TATA Nano coming to America for $8,000
DETROIT (AP) -- The world's cheapest car is being readied for sale in the U.S., but by the time India's Tata Nano is retrofitted to meet emissions and safety standards, it won't be that cheap. Tata Technologies Ltd., the global engineering arm of the Tata group conglomerate, brought the tiny car to Detroit as a publici ... Continue reading
GM India sells over 1,000 used car models
General Motors (GM) India Limited has recorded sales of over 1000 used cars since the launch of its used car business in May 2009. "The response that we have got to our used car business has surpassed our expectations. Over 1000 units of different passenger car models of General Motors have been sold since the roll out ... Continue reading
Ferrari, Corvette and Tata Nano share in demand premium price status — really?
INDIA: Jan 15, 2010 -- Itâs nothing new that cars in demand can command substantial premiums. But itâs hard to equate a Ferrari or even a Corvette with a Tata Nano. But it now appears the worldâs cheapest car is in such demand, secondhand buyers are paying as much as a 30 percent premium to own one of th ... Continue reading
2010 Detroit Auto Show "EcoXperience" - Can I actually drive that thing or will it tip over?
: Detroit auto show goers get road test time in experimental green cars By Martha Hindes Detroit Bureau The Auto Channel Detroit, January 13--For those who doubted the switch to eco-friendly would last, Detroit has been staging a major "oh yeah?" Since Monday when press days began at the 2010 North American Internation ... Continue reading
GM India on an aggressive growth strategy, targets 50% volume growth in 2010
BHUBANESWAR: INDIA: Jan 15, 2010 -- General Motors India, fifth largest car maker in the country, will begin commercial production of petrol engines from its power train plant at Talegaon near Pune in the fourth quarter of this fiscal. "In the first phase, we will begin manufacturing the petrol engines from our Talegao ... Continue reading
Your GM to Pay Girsky $900,000 Year For Advising Automotive Neophyte CEO - What Say You Mr. Obama?
DETROIT, Jan 15, 2010; David Bailey writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Co [GM.UL] disclosed on Friday that director Stephen Girsky is receiving compensation worth $900,000 per year plus expenses to act as a special adviser to Chairman and Chief Executive Ed Whitacre. Girsky, a former Morgan Stanley analys ... Continue reading
Suzuki to end hybrid development with GM
TOKYO, Jan 16, 2010; Yoshifumi Takemoto writing for Reuters reported that Suzuki Motor Corp said it would end joint development projects with General Motors [GM.UL] for hybrid and fuel-cell technologies as part of an operational review following its alliance with Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE). Suzuki and Volkswagen last mont ... Continue reading
Port of Los Angeles to Work with Vision Industries to Evaluate Zero-Emission Hybrid-Electric Trucks
SAN PEDRO, Calif.--Expanding its commitment to bringing cutting-edge, zero-emission solutions to port operations, the Port of Los Angeles is entering into negotiations with Los Angeles-based Vision Industries for the purchase and evaluation of Visionâs hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks. The heavy-duty big- ... Continue reading
2010 Subaru Outback Wins Best Wagon of 2010 in Cars.com Platinum Awards
-- 2010 Subaru Forester Also Named Best Car for Small Families -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 15 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2010 Subaru Outback has won Cars.com's Platinum Award for Best New Wagon of 2010. Additionally, the 2010 Subaru Forester was named Cars.com's Best Car for Small Families. (Log ... Continue reading
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