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Chrysler-GM buyout


Rumours abound that GM Motors could buy Chrysler seems to be gaining some traction. Chrysler who builds around 2.5 million vehicles a year would keep GM ahead of rivals Toyota. Hyundai had also been tipped as possible owners but we will have to wait till the dust settles to see if that is likely.
Daimler-Benz paid […]

Thieves target catalytic converters from autos


Just when you thought the Kelowna bait car program could help you sleep easier at night. The latest is that thieves are now targeting catalytic converters. The anti-pollution devices contain small amounts of platinum, rhodium and palladium, and the value of these precious metals has been rising sharply, making catalytic converters a hot commodity in […]

Ford to bring back once popular Taurus name


DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will rename its slow-selling Five Hundred model the Taurus, a name Ford previously had used for a car that became the nation’s top-seller, two company officials said Tuesday.
The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition they not be identified by name because the official announcement had not […]

Detroit Auto Show 2007: Clean Diesels are Coming


They’re not getting as much attention as the electrics, but these fuel-savers will be here much sooner.
BY DAVE VANDERWERP, January 2007
Many are touting the Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric-car concept as the star of the Detroit auto show, and a much-needed answer to future fossil-fuel woes. And yes, the technology is sound and the concept is […]

Phoney auto parts a $1B problem, Ford says


According to CBC News there is a rising problem with counterfeit auto parts.
Ford has dispatched undercover investigators to seek out counterfeit and pirated auto parts, a problem that is putting the public’s safety at risk and costing about $1 billion US annually, according to the automaker.
Joe Wiegand, Ford’s global brand protection manager says a full-time […]

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