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FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES NEW FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY PLANT TO EXPAND PRODUCTION IN CHINA

Ford Motor Company today announced that its successful joint venture in China – Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) – is building a new, state-of-the-art and highly flexible passenger car plant in Chongqing, China, scheduled for completion in 2012. [...]

Ford’s new F150: Should it have been a hybrid?

Would a hybrid version have sold? It’s probably a smart move that the new 2011 F-Series ‘Super Duty’ pickup was only made in gasoline and diesel versions. A hybrid version would have assuredly achieved minimal sales volume. GM has already gone down this hybrid truck path, and without much success, despite the fact that that GM’s dual [...] [...]

35 percent hybrid and EV by 2025

No price difference between a Camry and Camry hybrid? According to a report by Reportlinker, “electric vehicles will penetrate the market rapidly to constitute 35% of the cars made in 2025 – 25% hybrids, 10% pure EV.” Why will we get there? What will cause this big swing towards hybrid vehicles? “Within the decade, it will be possible [...] [...]

Investors Embrace A123, But Is Lithium the New Ethanol?

Puto scripta suavitate ut eum The smash hit IPO of lithium [...] [...]