The News Review:
- ACTINLINE: F AUTS & CNFUSIN
- Auto Makers Must Learn Elusive Quality of Appeal
- Second-hand Second-hand autos brought good bad news
- Daimler joins Chery to build cars for US in China
- Investigation continues in alleged auto-theft crash.
- Auto Club ffers ‘Tipsy Tow’ Service Through Holiday Weekend
ACTINLINE: F AUTS & CNFUSIN
Expressindia.com – Dec 30, 2006
If ceaseless ‘repair work’ has turned Diamond Harbour Road into a commuter’s nightmare autos occupying a large portion of the road and those without definite routes are slowly turning it into a living hell. ur correspondent reports.
Auto Makers Must Learn Elusive Quality of Appeal
Wall Street Journal – Wall Street Journal – Dec 30, 2006
22) with a little amusement and sadness. Steeped inside his “war room” with color-coded graphs and charts Alan Mulally seems to miss the point: Ford isn’t Boeing and cars aren’t big airplanes. Cars are consumer products that rely on the elusive quality of appeal. That is people have to want to buy them.
Second-hand Second-hand autos brought good bad news
Toronto Star – Dec 30, 2006
Mark Toljagic If you’re one of those used-car buffs who gawks at the new models at the auto show and thinks: "That would look good in my driveway ? in 2015" then this year-end list is for you. The 30 late-model cars and trucks reviewed by Second-hand in 2006 held surprises ? some pleasant some not so much. We’ve seen well-regarded vehicles that command high resale values cause headaches for their second owners. Your emails plus comments posted on consumer-oriented websites that recount ownership experiences have made that clear. Thanks to the Internet we can have frank discussions about vehicle quality that circumvent the spin machines of the manufacturers’ PR agencies.
Daimler joins Chery to build cars for US in China
Globe and Mail – Dec 30, 2006
After approval production could start "soon" he said. DaimlerChrysler the first foreign car maker to set up manufacturing in China is joining with Chery because higher costs such as labour and health care make it difficult to build small cars profitably in the United States. Chrysler chief Tom LaSorda said last month that the auto maker was in talks with Chery and an unidentified European company on a small-car partnership. "This is big" said Rebecca Lindland an auto analyst at forecasting firm Global Insight Inc. "If the Chinese could pull this off and provide a high-quality low-cost vehicle in the U… He declined to discuss production volume or financial details. "We need a Chinese partner who can help us boost revenue and keep costs under control" Mr. LaSorda told journalists in Beijing last month.
Investigation continues in alleged auto-theft crash.
Free with registration – Pueblo Chieftain – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 30, 2006
(30-DEC-06) Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo Colorado). 30–An auto theft suspect lost his left foot to amputation after he was pinned inside a mangled Jaguar for more than two hours Thursday as rescue personnel and firefight.
Auto Club ffers ‘Tipsy Tow’ Service Through Holiday Weekend
go.com – Dec 30, 2006
The service is available from 6 p. Friday through the end of the day on Monday January 1 2007. The Auto Club offers the service to the 13 Southern Californian counties served by the club.