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Chrysler announced today that it has formed a partnership with U.S.-based battery supplier A123Systems for advanced Nonophosphate Lithium-ion prismatic battery-cells that will be used in the company’s first production electric-vehicles. A123Systems will be responsible for supplying energy storage systems for Chrysler’s first-generation of ENVI REVs (range-extended vehicles) and BEVs (battery-only electric vehicles). Chrysler currently has [...]

The one-off Pininfarina Rolls-Royce Hyperion that was built for Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe owner Ronald Hall is up for sale. We’re guessing Hall wasn’t too satisfied with his Pininfarina creation or thought he could rake in a couple of million for his one-off Drophead Coupe during the economic downturn. The Pininfarina Rolls-Royce Hyperion has a body made [...]

Over the weekend General Motors dropped the details on its new 2010 GMC Terrain. We now have a video of the designers and engineers of the GMC Terrain taking you behind the scenes. Make sure you join us on Wednesday as we bring you live coverage of the 2009 New York Auto Show. Click here to [...]

So we’re pretty sure that if you read eGMCarTech you went out and saw “Fast & Furious” this weekend. Well, apparently many are surprised that the movie raked in $72.5 million since its opening day – making it the No. 1 movie at the box office. We’re not so surprised since the movie was everything [...]

Along with the new 2010 GMC Terrian, GM will show the new 2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid at the 2009 New York Auto Show later this week.  The GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid will arrive in dealerships in May and will join the Yukon and Sierra Hybrid. Power comes from a 6.0L Vortec V8 which is [...]

All of you high-performance hatchback lovers may now rejoice. Ford is considering bringing its 305-hp 2009 Ford Focus RS to the U.S. According to Hermann Salenbauch, FoMoCo’s director of advanced product creation and global performance, the decision to sell the Focus RS in the U.S. depends on enthusiasts such as Focus SVT owners. Ford is [...]

The Tesla Roadster and the company’s upcoming Model S are both pure electric-vehicles. That’s because Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk doesn’t like E-REVs like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. When asked by GM-Volt why Tesla hasn’t considered the range-extender concept of the Chevrolet Volt, Musk said: We looked closely at a range extender architecture for Model [...]

FoMoCo announced today that it has successfully completed its debt restructuring reducing it by $9.9 billion from $25.8 billion on Dec. 31, 2008. This will reduce Ford’s annual cash interest expense by more than $500 million based on current interest rates. “By substantially reducing our debt, Ford is taking another step toward creating an exciting, [...]

Our friends at Garage419 have just posted a teaser to their season finale episode which will include a review of the 2010 Ford Shelby GT500. Check out host Matt Farah doing the first burnout with the Ford Shelby GT500. The season finale will air April 30th. Refresher: Powered by a supercharged 5.4L V8 that produces [...]

General Motors’ loss-making Swedish brand Saab won an extension period where it will be protected from creditors. This would give Saab until May 20 to restructure. Saab has been working to seek protection from creditors since February in efforts to survive the economic downturn and buy some time until its parent company, General Motors, cuts [...]