Category: Manufacturers

Nissan recalling 650,000 Altimas and Sentras

Filed under: Recalls/TSBs, Nissan
NIssan has issued a recall for over 650,000 MY 2002 and 2005-06 Altimas and Sentras sold with the company’s 2.5L four-cylinder engine, which may suddenly stop running. Automotive News reports that the problem lies with the crankshaft position sensor, which can overheat and stop sending signals to the car’s computer brain. If […]

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Posted in Nissan on Nov 21st, 2007, 5:40 pm     

Lutz says Volt production by end of 2010

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM

Speaking at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit today, Bob Lutz stated that the Chevrolet Volt series hybrid will be in production by the end of 2010. What’s more interesting is that he told reporters employees working on the Volt “are becoming increasingly nervous” about meeting that deadline. According to […]

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Posted in GM on Nov 21st, 2007, 5:00 pm     

Lutz says Volt production by end of 2010

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM

Speaking at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit today, Bob Lutz stated that the Chevrolet Volt series hybrid will be in production by the end of 2010. What’s more interesting is that he told reporters employees working on the Volt “are becoming increasingly nervous” about meeting that deadline. According to […]

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Posted in Chevrolet on Nov 21st, 2007, 5:00 pm     

Oh, if only we had those nifty, thrifty European favorites here. Wait….

Filed under: Volkswagen, European Union, North America, UK

The Volkswagen Golf (or Rabbit, if you’re a Yank like me and always prefer a car’s name to reference a potential meal rather than a game for old people) has just been awarded Car of the Year by ACFO, an organization that produces a bi-monthly journal called “Fleet […]

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Posted in Volkswagen on Nov 21st, 2007, 4:02 pm     

Nissan can’t prevent GT-R markups at dealer level

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Nissan

Despite floating a plan that would attempt to stop the inevitable customer speculation in the GT-R by voiding the car’s warranty if it were sold in the first year, Nissan has come to the conclusion that they are, frankly, powerless to stop it. The company says it gave up […]

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Posted in Nissan on Nov 21st, 2007, 4:00 pm     

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