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CRUISE CONTROL RADIO 5/09
CRUISE CONTROL 05/30/09
GM BANKRUPT WHATS NEXT?, JESSE JAMES and
FUTURE RIDES
GM is in bankruptcy. Bondholders have approved a deal and the government
is getting ready for another big cash injection. What does the future hold
for the General?
Last week the game changed for
auto manufacturers new MPG
standards and even cleaner tailpipes
will be required. How will this affect the
next new car of truck you buy? Dave McCurdy president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers will be guest.
Plus He has hosted a TV show that
tuned a Mini into a lawn mower, created
his own line of work cloths, runs a eco friendly burger joint but calls himself
a "Glorified welder".We'll hear from Jesse James who is back with a new
show on Spike called Jesse James is a dead man.
CRUISE CONTROL 05/23/09
TOP ROAD TRIPPERS and NEW PACERS
One goal, One Standard, One Mission.. By 2016 The fleet average will be
35.5 MPG with reduced carbon emissions. Its seems like a good
deal for all. We will take a look a
how manufacturers will hit those
target numbers and what the new technology will add to the price of
your next car.
Time for a road trip but what to drive? Kelly Blue Books Jack Nerad has
just selected nice rides and he will be here to run them down.
Plus its a busy race weekend :
Camaro is pacing the Indy 500 but
what vehicle will be heading up the Coca Cola 600 at the Lowes Motor Speedway
in Charlotte.
CRUISE CONTROL 05/16/09
DEALERS DROPPED, GT-R RING RUCKUS and
MKS ECO BOOSTED
When you combine the numbers close to 2000 GM and Chrysler dealers
got the news this
week that their franchises will be terminated. All that
will put 100,000 people out of work.
These certainly are unprecedented
times for the US Auto Industry. We
will have the details.
While the news is bleak for dealers
come it be a good time for you to buy
a GM or Chrysler?
Lincoln prices the MKS with Eco boost
and Ford comments on the 15,000 dollar Fusion Hybrid.
They say yes but others say no. Does the Nissan GT-R hold the new
record lap time at the Nurburing?
Plus VW details its new miserly engine line up.
CRUISE CONTROL 05/9/09
GLOBAL AUTO CHANGES,BIG CAR PLAYERS and
THE 425MPH GOAL
The Global Auto Industry reconfigures: Hard times and slim sales mean almost anything is possible.
Who will buy Volvo, Saturn,
Saab? Which two German companies may merge?
And who will start sharing
technology development?
Plus are Nissan's' Carlos Ghosn
and Fiats Sergio Marchionne going
to be the two biggest automotive players in the world? We'll hear
about the Fiat execs special
stress test to check a companies condition.
And does all the talk of bankruptcy and mergers make you want to shy
away from domestic brands? We will have the results on one study.
The Nish family has a dream and its based around the number 425. Four
hundred and twenty five miles an hour that is. We will head to the salt flats. To hear about the worlds fastest family.
CRUISE CONTROL 05/2/09
GOODBYE PONTIAC,CHRYSLER BANKRUPT and
BIG DOLLAR COBRA
We told you this week was going to be a bad one for the US auto industry
and it was. GM announced that
Pontiac is gone and along with it
21,000 jobs.
But by the end of the week that news
was overshadowed by the bankruptcy
of Chrysler. We will take a look at both stories in detail. What happens now
and where do we go from here? What
will a future Chrysler look like, should
you buy a Chrysler?
Will Pontiacs like the Solistice and G8 become collectible? That might be hard to
say at this point but if you are on the market for a collector car We will give you
the inside scoop from Mecum Auctions JOHN KRAMAN. He will tell us about one
of the rarest Cobras ever to cross the auction block.