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Replying to: torque_r (Sep 19, 2008 1:03 am) Hopefully this is a stopgap vehicle and the next subcompact (most likely the next gen Aveo) has a sporting version. Turbo?
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Replying to: torque_r (Sep 19, 2008 1:03 am)  The new model has been out for a while in the rest of the world. What's the matter gm? try to squeeze the last drop out of the development dollar on an inferior product? Or there was no plan to bring the new 5 door over, but then gas price hit the roof and your dealer hotline was jammed with angry messages demanding a small car to sell? I'd like to find out where else in the world is this last gen product being sold besides NA. Do the plant workers in south korea think "we can still unload this crap in the united states?" if gm can joint venture with yota to do the vibe, why not joint venture to rebadge a yaris 5 door with some trd stuff (for performance sake) and call it the day?
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Sep 19, 2008 3:50 am) |
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Replying to: nwng (Sep 19, 2008 6:59 am) |
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General Motors has reaped a ton of publicity from its Chevrolet Volt, a car with a grid-charged battery pack that will power an electric motor and an on-board gasoline engine that will generate electricity to keep the electric motor running and recharge the batteries when the initial plug-in charge is depleted. Often missed in all the high-voltage buzz is that Ford Motor Co. showed a concept car with essentially the same system during the same January 2007 Detroit Auto Show at which the Volt took its bows. Now comes word that Ford's Japanese subsidiary, Mazda, is putting its zoom into development of a Volt competitor of its own. The British blog autocar says it has "learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt -- a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor." High-ranking sources at Mazda, autocar reports, "say that trials are currently underway in Japan, with a prototype that uses a rotary engine to charge the battery pack. The tests are sufficiently advanced that Mazda has a working prototype in a Mazda 5 MPV bodyshell.
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Sep 22, 2008 3:38 am) |
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As was said earlier aero is driving the ultra high mpg vehicle styling. However after seeing the actual released Volt photos it looks a heck of a lot better than either the Prius or Insight. Any resemblance between Honda's new Insight, set to go on sale next April, and the Toyota Prius is pure coincidence, according to Honda. Honda plans to unveil the Insight at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show on Oct. 2 and released images of the vehicle earlier this month. Immediately, automotive publications dubbed the Insight a "Prius fighter" or "Prius killer" -- in part because its design reflects the distinctive egg-shaped Toyota Prius. But Honda spokesman Chuck Schifsky disputes the comparison. "It was done that way because it was the most aerodynamic design, and we were going for fuel economy," Schifsky said. Schifsky also said the Insight's design takes cues from Honda's FCX Clarity, Honda's larger hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, as well as the Honda CR-Z, a smaller, sporty hybrid that is under development. "All three of them look very much alike," Schifsky said. "The Insight is kind of a baby, or smaller version of the FCX Clarity." |
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 link titleproduction Volt
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Sep 22, 2008 6:27 am) |
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GM's shares fall on unease General Motors Corp. stock dropped again Monday amid concern from investors and analysts about the company's diminishing liquidity and lack of access to capital. Further concern was shared about the company's announcement late Friday that it was drawing down the remaining $3.5 billion of a $4.5 billion secured credit facility to help the automaker "maintain a high level of flexibility for (GM's) ongoing restructuring," according to GM. The money will also be used to retire $750 million in debt due in October and to pay more than $1.2 billion to Delphi Corp. as part of its reorganization. GM also announced a $322 million debt to equity exchange to help improve its liquidity. Goldman Sachs analyst Patrick Archambault viewed the liquidity draw as a "net negative," and a sign GM "sees limited funding options in the near future." Of course, it's always highly debatable how much these "analysts" really know. |
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