Wayne, Mich., May 6, 2009 – Ford Motor Company said today it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a lean, green and flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. The plant, formerly [...] [...]
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Green, Hatchbacks, Audi The all-new Audi A3 is right around the corner and that means a new RS3 will follow soon thereafter. According to Autocar, the new four-ringed hot hatch will be motivated by the TT RS‘ twin-turbocharged, 2.5-liter five-cylinder, putting out approximately 335 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque through a [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, GM, Saturn The Saturn Vue was supposed to be GM’s first plug-in hybrid, but the pending loss of Saturn leaves the General’s upcoming plug-in tech without a vehicle or brand. The Vue plug-in was originally going to arrive in 2011 in a cooperative demonstration test fleet with the U.S. Dept. of [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Green, PSA, Citroen, Rendered Speculation Last week, French automaker PSA-Peugeot-Citroen announced the development of the world’s first hybrid diesel powertrain. Called HYbrid4, the propulsion system is earmarked for initial implementation on the Peugeot 3008 crossover. But after that, its sister-company Citroen will use the system in an all-new vehicle: the DS5. Following on [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green, Nissan, Rumormill We’re expecting Infiniti to launch its first hybrid sometime in either 2010 or 2011, likely based on the M35 luxury sedan. Unlike past hybrids from Nissan, parent company of the Infiniti brand, this new technology will not be a licensed version of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. Interestingly, reports out [...] [...] A good reason to buy a hybrid? Not! So, you’ve got an old ’97 Chevy Tahoe that you want to unload, but no one will buy the old 4-wheel drive clunker as it only averages 13 mpg. No worries. The government will take it off your hand for ,500 if you buy a new Chevy Tahoe 2-wheel [...] [...] Let’s get real for a second So, David Letterman crossed Bob Lutz’s line. Letterman made fun of the Chevy Volt when Tesla’s Elon Musk was on Dave’s Show. Relax, Bob. The Volt is worthy of a few jokes. We’ve been hearing about the Volt for more than 2 years and it’s still almost two years away from [...] [...] Stumble It! The goal of the Progressive Automotive X Prize is to foster the next generation of 100-mpg+ vehicles. Ten million dollars goes to the team that achieves 100 mpg in a race simulating real-world driving conditions. The winning vehicle has to be “production capable,” meaning that it must meet safety requirements and be suitable [...] [...] |
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