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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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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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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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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Lithium-ion batteries represent the perfect solution for hybrid and electric vehicles according to the organizers and participants of the 15th annual International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB), which kicked off in Montreal on June 27.
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July 1 marks the launch of the Ford Employee Pricing event Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited announced today. Until August 31, 2010, customers across Canada can take advantage of Ford employee prices on most 2010 and 2011 Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
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New dispositions on the OPC Law are in effect as of today in Quebec. They oblige merchants to display the total cost of the good or service offered. They also serve to protect consumers against certain associated excesses such as the sale of complementary goods and services (extended warranties, for example) and unilateral modifications made to contracts.
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Have you ever noticed that in movies where the story depicts the future, everybody is driving around in the same type of bubble-shaped vehicle that virtually drives itself and doesn't shut up?
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FAZZT Race Team is announcing a partnership with Hot Wheels® in which Alex Tagliani will be racing in a brand new Honda IndyCar, customized in Hot Wheels® style.
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The IZOD IndyCar series will be back on the famed Watkins Glen circuit this coming week-end and Justin Wilson, last year winner, would very much to have another oerfect day.
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