Olds Shuttered; GM Plans Cuts in North America, Europe - A Special Report Today on TheCarConnection.com

13 December 2000
Olds Shuttered; GM Plans Cuts in North America, Europe - A Special Report Today on TheCarConnection.com
    DETROIT, Dec. 13 Yesterday's announcement that General
Motors would phase out its Oldsmobile brand comes as no surprise within the
car industry.  Even with a raft of new products -- some among GM's best -- the
brand's sales remain in a free-fall.  In a special report this morning,
TheCarConnection.com, the Web's automotive authority, looks at the Olds
closing and the other bombshell news coming from Detroit, including
production cuts in North America and a plant closing in Europe that's
certain to be controversial.
    Elsewhere in this week's issue, TCC takes another look at the problems in
Auburn Hills.  No car manufacturer is having a harder time than
DaimlerChrysler, and in its continuing Chrysler Chronicles, TCC takes you
inside the ailing automaker.  Will suppliers accept Chrysler's demands for
big cost cuts?  Will losses be even worse than imagined?  And what about DC
Chairman Juergen Schrempp's surprise marriage?
    Can the Internet save you time and money on auto repairs?  That's what the
Big 3 automakers are betting with their new online joint venture, the OE
Connection.  TCC will tell you how it might help you.  And
TheCarConnection.com also looks at GM's hip new online buying service down in
Brazil.  What you see may be what you get when the next-generation Saturn
buying site launches, perhaps as early as next year.
    In this week's reviews, TCC looks at the 2001 Jaguar line-up, goes for a
fast spin in the Audi A8L, and captures spy shots of the next-generation
Mercedes-Benz CLK.  And don't miss TheCarConnection's special report on two
hot concepts from Honda.  You'll see the thinly-disguised RS-X show up in
production form as the next Acura Integra.  But what about the wild and
quirky Model X?  This unusual crossover vehicle, TCC has learned, is likely
to show up in production, as well, and you'll be the first to see what it
looks like.
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