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Good for gear heads (and the planet, too)

February 3, 2013 at 7:02 am

by Joe Boomgaard MiBiz February 3, 2013 It turns out that fun-to-drive cars, 500-horsepower engines and respectable fuel economy don’t have to be mutually exclusive… The vehicles that automakers brought to the Detroit auto show focused more on advanced iterations of existing and familiar technology ‚Äîmore usage of direct injection, automatic transmissions with up to 9-speed gearboxes, the use of lightweight materials ‚Äî to reduce fuel usage, versus completely new and untested automotive systems. Read more…

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Memo from Detroit Auto Show: “We’re hiring!”

January 28, 2013 at 5:44 am

Even during the darkest days of the U.S. auto industry, when industry giants GM and Chrysler faced bankruptcy in 2009 and threatened to take hundreds of supplier firms with them, the Detroit Auto Show was still a place to see innovative car designs and the latest in automotive technology. Back then, however, the Motor City’s annual celebration of its hometown industry wasn’t much of a place to go job-hunting. Four years later, it’s a different story.

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Lighter-weight steel use touted at auto show

January 18, 2013 at 9:12 am

by Brent Snavely Detroit Free Press January 18, 2013 The benefits of improving fuel economy through the use of lighter-weight steel and other materials is often overshadowed by the buzz surrounding electric and hybrid cars. But the benefits of lighter-weight, high-strength steel are on full display at the 2013 North American International Auto Show. Read more…

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The Fruits Of Michigan University Research Are On The Auto Show Floor

January 17, 2013 at 8:40 am

by Matt Roush, CBS Detroit, Jan. 17 2013 DETROIT ‚Äî When you see all the technological advances at the North American International Auto Show, you’re seeing Michigan higher education at work. Officials with the Michigan University Research Corridor ‚Äî the research consortium of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University ‚Äî touted its contribution to automotive progress on the Auto Show floor Thursday. Read more…

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In Detroit, Automakers Take Strides Toward New Obama Standards

January 17, 2013 at 8:19 am

by Tim McDonnell, ClimateDesk.org, Jan. 17th 2013 Alan Baum has to shout into the phone for me to hear him over the cacophony of the Detroit Auto Show, which opened Monday. Around him, thousands of journalists swarm from one new car to the next, lights flash, DJs spin, and the cream of the world’s automotive crop glistens. “A lot of show and not a lot of substance,” Baum, an industry analyst, jokes. Just to look around at the “performance” cars […]

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Detroit auto show visitors will see cars and trucks with more power, fuel economy

January 17, 2013 at 7:39 am

By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, Jan. 17 2013 Compromise, schmompromise. The 2013 North American International Auto Show is about having your cake and eating it, too. “It’s all about increasing efficiency without penalizing performance,” Porsche R&D chief Wolfgang Hatz said at the show this week. Cars and trucks that offer more power and higher fuel economy are the order of the day on the show floor at Cobo Center, where the show opens to the public Saturday. Read more… […]

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