Automakers
2008 Paris Auto Show: MINI SAV 5-Door
This is the next new Mini model, expected to hit showrooms in 2010. The five-door Mini 4×4 will be previewed at the Paris motor show in October and could spawn a more mainstream front-drive hatchback variant, according to high-level sources.
The 4×4, which Mini is calling Sports Activity Vehicle, will feature a new, taller, five-door body. […]
GM Big Truck Plan on Hold
With its stock market value tumbling, General Motors Corp. is temporarily freezing its future large truck development efforts and preparing to hire lower-paid workers.
Those workers would replace some of the 18,657 GM hourly workers — about half from Michigan — that accepted buyout and retirement incentives, according to a detailed list GM released Thursday.
GM is […]
