rorty:::tort: DAILY: Grand EV visions at the Detroit auto show | BMW to add X4 model, expand S.C. plant | Marchionne praises Chrysler employees' efforts

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January 12, 2012

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NEWS ANALYSIS
Grand EV visions, and your neighborhood energy valet

DETROIT -- Lots of grand visions are floating about the Detroit auto show. Deep thinkers are pondering post-oil personal transportation. A few gutsy leaders are ponying up some serious money to finance their visions.
But most deep thoughts are on a ... >> story Published: Jan 12 2:32 pm U.S. Eastern time

Learn the results of Deloitte's fourth annual survey of Gen Y automotive consumers and hear from university students about what this generation wants in the vehicles they buy. Join us on January 18 for this live event, featuring Ford's Mark Fields, Executive Vice President and President, The Americas.

Visit www.deloitte.com/us/geny

BMW to add X4 model, expand S.C. plant with $900M investment

BMW, now the best-selling luxury brand in the United States, will invest $900 million in its Spartanburg, S.C., plant over the next three years, creating 300 new jobs.
The expansion will allow the plant to build 350,000 vehicles a year, Frank-Peter ... >> story Published: Jan 12 10:16 am U.S. Eastern time / Last changed: 1/12/11 12:03 pm ET

2012 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS
Marchionne praises employees' efforts to bring Chrysler back

DETROIT -- Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne praised his company's rank-and-file workers for leading the automaker's rebirth, and warned those in power around the world to ignore growing income gaps in their societies at their own peril.
>> story Published: Jan 11 10:49 pm U.S. Eastern time

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Jesse Snyder is senior writer for Automotive News.
Mood in Detroit: Anticipating ’12 but remembering ’09

The Detroit auto show started on a high note and as the week progressed from media days to industry days the mood has been rising. Peter Fuss, German-area auto leader for Ernst & Young, noticed it as soon as he got off the flight from Stuttgart. “Everybody arrived happy and they get happier after talking to others.” ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 12 4:23 pm U.S. Eastern time

Billboard welcomes the new Audi supercar to town

CHRISTINA ROGERS: Talk about making a customer feel special. Audi of America erected a billboard to mark the purchase of a limited edition Audi R8 GT by one lucky Lake Forest, Ill., buyer. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 12 3:48 pm U.S. Eastern time

Saab gets love from enthusiasts in 42 countries

RICK KRANZ: Saab enthusiasts aren't giving up on the brand. More than 100 rallies are planned in 42 countries this weekend to show support for their favorite automaker. In the United States, rallies will be staged at Saab dealerships, Ikea parking lots and even a Tampa deli, most of them on Saturday. ...

Read the blog Published: Jan 12 2:19 pm U.S. Eastern time

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