UK motor industry representatives are optimistic General Motors will place the manufacture of its Ampera (European version of the Chevy Volt) in Britain, following the start of Toyota's new Auris hybrid production in the country this week.
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New UK secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) Vince Cable has outlined further details of his plans for the British automotive industry.
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Wednesday they have agreed to work together to develop electric vehicle powertrains, initially focusing on light commercial vehicles.
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said today they have agreed to work together to develop electric vehicle powertrains, initially focusing on light commercial vehicles.
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Mercedes-Benz is the first non-Japanese automaker to take top honors in vehicle ownership satisfaction among German car owners, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study published June 24. Either Toyota, Honda or Daihatsu has finished No.
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General Motors' plant in St Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday started production of Opel Astra new-generation five-door hatchbacks, the plant's CEO Hans Juergen Michel said.
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Holley Performance Products has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in three years after transferring ownership of the company to holders of its debt.
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General Motors said that customers in the US are paying US$3,000 more on average per vehicle than last year when the automaker was under bankruptcy court protection.
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China has approved cars made by Daimler AG electric-car partner BYD Co. and 15 other Chinese automakers and joint ventures to receive fuel-efficiency subsidies of 3,000 yuan ($441) per vehicle, a top government agency said on Wednesday.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., made at least $24 million from the electric-car maker's initial public offering, restoring some of the wealth he's staked on the company and other startups. Tesla set a price of $17 a share and Musk sold 1.
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Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress last week.
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Fiat's Alfa Romeo brand will add two SUVs and renew its core compact and mid-sized models as part of its quest to lift annual sales to more than 500,000 by 2014 from 102,000 last year.
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NSK Ltd. helped make the Toyota iQ as compact as possible by supplying the minicar's column-mounted electric power steering. In addition to preventing oversteering and understeering, the design enables a turning circle of less than 4 meters.
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How can Alfa Romeo reach its ambitious target of boosting annual unit sales above 500,000 by 2014 from 102,000 units last year? Become part of Europe's largest automaker, says one analyst.
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Sunday at Valencia finally vindicated his decision to sign rookie Kamui Kobayashi, according to team boss Peter Sauber.
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I am one of many fans of the Mazda CX-7. Since its debut, I've had the pleasure of reviewing it at least four or five times. However, each time I found myself thinking that it would be great if Mazda introduced a more fuel-efficient version.
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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that its racing team, Team Yokohama, in only its second year, turned in the best performance for an EV at the 2010 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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Stefano Domenicali insists he has "no problem" with moves to clarify F1's ban on in-season testing.
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Two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire series champion Andrew Ranger will be back on home soil this week-end as he will take part in the NCTS National 250 at Autodrome St Eustache.
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Toronto - Hot Wheels(R) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Hot Wheels Colour Shifters(TM) Road Trip across Canada this summer. The life-size Hot Wheels colour-shifting Ford Mustang and the Hot Wheels Colour Shifters Trailer will zoom across the country visiting over 50 festivals, camps and family events in various towns and cities.
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