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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* California - Luxury, small cars take charge at L.A. Auto Show
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Detroit News, by Karl Henkel -November 27, 2012: -- California is king when it comes to small cars, and this year's Los Angeles Auto Show will reinforce that title. Automakers — including Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC — will debut nearly 50 vehicles, including 24 world debuts, at this week's show. Most are small, fuel-sipping cars, with many hybrids and electrics. But luxury vehicles will make a strong showing, too... In advance of the show Monday, Ford revealed the 2014 Fiesta ST, the performance version of its subcompact... GM this week will introduce the 2014 Chevrolet Spark Electric Vehicle, which the automaker showed off this month to the media in Sausalito, Calif.... Chrysler is unveiling new trim levels of its Chrysler Town and Country minivan and Dodge Charger... But the real news will come from Chrysler's parent company, Fiat SpA, which is expected to unveil four new models of the Fiat 500: the all-electric Fiat 500e, a convertible version of the race-ready Fiat 500 Abarth and a longer, five-door version, the Fiat 500L...
* Michigan - Chrysler Italian -Fiat brand- doubles transactions, debuts second model
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Detroit News, by Bryce G. Hoffman -November 28, 2012: -- Fiat is finally finding its stride... With two more months of 2012 sales still to be recorded, Chrysler Group LLC's Italian brand has sold almost twice as many cars as it did last year. By the end of October, Fiat had sold almost 36,500 cars in the United States. It sold fewer than 19,800 cars in 2011. And that is with just a single model: the Fiat 500. At the Los Angeles Auto Show today, Fiat is introducing its second model for the U.S. market — the bigger Fiat 500L — along with new variants of the original 500...
* California - Chevy unveils MyLink system for 2014 models
(Video from YouTube, by worldcarfans -27 Nov 2012: Chevrolet introduces updated Mylink system)
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Detroit News, by Karl Henkel -November 28, 2012: -- Technology is stealing most of the spotlight in advance of the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public Friday... General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand on Tuesday unveiled for auto journalists its next-generation MyLink infotainment system... The new system keeps a simple interface but significantly expands capabilities...Chevrolet for the first time will use natural voice-recognition that will allow drivers to make phone calls, enter navigation destinations, and browse and play music by connecting up to 10 mobile devices to the car through Bluetooth technology or a USB connection... Drivers will be able to customize the instrument cluster — which features large, block-like, easy-to-press buttons — for four different personality types and can save up to 60 "favorites": radio stations, contacts, destinations, music and other media... Weather updates will be available through Sirius XM satellite radio...
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