Cops say they have Ga. Tech crime plan Jun 25, 2009
Typically, the robbers have jumped out of SUVs brandishing guns and stealing wallets, money and electronics, particularly iPods and iPhones. Aside from the two shootings, there have also been at least two carjackings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cash for Clunkers: What Can $1 Billion Buy? Jun 25, 2009
Trucks SUVs, pickups, and minivans have different rules. An improvement of at least 2 mpg between the old and new vehicles qualifies for $3,500; 5 mpg or more entitles buyers to $4,500. (BusinessWeek)
The U.S. Auto Industry in 2012 Jun 25, 2009
Given that the nation's economic success has long been built on Americans' personal and business mobility, the positive news is that there are nearly 250 million cars, trucks, and SUVs on the road in this country. Those 250 million vehicles can't be driven forever; at our current rate of annualized automobile sales it would take a quarter of a century to replace the nation's entire automotive fleet. (BusinessWeek)
Squad car request raises concerns Jun 25, 2009
But having two SUVs would enable the department to accommodate an eight-person SWAT team as needed ... He pointed out that his request is not unusual, that many agencies are running SUVs. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Millions Inhaling Toxic Air, EPA Reports Jun 25, 2009
We need to get out of this mentality that we need hummers and giant SUVs to get us to work everyday. And while we're at it, stop having so many freakin babies. (CBS News)
Feds answer questions about 'cash for clunkers,' but you may not like the answers Jun 24, 2009
Most vehicles thirsty enough to qualify for the program are SUVs or pickups. The Congressional Budget Office says fewer than 25 million vehicles out of the 250 million on U.S. roads get less than 18 mpg and alsoare the required 1984-or-newer model and are worth less than the maximum voucher of $4,500 (otherwise you lose money on the deal). (USA Today -- Money)
Coming to an Ex–Car Dealer Near You: Pickups from India Jun 24, 2009
The company also plans to launch two SUVs, called the Scorpio and the Bolero, in the U.S. next year ... U.S. sales of gas-guzzling SUVs have fallen from a peak of 2 ... SUVs accounted for 17. (Time.com)
New Hummer owner eyes Nashville Jun 24, 2009
The new owner, based in Chengdu, China, plans to create new corporate offices as it readies to build the SUVs. Hummer Chief Executive Officer Jim Taylor said Monday the company is eyeing multiple locations, such as Detroit and Middle Tennesee, that have several auto-related firms, Hummmer spokesman Nick Richards confirmed. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Despite financial woes, Detroit's vehicle quality improved Jun 24, 2009
In trucks, SUVs and crossovers, the domestics fared better, taking awards or tying in four of eight categories. The Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra tied for best pickup truck, and Toyota Sienna won for best minivan. (USA Today -- Money)
MotorHead:Mazda3 is big league Jun 23, 2009
The companys crossover SUVs, however, werent so lucky and now appear to have been defaced by the Jokers henchmen. Or are they his minions. (MSNBC -- Business)
J.D. Power: US Automakers Increase Quality but Still Trail F Jun 23, 2009
The Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Yukon SUVs were rated best in their segments. Jamie Hresko, GM's vice president for global quality, said the automaker has worked hard to improve vehicle quality over the last five years. (Fox News)
Sales of 4WDs drive up market Jun 23, 2009
The resilience in sales of the SUVs, which rose by 6 ... "If people are still buying SUVs ; it's a very healthy sign for the economy." ... Car sales across the country remain almost 20 per cent below last year's level, but national sales of SUVs are down by a relatively modest 7. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Struggling auto suppliers could see profits by 2012, experts say Jun 23, 2009
Companies that grew too reliant on selling parts for SUVs and pickups to the domestic automakers found themselves stuck when truck sales plummeted. "You need to react very quickly to even moderate changes in volume so you don't erode your profitability as sales decline," Fitzgerald said. (USA Today -- Autos)
Financial collapse of luxury-resort owners Jun 21, 2009
Priced at $155 million, the 53,000-square-foot home, called the Pinnacle, would have a heliport, an ice skating rink and underground parking for 20 SUVs. (The home was never built, but for the driveway. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
NDC A Do-Nothing, Out-of-Control Government Jun 21, 2009
Public snatching of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) has become the order of the day. Untold energies expended on what car Former President Kufuor should drive, what facilities he should use for his office. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Miss. Toyota supplier offers buyouts Jun 21, 2009
Toyota Auto Body, based in Kariya-city, Japan, is 56 percent owned by Toyota Motor Corp. The company makes minivans, SUVs, trucks and other vehicles, including the Prius, for Toyota. Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. (The Clarion-Ledger)
GM To Recall 900 Workers To Mich. Plant Jun 20, 2009
All four crossovers were designed to catch buyers fleeing from sport utility vehicles with better handling and fuel economy than the truck-based SUVs. The Enclave, for instance, gets up to 17 miles per gallon in the city and 24 on the highway, compared with a gas-powered Chevrolet Suburban SUV, which gets 14 in the city and 20 on the road. (CBS News)
here are Northern California's six best areas Jun 20, 2009
It is ideal for those with SUVs with four-wheel drive. On Bowman Road, you will pass Fuller Lake, Rucker Lake, Bowman Lake and beyond (for those with four-wheel-drive) to several others, including pretty Faucherie Lake, as well as turnoffs along the way to Carr and Feely Lake, Linsdsey Lake, Weaver Lake and others. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Sales uptick prompts GM to recall 900 at Michigan plant Jun 20, 2009
All four crossovers were designed to catch buyers fleeing from sport-utility vehicles with better handling and fuel economy than the truck-based SUVs. The Enclave, for instance, gets up to 17 miles per gallon in the city and 24 on the highway, compared with a gas-powered Chevrolet Suburban SUV, which gets 14 in the city and 20 on the road. (USA Today -- Money)
Consumers could get up to $4,500 for new car Jun 20, 2009
Someone could receive a voucher for buying a new Hummer, they noted, pointing to analysts who said it would primarily benefit owners of older-model pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Business)
Worth the wait Jun 18, 2009
It's here at Bethpage that diehard golfers have assembled, camping out in their sedans and SUVs, waiting their turn to take on arguably the most challenging public course in the U.S., the Black Course at Bethpage. It's the same layout that will challenge the world's top professionals for the second time in eight years when the U.S. Open begins play here Thursday. (USA Today -- Sports)
Chrysler to Restart Production at Seven Plants, Including Windsor Facility Jun 18, 2009
The resumptions announced today are Sterling Heights, Michigan, which makes Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger sedans; Warren, Michigan and Fenton, Missouri, which build Dodge Ram and Dakota pickups; Toledo, Ohio, which assembles Jeep Wrangler sport-utility vehicles; Brampton, Ontario, which produces Dodge Charger and Challenger and Chrysler 300 cars; Windsor, Ontario, which provides Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans; and Toluca, Mexico, which makes Dodge Journey and... (Bloomberg -- Canada)
American Axle Sues Steel Maker to Resume Shipments Jun 17, 2009
American Axle is a principal supplier of General Motors Corp. It makes components crucial to the production of GM trucks and SUVs and was the automaker's 16th largest creditor when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month, according to court filings. Automakers have expressed concern that a parts shortage caused by lack of supplies among lower-tier suppliers could lead to widespread disruption of vehicle production. (ABC News -- Wire)
Just dune it Jun 17, 2009
Just before the sun sets, and the temperature becomes bearable, convoys of SUVs stretch out across the desolate red dunes like trails of ants on some random, yet vital, mission. "We are standing in God's Zen garden". (iAfrica.com)
Fiat arrives and Chrysler is quietly born again Jun 16, 2009
When Cerberus bought the company in August 2007, auto sales were strong, particularly for trucks and SUVs, Chrysler's forte. It already was losing money, but its market share still was 12. (USA Today -- Autos)
Big payout for disabled-parking violations Jun 16, 2009
However, the whole handicapped program needs to be cleaned up, as it's a total joke - I've seen far too many perfectly healthy-looking people getting out of their big-ass SUVs these days. Handicapped needs to be "handicapped", not just being fat and lazy. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
"Stock Shock" Just Released! Blockbuster Movie Exposes Wall St. Corruption and Inept Regulation Jun 16, 2009
Koni Shocks for all cars, SUVs, Trucks. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
AT&T's former CEO Ed Whitacre joins GM as chairman Jun 16, 2009
"General Motors is a great company," says Whitacre, who owns two GM SUVs: a Chevy Tahoe and a GMC Yukon. GM "is part of the fabric of this country, and it shouldn't be allowed to go away.". (USA Today -- Autos)
GM to sell Saturn brand to Penske Jun 6, 2009
As GM focused more on high-profit pickup trucks and SUVs, Saturn began to languish in the late 1990s. Then in 2006, car buyers began to find Saturns new models more appealing. (MSNBC -- Business)
Hummer sale could be blocked Jun 6, 2009
Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. and GM have given no financial details about the planned purchase of the American maker of gas-guzzling, military-style SUVs. However, any such deal would require Chinese Commerce Ministry approval at the provincial level at least. (Business Report, South Africa)
GM Sells Saturn To Ex-Race Car Driver Jun 6, 2009
Initially, GM will continue to produce on a contract basis the Saturn Aura sedan as well as the Vue and Outlook SUVs, the companies said. But Penske said he is in talks with manufacturers around the world about building Saturn cars in the future. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Low-key path Jun 6, 2009
Her four-car motorcade, including two black SUVs provided by the New York State Police, then headed to Seneca Falls, where Palin, bright red toenails visible in open shoes, trooped through a museum that focuses on the 19th-century origins of the American women s movement in Upstate New York. It was so recent, yet it feels so foreign, she said of the time before women had the right to vote, standing in front of pictures of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
GM to sell Saturn brand to Penske; Spring Hill parts facility part of deal Jun 6, 2009
Initially, GM will continue to produce on a contract basis the Saturn Aura sedan as well as the Vue and Outlook SUVs ... As GM focused more on high-profit pickup trucks and SUVs, Saturn began to languish in the late 1990s. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Baywatch lifeguards' Ford Escape Hybrids save 5,000 gallons of gas Jun 6, 2009
The SUVs replaced what had been mostly a fleet of Nissan Frontier pickups ... The SUVs also cut carbon emissions that figure in global warming. (USA Today -- Money)
Ruthless Wall Street Offers GM's Only Hope: Margaret Carlson Jun 5, 2009
The company began binge- producing giant SUVs, culminating in its purchase of the Hummer brand in 1999, when the geniuses in Detroit sniffed out a fantasy masculinity market, men who dreamed they were wearing camouflage instead of Dockers, dodging sniper fire in Iraq rather than driving to the 7-Eleven for a quart of milk ... My 96 isnt going to last forever, and Ill take whatever replaces the SUVs and the boxy midsized brands for a spin. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
AP Executive Morning Briefing Jun 5, 2009
Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. and GM have given no financial details about the planned purchase of the American maker of gas-guzzling, military-style SUVs. . (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Hummer purchase raises eyebrows Jun 5, 2009
Changfeng, which makes low and midrange SUVs, expressed initial interest in Hummer last year but did not follow through after a tour of its US plant. A man walks past an advertisement featuring a Hummer vehicle at an auto market in Beijing on Wednesday AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Hummer to go from Mean to Green Jun 5, 2009
"'Who?' That's what I said to myself this morning when I heard the news," said a senior engineering executive at Changfeng Motor Co., a manufacturer of SUVs based in Hunan province. "I had never heard of the company before.". (Fox News)
Yankees' Burnett suspended 6 games, appeals Jun 5, 2009
" Padilla said he did not mean to plunk Teixeira. "The answer is that it's stupid if he thinks it was an intentional pitch," he said through a translator after the loss. Burnett is 4-2 with a 4.69 ERA in 11 starts. Padilla is 3-3 with a 5.57 ERA in nine starts. He has hit seven batters, second in the AL to Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. There were reports Wednesday night that the Rangers had released Padilla, but Texas assistant general manager Thad Levine said no move had been made.... (Yahoo News)
Global warming just a great farce Jun 5, 2009
Some say even Ford has converted a plant that made SUVs to electric cars. Never a thought about how much CO2 is created by making batteries and when the windmills and solar energy quit getting massive subsidies, we will be right back to coal-fired power plants. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Dollar-stretching Spring Auto Maintenance Advice Jun 5, 2009
For more helpful car care advice or information on tires for cars, light trucks, SUVs and more, visit your local Goodyear retailer or go online to. Courtesy of ARAcontent. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Chinese automaker plants flag in USA -- by buying Hummer Jun 4, 2009
Plus,big SUVs could be a good fit for the rough roads of the developing world. TheHummer name is known around the world. (USA Today -- Money)
GM strikes Hummer deal Jun 4, 2009
The Detroit automaker had announced Tuesday morning that it had a memorandum of understanding to sell the brand of rugged SUVs, but it didn t identify the buyer. Sichuan Tengzhong deals in road construction, plastics, resins and other industrial products, but Hummer would be its first step into the automotive business. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
2009 Audi A4 Jun 4, 2009
So the new A4 is bigger, and it feels bigger still on account of the packaging (the sedan has 00004000 a huge 17-cubic-foot trunk, and the Avant wagon has a maximum cargo space of 50 cubic feet, bigger than a lot of mid-size SUVs). In the previous A4, rear-cabin accommodations were strictly steerage. (FOX61, CT)
Lifetime Television Signs Agreement Providing Top-Rated Women's Network to New In-Car Entertainment Service, AT&T CruiseCast(SM) Jun 3, 2009
AT&T CruiseCast service utilizes breakthrough technology that helps to overcome line-of-sight obstacles such as overpasses, buildings, trees or tunnels to deliver television programming to cars, non-commercial trucks and SUVs ... RaySat Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) is a privately held U.S. company that was created to introduce in-car entertainment to the U.S. market under the licensed name "AT&T CruiseCast." Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, RBC capitalizes on pioneering technology that has... (PR Newswire)
Ford sales up to highest level since July Jun 3, 2009
Sales of Ford Expedition SUVs declined 40 percent, to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year earlier. Sales of the Lincoln Navigator dropped 40. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Crutchfield to Carry AT&T CruiseCast(SM) Service Offering Jun 3, 2009
AT&T CruiseCast service utilizes breakthrough technology that helps overcome line-of-sight obstacles such as overpasses, buildings, trees or tunnels to deliver television programming to cars, non-commercial trucks and SUVs. This groundbreaking AT&T CruiseCast service was created through the collaboration of RBC and AT&T*, the world's premier telecommunications company. (PR Newswire)
Government Motors Jun 3, 2009
Analysts are already warning that the government s apparent push to force the company to sell small efficient cars (far less profitable than SUVs and trucks) means that new GM will have a hard time selling cars unless gasoline is roughly twice its current price. (But again, have no fear, that s just what the Democrats want to do. (Human Events Online)
GM moves to sell Hummer Jun 3, 2009
The Detroit automaker said Tuesday morning that it had a memorandum of understanding to sell the brand of rugged SUVs, but it didn't identify the buyer. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details have not been made public. (Albany Times Union)
GM to build compact vehicle — but where? Jun 3, 2009
The once-shuttered Janesville plant used to produce large-sized SUVs. The plans are part of a concessions agreement the United Auto Workers reached last week. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
GM Plans to Sell Hummer to China's Tengzhong, Saving More Than 3,000 Jobs Jun 3, 2009
Hummers U.S. deliveries peaked at 71,524 that year, according to Autodata Corp. U.S. sales of the SUVs, which start at about $31,000 for the H3, fell 51 percent in 2008 and 67 percent this year through April. To contact the reporter on this story: in Southfield, Michigan, at ; in Hong Kong at. (Bloomberg)
Hyundai sales dip in May Jun 3, 2009
Sales of the Santa Fe continued to slide amid the declining demand for SUVs. Sales for the crossover for the month fell slightly to 1. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Iconic U.S. auto giant GM declares bankruptcy Jun 2, 2009
Topping world auto sales for 77 consecutive years until 2007 and owning internationally-famed brands like Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet, GM, along with Chrysler and Ford Motor Co. in the so-called Detroit Three, has kept losing ground to its Asian and European competitors due to its over-dependence on powerful, oil-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), poor cost management and lax quality control. Its U.S. market share has plunged from more than 50 percent at its peak time to a... (Xinhuanet, China)
Doyle vows fight for Chrysler, GM plants Jun 2, 2009
The Janesville plant had more than 1,200 employees who assembled pickup trucks and SUVs, vehicles for which demand has plummeted during the recent era of high gas prices. The governor also said that Chrysler's 850-employee engine plant in Kenosha, which is slated to be closed under that automaker's reorganization under bankruptcy, won't be sold, leaving the possibility that Chrysler's new partner, the Italian auto manufacturer Fiat, could acquire the plant. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
What GM's Chapter 11 filing means Jun 2, 2009
In the long term, buyers should see a lineup weighted toward smaller, more fuel-efficient cars rather than trucks and SUVs. WORKERS: GM and the United Auto Workers union have struck a new agreement aimed at reducing the automaker's staggering labor costs. (Athens Banner-Herald)
GM bankruptcy kicks off fast restructuring Jun 2, 2009
In a bid to readjust to the shift in customers' buying patterns from oil-guzzling SUVs and trucks to fuel-efficient cars, the new GM announced the launch of a new product line-up in 2009 and 2010, including the China-manufactured Chevy Cruze. It has recently introduced Chevrolet Volt, an all-electric plug-in compact car dubbed the company's "new DNA" that "represents a fundamental reinvention of the American automobile industry.". (Xinhuanet, China)
In pictures: History of General Motors Jun 2, 2009
However in 2008 rising fuel prices led to sales of SUVs dropping 30. GM is now in discussions to sell its gas-guzzling Hummer brand. (BBC News -- Business)
'GM has found buyer for Hummer' Jun 2, 2009
The Journal quoted people familiar with the Hummer deal, which would provide for GM to continue producing H2 and H3 trucks and SUVs for the buyer at Louisiana and Indiana plants. GM has already announced the death of its other muscle brand, Pontiac, and is seeking buyers for Saturn and Saab. (India Times)
GM'S BITTER REALITY Jun 2, 2009
There is already enormous pressure on GM to abandon the vehicles that make it money -- gas-guzzling SUVs and pick-ups -- in order to focus on fuel-efficient cars that lose money. I doubt we'll see many production facilities sent offshore, even if this would make economic sense for GM's shareholders. (New York Post -- Opinions)
GM is leaner, but can it sell cars? Jun 2, 2009
Bob Lutz, a GM vice chairman who is retiring at the end of the year after more than four decades in the auto business, maintains that the automaker sold hundreds of thousands of pickup trucks and SUVs because that's what Americans wanted when gasoline was cheap. The Obama administration wants a smaller, more efficient fleet to help end the country's reliance on foreign oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions. (News & Observer)
Bankruptcy filing could put GM on road to profits Jun 2, 2009
Bob Lutz, a GM vice chairman who is retiring at the end of the year after more than four decades in the auto business, maintains that the automaker sold hundreds of thousands of pickup trucks and SUVs because that's what Americans wanted when gasoline was cheap ... The company has also been making the transition to fuel efficiency, rolling out six-speed automatic transmissions and new four-cylinder engine technology that pushed highway gas mileage higher even for midsize cars and small SUVs. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Dow Gets Shake-up as GM, Citi Kicked out of Average Jun 2, 2009
That drove gasoline prices up to around $4 a gallon and helped kill demand for Detroit's gas-guzzling best sellers, the sport utility vehicles, or SUVs. GM's removal from the Dow ended its 83-year run in the blue-chip industrial average, which has just 30 components. (ABC News -- Wire)
Plants to close Jun 2, 2009
plant that makes Hummer SUVs, and GMC and Chevrolet pickups, will remain open, although GM is looking to sell of its Hummer brand. Lee said the plant's fate could change based on what happens to Hummer. (AZCentral -- News)
Delta Hotels and Resorts Launches Cross-Canada Summer Tour to Promote Volunteering Jun 1, 2009
About Toyota Canada Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus cars, SUVs and trucks, and Toyota industrial equipment. TCI's head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver. (Canada Newswire)
GM Bankruptcy Plan: Cut 21,000 More Jobs Jun 1, 2009
"---Not really, and here are the facts. America owes its middle class to decades of union membership by Americans. The GOP war against unions puts downward pressure on wages and threatens destruction of American middle class prosperity. Quite simply, middle class real income has made no gains over the last decade because little of the money is being shared by management. A Livable Wage--A livable wage is the real issue-- a wage that lets a union family buy the house in about 30 years, affords... (CBS News)
