A road trial of locally modified Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is under way in Australia with a new twist - using the battery as a home energy store when the car is not in use.
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Russia's government has cleared a plan by troubled automaker AvtoVAZ to cut its work force by a quarter after a month of hesitation due to fears of public unrest, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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The Russian government will cut thousands of jobs at near-bankrupt carmaker AvtoVAZ but is seeking to avoid social unrest by retraining workers and offering them jobs elsewhere in the city.
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The Russian government on Wednesday denied that it approved a plan by troubled automaker AvtoVAZ to cut its work force by a quarter after a month of hesitation due to fears of public unrest.
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The Russian government on Wednesday denied that it approved a plan by troubled automaker AvtoVAZ to cut its work force by a quarter after a month of hesitation due to fears of public unrest.
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The Russian government will cut thousands of jobs at near-bankrupt carmaker AvtoVAZ but is seeking to avoid social unrest by retraining workers and offering them jobs elsewhere in the city.
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said the automaker will decide within the next two weeks on whether it will buy insolvent assembly firm Karmann.
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* Proton needs partner, faces tough competition
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GMAC Financial Services Inc. is talking with the U.S. Treasury Department about a possible additional cash infusion to the company, an Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday night.
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said the automaker will decide within the next two weeks on whether it will buy insolvent assembly firm Karmann.
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Germany's new government will take a fresh look at the planned sale of Opel unit, and may consider an arrangement where the carmaker remains within General Motors, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Chrysler has asked a federal bankruptcy court to approve a sale of its shuttered Newark, Del., plant to the University of Delaware for $24.25 million. A hearing in bankruptcy court in Manhattan before Judge Arthur Gonzalez is scheduled for Nov.
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The U.S. Treasury Department is in talks with GMAC Financial Services Inc. about a possible additional cash infusion to the company, an Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday night.
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Jill Lajdziak, who joined Saturn before its first car was sold and led the division through its demise last month, will retire from General Motors Co. at the end of the year.
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Jill Lajdziak, who joined Saturn before its first car was sold and led the division through its demise last month, will retire from General Motors Co. at the end of the year.
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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said the automaker will decide within the next two weeks on whether it will buy insolvent assembly firm Karmann.
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Malaysia is scouting for a partner for national carmaker Proton. Recent newspaper reports have speculated that Proton could again try for a tie-up with Volkswagen AG or seek out General Motors Corp. or PSA/Peugeot-Citroen as a potential partner.
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Nico Rosberg has hinted strongly this week that he is set to move up F1's pecking order in 2010.
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Affalterbach - Enhanced driving dynamics ex factory for the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG: the new Performance Package Plus is an attractive optional extra that is designed to appeal to the power-hungry sports driver. The Performance Package Plus increases output by 22 kW/30 hp to 358 kW/487 hp.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Mexico City Government today announced a partnership that paves the way for the introduction of the Nissan LEAF in Mexico's capital city in 2011.
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