PASADENA, CA The company's name has become so ingrained in our business lexicon that we forget is a big part of what General Motors Corp. is all about. So GM's Powertrain Div. the motor people at GM has taken upon itself the task of reminding the...
DETROIT Whenever we introduce the latest Ward's 10 Best Engines award winner that we'll be testing for the next year, it usually necessitates some background. We'll dispense with most of that this time, because we figure you all know, after seven...
DaimlerChrysler AG has accepted about 40 orders in France and the U.K. for expensive cars that won't reach the market until 2002 or 2003. In March the company started accepting $81,000 deposits for the Maybach and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren...
Plans for the fall launch of the all-new '02 Dodge Ram fullsize pickup are like nothing this company has ever done before, says Gary Dilts, senior vice president-sales for DaimlerChrysler Corp. Everyone will be involved from DCC President Dieter...
In spite of the claimed advances in alternative energy sources, petroleum-based fuels are still, and will be for the foreseeable future, the main source of energy used to produce our electricity, heat our buildings, and power our vehicles. However...
General Motors Corp.'s Powertrain division is 80% done with its all-encompassing North American product-portfolio revamp that should be finished by 2003, says Arvin Mueller, Powertrain's group vice president. Mr. Mueller tells WAW that GM...
LONDON Nearly 42 years ago, Alec Issigonis's Mini redefined small cars. The new, reincarnated Mini model may not inspire generations of imitators, but neither is it just another small car. This is BMW AG's Mini, a German-conceived and developed...
DaimlerChrysler AG has more than 40 orders in France and the U.K. for expensive cars that won't reach the market until 2002 or 2003. The company in March started accepting $81,000 deposits for the Maybach, a Rolls-Royce competitor, and the...
Engine production for Fiat SpA's Ferrari and Maserati brands is to be consolidated into one new plant, currently under construction at the Prancing Horse's headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The new factory, built and outfitted at a cost of around ...
India has launched its first production electric vehicle (EV), the Reva (Revolutionary Electric Vehicle Alternative). The Reva, produced in Bangalore, India, is the product of a joint venture between the Reva Electric Car Co., which is part of...