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Auto Show Winners
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
Congratulations GM, Toyota, Rolls-Royce and BMW. After three days of watching new models being revealed, those 4 automakers are, in my opinion, the big winners from this year's North American International Auto Show. For the first time in many years, GM has people on the show floor buzzing. On the practical front, the new Chevy Malibu is a major improvement and better positions the Malibu to compete with...
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Detroit Auto Show: Where are the Hybrids?
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
When I walked up to the Toyota display here at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit I was struck immediately by the automakers change of pace. Hybrids are on the back burner. Trucks in front center. Toyota's turnaround reflects what all the automakers are feeling about hybrids. They're important, but no more so than well designed internal combustion cars, trucks and SUV's.
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Ford Beware: Toyota’s Press Touts Tundra "DNA"
Posted By: Greg Levine
Will the Tundra freeze out America's big three automakers? The Tundra is Toyota Motor’s entry in the pickup segment – and Toyota North America President Jim Press says the giant truck is an original with “guts.” Speaking to CNBC’s Phil LeBeau at the 2007 North American International Auto Show, Press said the Tundra’s engineering was “based on the Toyota DNA.”
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Ford EVP Fields Touts Pickups, Digital Deal
Posted By: Greg Levine
Forget all things to all men – or so believes Ford Motor’s Executive Vice President Mark Fields - who says “polarizing” brands and products is smarter. Fields, who also holds the post of Ford’s president of The Americas, told CNBC’s Phil LeBeau how the centennial automaker plans to gain dominance in some segments – and maintain it in others.
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CES Meets Detroit: Autonet’s WiFi-On-Wheels
Posted By: Greg Levine
The latest thing in cars isn’t being flaunted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It’s in a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Autonet Mobile CEO Sterling Pratz told “Squawk Box” of his company’s business model: creating “an ISP for cars.” Speaking from the Nevada gaming town, Pratz described Autonet’s system that converts autos into wireless broadband – or WiFi -- “hotspots.”
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GM's Wagoner Sends "Volts" Through Detroit
Posted By: Lee Brodie
GM appears to be flexing new muscle at the Detroit Auto show. Not only did America’s largest auto company unveil a new muscle car, the Camaro convertible--but as CNBC’s Phil Lebau learned--GM CEO Rick Wagoner says he has clear plans to make his company equally lean and mean. On "Squawk Box" Wagoner told LeBeau he expects to see improved operating results and lower cash outflow in ’07.
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China Cars Raise Questions At Detroit Show
Posted By: Greg Levine
The Chery-DaimlerChrysler alliance and Changfeng's "Cheetah" brand are only two of the big China stories at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.
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On The Road To Cult Status
Posted By: Scott Reeves
Cult cars emerge regardless of marketing efforts and BMW's MINI is on the verge of joining the Ford Mustang and a select group of other autos that captured the imagination of car lovers.
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Rolls Rolls on Topless
Posted By: Philip LeBeau
In a few days, a slew of new models will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Some will blow us away. Some will make us yawn and say, "are you kidding me?" But one in particular will take your breath away. It's the new Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe. Stunning. Impressive. Yowza. I'd use those adjectives to describe the Drophead convertible I rode in and examined while visiting the Rolls Royce Motors headquarters in Goodwood, England.
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About Behind the Wheel with Phil Lebeau
Welcome to Behind the Wheel with Phil LeBeau. This is the place where you'll hear the latest about what is happening in the auto industry, and the reason why that news is so important. This is not the place to come if you are looking for cheerleader for one automaker over another. Phil won't wave the flag for any company, but he will let you know when he thinks someone is making the right moves, and when they've screwed up.
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LeBeau is a CNBC auto and airline industry reporter based at the Chicago bureau and author of "Behind the Wheel" on CNBC.com.
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