Ford's Saarlouis plant in Germany and the Michigan assembly plant in the US are preparing for the manufacturing launch of the next-generation Ford Focus
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GE's decision to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles for its own fleet and fleet services business has been welcomed by the US Electrification Coalition (EC).
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Opel has unveiled its pricing structure for the Ampera model that will see the base model EV retail at EUR42,900 (US$58,700) including national VAT
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Ford of Europe will add almost 500 full-time employees at its plant in Saarlouis, Germany, ahead of the start of production for the next-generation Ford Focus. The workers will be offered permanent Ford contracts starting in the middle of this month.
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Volkswagen AG said Friday its sales rose more than twice as fast as the worldwide auto market last month. Deliveries by the VW group increased 9.
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Europe, in a sense, is the ideal territory for the development of EV markets...
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Toyota will show its RAV4 EV Concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week.
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Volkswagen Group delivered 5.98m vehicles in the first ten months of this year - up 12.4% - with 612,000 units in October.
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The first factory-built Fisker Karma will make its North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show November 17-28.
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General Electric (GE) is to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet and through its Capital Fleet Services business.
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Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said governments should offer consumers financial incentives to buy electric vehicles to help offset the extra cost for manufacturers to build the cars.
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GM said it will pay $51 million to buy an additional 10 percent stake in a Chinese joint venture it owns with SAIC Motor Corp. and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co. Ltd. GM, which owns 34 percent of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive Co.
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GM said it will pay $51 million to buy an additional 10 percent stake in a Chinese joint venture it owns with SAIC Motor Corp. and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co. Ltd. GM, which owns 34 percent of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive Co.
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The U.S. Treasury should make GM suspend its planned initial public offering to ensure a better return for taxpayers on the government's stake in the company, safety and consumer advocates said Thursday.
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GM's European unit will sell the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera -- a rebadged Chevrolet Volt -- for 42,900 euros (about $58,600), significantly more than the $41,000 price of a Volt in the United States.
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and VW chief Martin Winterkorn said a sale of the Italian carmaker's Alfa Romeo and Ferrari brands to the German competitor is only a 'dream.
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"A little late to the party" you might be saying but fear not, Audi will be making quite an entrance. I swear, having seen and experienced what I did on this faithful day, Audi has been planning this electrified onslaught from the very beginning. It's as if they had stood on the sidelines, carefully and wisely, waiting for the right moment to pounce. That moment is right around the bend.
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General Motors confirmed on Friday that it will be part of the IndyCar series in 2012 and it will do so by joining forces with Ilmor Engineering and Team Penske.
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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton escaped with a reprimand on Friday after an on-track incident with Hispania Racing Team driver Bruno Senna.
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Sébastien Loeb (Citroen C4) leads the Rally Great-Britain after day 1, following a puncture on Jari-Matti Latvala's Ford Focus when he was running in first place.
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