General Motors Europe is developing a cost calculator to help potential Opel/Vauxhall Ampera buyers understand the true benefits of owning its extended-range plug-in hybrid.
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Carl-Peter Forster, president of beleaguered GM Europe, believes that its operations will be recovered in two years' time.
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French specialist coachbuilder Heuliez plans to start building its own electric car, the Friendly, this summer before launching it across Europe early in 2010.
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Renault wants to become the European leader in low emission vehicles before 2015 and will get there with a mixture of zero-emission electric vehicles and a new generation of petrol and diesel engines.
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Renault claims it will be the only car manufacturer in the world with an affordable range of electric vehicles by 2012, and it's not lost on the company that the launch timing coincides with the London Olympics. There has been speculation recently that the company may use the games to unveil its environmentally friendly models to the world and this has not been ruled out.
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Problems at General Motors-owned Saab could affect Ford-owned Volvo Car if component sub-suppliers shared by the two Swedish rivals ran into difficulties.
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The Lincoln MKS sedan hasn't been on the market all that long, but Ford Motor Co. designers are locking down a freshening, likely for the 2011 model year.
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Fiat considers its MultiAir variable valve timing technology a breakthrough application with the same potential impact of its 1997 common-rail diesel injection technology - but the Italian group will retain intellectual property right to the system.
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Federal fuel economy regulators have issued an unusual warning to automakers: We're monitoring what you tell other government agencies about your product plans.
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State-by-state regulation of greenhouse gases from vehicles would make tough economic times even worse for struggling automakers and suppliers, a major consulting firm warns.
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State-by-state regulation of greenhouse gases from vehicles would make tough economic times even worse for struggling automakers and suppliers, a major consulting firm warns.
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State-by-state regulation of greenhouse gases from vehicles would make tough economic times even worse for struggling automakers and suppliers, a major consulting firm warns.
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The head of Opel appears to be playing the jobs card in his pleas for government aid.
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GM has confirmed it intends to exercise its option under the GM/Delphi master restructuring agreement to acquire the supplier's global steering business, buying back operations it once owned before Delphi was spun off as a separate entity.
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Volkswagen is shifting up to 30 percent of its U.S. marketing budget from the national to the regional level to boost sales and support dealers, says Volkswagen Group of America CEO Stefan Jacoby.
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Scrappage incentives in Germany helped to lift the February car market there by 21.5%, year-on-year. However, a JD Power analyst told just-auto that manufacturer incentives on top of the government scrappage incentive also played a part in the sales surge.
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Saab aims to identify a new owner for the brand within two months, Managing Director Jan-Ake Jonsson said Wednesday.
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Aston Martin pulled the wraps off a super-luxury $210,000 Lagonda SUV at the Geneva motor show with plans to relaunch a brand that's been dormant since the 1990s.
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