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Ethanol blend raises ire of classic car buffs, manufacturers By Bill Laitner Detroit Free Press
DETROIT — The presence of ethanol — an alcohol additive made from corn — in gasoline is hardly noticed by consumers. “Most likely, you’re getting ethanol everywhere you drive in the country,” generally with 10 percent added ethanol, said Kirk McCauley, a spokesman for the Service Station Dealers Association of America. Federal regulators leave it to the states to decide whether pumps must be labeled disclosing that they dispense fuel blended with E10. About a dozen states don’t require ethanol label-
ing on gas pumps. Classic car buffs say 10 percent ethanol already in widespread use hurts their vehicles. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it’s safe. Periodically, when an old car breaks down or a chain saw or boat motor selfdestructs, the owner blames ethanol-blended gasoline. Trade groups for the ethanol industry and corn producers vigorously dispute such complaints, saying ethanol is safe for any new car and that, for older cars, parts can be adapted and fuel additives used during storage as safeguards. The makers of engines and
other parts side with classic-car owners and their mechanics. “You can have people keeping a collector car in the garage, taking very good care of it, but the ethanol in there is corroding the vehicle,” said Stuart Gosswein, senior director of federal government affairs for the Specialty Equipment Market Association, which represents manufacturers of racing and custom auto parts. T h i s ye a r, t h e E PA approved allowing even more ethanol — a 15 percent mix. That proposal upset automakers and small-engine companies, who said that at 15 percent ethanol even newer
cars and newer small engines would be damaged. “We’re basing our concerns on the cars that are on the road today,” and on the corrosive effect that 15 percent-ethanol fuel could have on fuel pumps, fuel tanks, hoses and emissions parts, said Gloria Bergquist, vice president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade group that includes the Detroit Three automakers and other manufacturers, including Toyota and Volkswagen. The alliance, along with other trade groups, sued the EPA in January to stop the introduction of E15. Small-engine manufacturers are concerned about
the effects on boat motors, chain saws and lawn mowers. Despite the lawsuit, the EPA approved the sale of E15, with labels, for vehicles made in model year 2001 and later. That’s drawing cheers from the American Coalition for Ethanol, a Washingtonbased trade association of ethanol producers and corn growers, who say ethanol is perfectly safe for cars and small engines sold today, and say it’s boosting the economy by adding jobs in corngrowing states. Foes of ethanol worry that E15 will become the norm in time and they won’t be able to tell when they are buy-
ing it. “The answer is not to stop this 15 percent ethanol, it’s to get all of the ethanol out of gasoline,” said classic-car mechanic Ed Syrocki, owner of EMS Classic Car Care in Warren, Mich. Officials at the Renewable Fuels Association, representing the ethanol industry, said ethanol fuels can be safely used in old cars if owners adapt the fuel systems with new parts. Association spokesman Matt Hartwig said the cost would “be minor in comparison to what (owners) would be willing to spend on the exterior of the car, for example.”
Fiat hopes Gucci version will boost US 500 sales The Associated Press
DETROIT — Fiat will introduce a Gucci version of its stylish 500 mini car in the United States later this year. The black special edition of the car features glossy paint, chrome detailing and a leather interior with white accents. It has the Italian fashion label’s interlocking “GG” inscription on the headrests and wheels, and Gucci’s signature green-andred stripe along the body side, the seat belt and seat backs. It will be introduced Sept. 8 at the start of New York Fashion Week but won’t hit showrooms until December. It’s an effort to boost sales of the car, which have been slow since its U.S. debut in March. Fiat has sold about 11,500 of the mini cars in the United States and Canada, well short of its 50,000 goal for the year.
Fiat has been slowly opening U.S. dealerships. It now has about 100 nationwide and says it expects higher sales through the rest of the year. The company plans to have a total of 130 dealers nationwide, mainly in larger metro areas. Fiat stock was trading down by as much as 6 percent, at $6.99, on the Milan Stock Exchange on speculation that it would not meet the 500’s sales targets in North America. The Gucci 500 unites two of Italy’s most emblematic brands: the Fiat automaker and the historic Gucci leather goods and fashion label. The Gucci version of the car was the brandchild of Lapo Elkann, an heir of the Fiat-founding Agnelli family, who persuaded Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director, to collaborate on the project over lunch in Rome. The Gucci version was launched
in Europe earlier this year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Italian unification and the 90th anniversary of Gucci’s founding in Rome. The 2012 Fiat 500, a three-door hatchback with rounded styling that evokes the original 500 from 1957, is Fiat’s first vehicle in the U.S. since it pulled out of the market in 1983 because of rust problems and other quality issues. Fiat said it will announce the price of the Gucci edition closer to its U.S. debut. The 500 starts at $15,500 in the United States. A Gucci convertible version also will be offered. Fiat now owns 53.5 percent of U.S. automaker Chrysler Group LLC and is looking to combine the companies. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was given management control and a 20 percent stake in Chrysler after it left bankruptcy protection in 2009.
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Louis Chevrolet: The man behind the Chevrolet name By Zlati Meyer Detroit Free Press
Like its famous bowtie badge, Chevrolet’s past and present intersect at several ironic points. The car company that has come to stand for iconic Americana was founded by a European. The disagreement that drove Louis Chevrolet from what would later become General Motors — over the role of production and power in Chevrolet cars — is at the heart of GM’s corporate strategy today. And the manufacturer that epitomized 1950s car bling, late 20th-Century enginegrowlers and unsafe cars now produces a lineup of fuel-efficient, safe cars, including a hit electric vehicle. Chevrolet was co-founded by an already-famous French-speaking Swiss racecar driver and engineer named Louis Chevrolet on Nov. 3, 1911, in Flint, Mich. His partner was ex-
and soon-to-be-again General Motors chief William Crapo Durant, who wanted to trade on the famous racer’s name. The first product? The 6-cylinder luxury model called the Classic Six, one of only four Chevrolets that Chevrolet-the-man would design for the company (along with the Baby Grand, the Royal Mail and the L Light Six). Initially a bicycle racer, Chevrolet, who briefly worked for Fiat (current owner of GM competitor Chrysler) in 1905, started racing cars that year, setting a world record of 68 mph in his first-ever automobile race, the Three Miles in New York. At that same time, he built his first racer, which enabled him to add 51 mph to his record, and earned him the nickname “the daredevil Frenchman.” He went on to race for Buick, which is how he met Durant, but Chevrolet
abandoned that life when his youngest brother died following a race accident. In 1914, Chevrolet left the eponymous company after arguing with Durant about what the company’s future should be. Durant wanted to make inexpensive cars and lots of them a la Henry Ford; Chevrolet insisted they focus on “high-powered speed cars” and elite, expensive autos. Chevrolet went on to start other car companies, which ultimately fell apart, and then worked as a simple mechanic. He died, still smarting from big losses incurred during the Depression, in 1963. Durant, the man who drove Chevrolet away, was himself gone from GM by 1920. Decades later, the thenDetroit based GM would blend the dichotomous approaches by producing both low-cost cars as well as more high-end automobiles,
Chevrolet was co-founded by an already famous French-speaking Swiss racecar driver and engineer named Louis Chevrolet on Nov. 3, 1911, in Flint. His partner was exand soon-to-be-again General Motors chief William Crapo Durant, who wanted to trade on the famous racer’s name. like the Corvette. But Durant’s position crystallized in 1915 with the Model 490, named for its $490 price, $5 cheaper than the top-selling Ford Model T. That started a rivalry between the two companies that has stretched into the 21st century. Chevy outsold its Dearborn opponent for the first time in 1927 and held the position for two years. In 1917, Chevy formally became a division of GM. Now, 94 years later, Chevy is still GM’s largest global
brand, selling an estimated 4 million vehicles a year in more than 130 countries. With that, it entered a period of much growth and innovation in the auto industry. Chevy’s contributions included the world’s first SUV (a station wagon called a Suburban Carryall) and the va-va-vaoom of fins and chrome that dominated the 1950s with icons like the Bel Air. Corvette’s debut in 1953 — and a revamped version two years later with the soon-to-be
iconic V8 engine — was perhaps a nod back to Louis Chevrolet’s previously dismissed vision for the company. Chevy’s place in the pantheon of all-American autos was solidified with the small Corvair in 1960, the Corvette Stingray in 1963 and the Camaro in 1967, as pony cars joined their muscled siblings. The Corvair was a bump in the road, too. Ralph Nader demonized it in his 1965 book “Unsafe at Any Speed,” which prompted the national car-safety movement. In 2005, Chevrolet was relaunched in Europe, a jump aided by GM’s 2001 acquisition of Daewoo Motors, which was well entrenched on that continent. The company made inroads there when it built a manufacturing plant in 1924. Now, as Chevrolet celebrates its 100th birthday, it is getting a jolt of electricity, with the extended-range electric Volt.
Howling noise is a sign of gears that may be worn By Paul Brand Minneapolis Star Tribune
Q: I own a rear-wheeldrive 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4-liter engine. I recently had both rear axle seals and bearings replaced. At the same time I had the mechanic check U-joints, shocks, etc. The noise from the failing bearings is gone, but now I have a loud “howl” that gets louder the more I accelerate. If I take my foot off the accelerator, the sound is gone. As soon as I accelerate, the sound returns. It is barely noticeable at speeds less than 35 mph, but the howl gets increasingly louder as the speed increases. I returned to the mechanic the same day I picked up the Jeep. We went on a road test and I
was given a story about gears in the differential and that despite the noise everything was mechanically sound. Even though the sound was not present before the seals and bearings were replaced, the only option given was a very expensive replacement. Can you suggest a fix? This howling is giving me a headache! A: Your mechanic is probably correct. You’re hearing a howl generated by worn parts in the differential, likely the ring and pinion gears. The only “quick fix” might be to check the level of gear oil in the differential — maybe enough leaked out from the worn seals that it needs topping up. Better yet, drain and refill the
The only “quick fix” might be to check the level of gear oil in the differential. differential with synthetic GL-5 gear oil. While 80W90 gear oil is standard, for heavy-duty use like towing you can use 75w-140, which may help quite the noise significantly. If this doesn’t quiet things down enough for you, you might be able find a used differential carrier assembly in a salvage yard. Q: I’m 74 and have been working on cars all my life, and I can’t figure this one out. I have a 1999 Jeep
Cherokee with the 4-liter engine and 150,000 miles. The other day a ripple in the concrete highway caused a major vibration in the front end. I pulled over to check, then drove home. Later, when I tried to start the car, nothing happened. The battery was destroyed by the shaking. I replaced the horizontal steering damper, and everything is fixed — except the oil pressure is now pegged at 80 pounds per square inch instead of 40. Is this a plugged relief valve? A: I doubt that the high oil-pressure reading is mechanical; it’s more likely a problem with the oil pressure sender/switch or gauge. On this engine the sender/switch, just above
the oil filter, is integrated into the powertrain control module (PCM). Unplug, check, clean and reconnect the connector on the oil pressure sender/switch. If this doesn’t help, try a new sender/switch. Q: I have a 2002 F-150 with the 4.6-liter engine, and it has 194,000 miles. My air conditioning works great when the car is moving, but when you let it idle for a few minutes, the compressor kicks off and it blows warm air. As it continues to idle, the compressor kicks on and off and you get cool air for a few minutes then warm again. As soon as you start moving again, it blows cool air constantly. Any ideas? A: Have the refriger-
ant level and pressure checked. The system may just be low on R-134a. You can buy a do-it-yourself can of refrigerant and oil with a dispensing hose and small pressure gauge. Hook this up to the lowpressure side of the system and see if the pressure is above about 25 psi when the compressor is engaged. If not, add refrigerant until the pressure is in the normal zone — generally 25 to 35 psi with the compressor engaged. After that many years and miles, a slight loss of refrigerant is normal. Topping up the system may keep you cool for at least the rest of this summer. And don’t forget to clean bugs, leaves and debris from the front of the A/C condenser and radiator.
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Smaller RVs with better fuel economy are hot By Chris Woodyard USA TODAY
You may have to look harder to see those convoys of motor homes headed for vacation spots this fall. The RVs are getting smaller. While sales of traditional motor homes have grown at a respectable 6.2 percent rate for the first six months of the year, two smaller classes encompassing large van conversions have grown nearly twice as fast, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association reports. “The era of bigger-is-better and more ostentatious” is
over, declares RVIA President Richard Coon. Now, “the trend is toned down quite a bit.” Blame the economy and gas prices, but also retirees who have decided they don’t need rolling McMansions for status in otherwise hard times. “Fuel prices are driving it, but this is a cultural shift,” says Bob Wheeler, CEO of Airstream, which converts delivery-van-style MercedesBenz Sprinters into low-key motor homes. “There’s a shift away from conspicuous consumption.”
Though these units are priced upwards of $125,000, Wheeler says they typically don’t have the fancy paint and graphics of larger units. “No flashy paint job,” he says. Rather, it’s “understated elegance” — and up to 18 miles a gallon from the modest diesel engine, triple the gas mileage of some big gasolinepowered motor homes. Though these units are priced upwards of $125,000, Wheeler says they typically don’t have the fancy paint and graphics of larger units.
“No flashy paint job,” he says. Rather, it’s “understated elegance” — and up to 18 miles a gallon from the modest diesel engine, triple the gas mileage
of some big gasoline-powered motor homes. Even in the bigger vehicle classes, some RVers are downsizing. RV-maker Fleetwood says many buyers of more traditional motor homes, who formerly would have opted for 36-footers or bigger, today are buying its 28- to 32-foot Storm line, which starts at about $92,000, says Lenny Razo, eastern regional sales director. Those RVs are being fitted with more space-maximizing features, such as bunks that drop from the ceiling.
Many buyers “are getting older, and they don’t need as much” space, Razo says. Winnebago, too, has introduced more lower-priced motor homes and fuel-saving diesels. “In the last couple of years, people are wanting value products, not necessarily all the bells and whistles like in 2004,” says spokeswoman Sheila Davis. Smaller motor homes also can be more versatile, such as serving as a base camp for little leaguers at games, as well as a home away from home on vacation, she says.
Used-car prices are soaring, slowing depreciation By Jerry Hirsch Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Normally, the value of a new car plunges as it’s driven out of the dealership by its new owner. But slumping auto sales and leases in recent years have changed that axiom by creating a shortage of late model year used cars, according to auto price
“While depreciation typically affects a vehicle’s value most in the first two years of ownership, it will not be as pronounced as it would have been a few years ago when the used-car supply was still very high.” AleC Gutierrez Kelley Blue Book, manager of vehicle valuation
information company Kelley Blue Book. For 1- to 3 -year- old used vehicles, the average
price has increased from $15,000 in 2008 to more than $23,000 in 2011, an annual average increase of near-
ly 16 percent, Kelley analysts said. They expect used car pricing to remain strong
because it will take several years of strong newcar sales to replenish the shortage of used vehicles that is pushing prices up now. “While depreciation typically affects a vehicle’s value most in the first two years of ownership, it will not be as pronounced as it would have been a few years ago when the used-car supply
was still very high,” said Alec Gutierrez, manager of vehicle valuation for Kelley Blue Book. “Consumers who plan to sell or trade in a used car soon will likely see their vehicle hold its value well. Alternatively, shoppers in the market for a used car will continue to pay more, making it difficult to buy at a discount,” he said.
Carmakers use perks to set their luxury autos apart from others By Jerry Hirsch Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Luxury auto makers are laying on the perks to distinguish their brand from their competitors. Nissan said its upscale Infiniti division will offer a free concierge service for buyers of its vehicles. The Infiniti Personal Assistant will give owners unlimited 24-hour access to a live team of professional assistants who can provide driv-
ing directions, weather forecasts, dining suggestions and reservations, travel arrangements and sports scores through the car’s Bluetooth system or even away from the vehicle by phone. The service is good for four years to one registered driver of the vehicle and is not transferable. Service for a second driver is $199 at the time of the car’s purchase. Other carmakers, including BMW and Cadil-
The Infiniti Personal Assistant will give owners unlimited 24-hour access to a live team of professional assistants who can provide driving directions, weather forecasts, dining suggestions and reservations, travel arrangements and sports scores through the car’s Bluetooth system or even away from the vehicle by phone. lac, charge for similar services. But concierge services aren’t the only enticements manufacturers are offering to attract buyers.
BMW includes four years of maintenance with the purchase of its vehicles. Equus, a luxury sedan from Hyundai, comes with an iPad instead of an own-
er’s manual and a concierge service for maintenance. An Equus technician will come to the owner’s house or office when the vehicle needs service, pick up the
car and drop off a loaner car. Hyundai then brings the serviced vehicle back to the owner. “ T he bra nds tend to offer things based on their strengths,” said Dan Hall, an analyst at AutoPacific Inc., an industry consulting firm in Tustin, Calif. “Lexus doesn’t offer years of maintenance because they are known for being reliable. But BMW is known as Break My Wallet, so they had to do something.”
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Charging stations move electric cars out of city By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press
Charging stations that can fill the batteries of an electric car in 30 minutes or less are moving from the city to the country. A $2-million federal stimulus grant will finance 22 fastcharging stations in smaller cities in the northwestern corner of the state, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Thursday. After they are installed next year, electric car owners will be able to go on vacation to the coast or the mountains and home again without having to stop overnight to charge up. This comes on top of plans to build fast-charging stations along Interstate 5 in Oregon and Washington by the end of this year. “Electric cars are often seen as city vehicles,” said Kristen Helsel, vice president of EV solutions for AeroVironment Inc., the Monrovia, Calif., company that is building the charging stations. “What this does is it extends the range so you can go from one corridor to another. It completely changes how EVs can be used.” Oregon is the first state to get this kind of grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, said spokesman Bill Adams. The state’s history of supporting green initiatives like the bottle deposit bill and open access to beaches has put it at the forefront of embracing electric vehicles, said Art James, innovative partnerships project director for Oregon’s Transportation Department. The governor’s office has also made a strong commitment to electric cars. In 2008, then-Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a deal with Nissan North America to launch the all-electric Leaf in Oregon, and most of the country’s major electric vehicle manufacturers have visited Oregon to talk about introducing their vehicles. So far, there are only two fast-chargers in the state, both in Portland. Eight more are slated to go online by the end of October along Interstate 5
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A Nissan Leaf is plugged into a charging station during the dedication of Electric Avenue on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. One block of a street running through the campus features seven EV charging stations from six manufacturers, including a quick-charge station where students and visitors can plug in electric cars, bicycles, trucks and motorcycles. between Eugene and the California border. The stations are gathering key data on how people use their electric cars, and hundreds more stations that can charge a car in a few hours are also planned. Level 1 car chargers use 110 volts, like a regular home outlet, and it can take an entire night to charge a vehicle. Level 2 uses 240 volts, like a home dryer or range, and can charge a car in three or four hours. But Level 3, which uses 480 volts, makes en route charging feasible by boosting a Nissan Leaf’s 45-kilowatt battery from a 20 percent charge to 80 percent
in less than 30 minutes. This new group of fast-charging stations will cover an area radiating from Portland and stretching 80 miles to the northwest, 50 miles to the east, and 120 miles south. Stations will be no more than 50 miles apart, well within the 70- to 100-mile range of the Leaf. Each station will be at a place offering restrooms and a convenience store. They will be able to handle only one car at a time, but with just an estimated 800 electric cars of various stripes spread among Oregon’s nearly 4 million residents, the prospect for lines is small for now.
Analysts expect the number of electric vehicles to grow quickly as the charging infrastructure expands, making the technology more convenient. Pat Davis, who heads the vehicle technologies program for the U.S. Department of Energy, said automakers’ current plans for ramping up electric vehicle production puts the nation on track to top President Barack Obama’s goal of 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. “It’s clear that by 2025, to meet the new fuel (efficiency) requirements, that we are going to see more electrification than we have now,” Davis said. “That
is going to take the form of everything from micro-hybrids to full hybridization plug-ins to electric drive. But they will not be the only thing on the road. You will probably see more natural gas vehicles than you have today, and vehicles with downsized engines and lighter vehicles than today.” Justin Denley and his wife traded in a four-wheel-drive pickup truck and bought a Leaf this year to cut their spending on gasoline. He mostly uses it to commute about 4 miles to his job as an information technology specialist at a Medford, Ore., credit union, but he recently piled the family in for the 125-
mile drive to the coast to show the car off to relatives. To make what is a three-hour trip in a conventional car, they had to stop overnight at an RV park, where they slept in a tent while the car charged overnight. Denley said he can’t wait for the fast-charging stations to go online along Interstate 5 this fall. “That’s a key thing that has to happen for most people who want to adopt this technology,” he said. “Range anxiety (the fear of getting stranded) is a real thing. “People want to be able to go farther.”
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Convertible sales slip as car buyers opt for more glass By Jerry Hirsch Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Auto buyers are trading the open air for high-tech glass. Ford Motor Co. reported that sales of vehicles with “vista� or “panoramic� roofs are soaring. About half the buyers of its Explorer and Edge sportutility vehicles and about a third of its Flex upright station wagon buyers are purchasing the option — essentially a long, sweeping sunroof or two skylightlike panels. The glass roof upgrade can cost as much as $1,600.
The Chevrolet Camaro has been the top-selling convertible through May of this year, accounting for 7,530 car registrations, according to Polk. The Ford Mustang is second, with convertible sales of 6,645. After that there’s a big drop. Meanwhile, sales of c o nve r t i bl e c a r s a r e lagging behind the rest of the market, auto information firm R.L. Polk & Co. reported. Sales of convertible cars have typically accounted for 1.8 percent to 2 percent of the auto market. But now
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