other factors that have yet to play out.
For the newest possibility, GM is pondering the idea of a “supersized” Epsilon II platform. Obviously the platform would be a home for the Impala and likely some other cars within the GM family (we assume a Buick). It is no secret that the aging G-Body platform that underpins the Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS is dying soon and has no replacement (Zeta was the indirect replacement). One does have to question if there is a need for a massive, boat front-wheel drive sedan platform, but midsize sedans do continue to grow (see Honda Accord and Mazda6). It is important to note that this big Epsilon II platform has NOT been signed off on yet and from what we hear there is an internal debate on the idea. There is a rear-wheel drive camp and front-wheel drive camp debating the issue. What they end up deciding remains to be seen. Stay tuned, more will undoubtedly unfold on this in the near future.
Oh, and we hear Bob Lutz is part of the rear-wheel drive camp.
(courtesy of GMInsidenews.com)
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