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So why did you return that Chevrolet Malibu? GM wants to know

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

General Motors’ new Chairman, Edward Whitacre, is asking its engineers to call a couple hundred customers who are returning or exchanging their GM vehicles under the company’s 60-day money-back guarantee program. Mark Reuess, GM’s vice president of global engineering said today that he is personally calling customers.
Reuss said that this evening he will call a [...]

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Geely says it will keep Volvo production in Europe

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Volvo

China based Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has made it known that they intend to keep Volvo production a European affair should it purchase the Swedish automaker.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier in the month however, that Geely would be building a new Volvo plant in China with the ability to put out 300,000 vehicles per [...]

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Daimler kicks off production of 1,000 Smart ForTwo electric drive units

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Daimler, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Smart

Daimler AG announced today that it has kicked off production of its new Smart ForTwo electric-drive EVs at the company’s plant in Hambach, France. The first 1,000 units produced will go to customers participating in various pilot programs across Europe and the United States.
The Smart ForTwo electric-drive will be available to the general public by [...]

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Microsoft uses silent Tesla Roadster to capture tire screeching sounds

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Tesla Motors

When most of us play video games, we never really think about how much work goes into producing one that is as close to reality as possible. Take car racing games for example – capturing sounds of tire screeches and engine noise seems like a tedious task since its difficult to isolate one from the [...]

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Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom could debut within a year

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: BMW, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Rolls Royce

We’ve heard about Rolls-Royce working on an electric version of the Phantom many times before. According to AutoCar, Rolls-Royce could have an electric Phantom on the roads within 12 months. That would be just in time for the car to make its debut at the 2012 London Olympics, which are being sponsored by parent company [...]

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Ghosn: GM would have been better off forming an alliance with Renault/Nissan

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: GM, Industry News, Nissan

Renault/Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, said that General Motors Company would have been better off if it had formed an alliance with his companies in 2006. GM and Renault/Nissan called the talks off in October 2006.
“Without any doubt,” he said during a forum sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. “We knew fundamentally that this would [...]

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Obama administration doesn’t require GM and Chrysler to make electric cars

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Chrysler, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

The Obama administration is drawing a bright line between their preference for electric vehicles and their responsibility to manage the tax payers stakes in GM and Chrysler, according to Reuters. “We obviously would be very happy if Chrysler and GM were making lots and lots of high mileage cars. It’s not a prerequisite. [...]

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Former Fiat executive to revive De Tomaso sports cars

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Fiat, Industry News

Former Fiat SpA marketing executive and Italian businessman Gian Mario Rossignolo plans to revive the De Tomaso sports car brand, reports Automotive News. Rossignolo plans to build 8,000 De Tomaso cars a year in a former Pininfarina factory near Turin.
79-year Rossignolo said that he plans to offer a three-model range of aluminum premium vehicles. He bought [...]

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Chevrolet Camaro gunning for Detroit’s muscle car sales leader

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Industry News

Earlier this year, General Motors officially went back to selling the Chevrolet Camaro after ending production of the sports car in 2002. With a new design, more power and a strong heritage, the Chevrolet Camaro is speeding past the Ford Mustang to become Detroit’s muscle car sales leader.
The new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro outsold the new [...]

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Abu Dhabi gets Nissan GT-R police patrol car

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Nissan

We’ve seen BMW police cars, Lamborghini police cars and Ferrari police cars, but nothing had us prepared for a Nissan GT-R police car.
Abu Dhabi police has just unveiled their new 485-hp Nissan GT-R police car that will patrol the streets.
There are not many details available about the Nissan GT-R police car but we thought the [...]