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Lexus Presents the Lf-Ch Concept

Lexus Presents the Lf-Ch Concept

Making its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show, the Lexus LF-Ch full hybrid concept is Lexus's first approach to the competitive European premium compact segment. ... Continue reading

Global Recognition For Fiat's Sustainability Management

Global Recognition For Fiat's Sustainability Management

Fiat S.p.A. has been recognised as a leader in Sustainability with its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability STOXX Indexes. ... Continue reading

Seat Extends Its Ultra-Green Ecomotive Line-Up

Seat Extends Its Ultra-Green Ecomotive Line-Up

Next week's Frankfurt Motor Show will see a major expansion of SEAT’s ultra-green Ecomotive offering as the Spanish brand debuts low CO2 versions of the recently-revised Altea, Altea XL and Leon. ... Continue reading

Automotive Supplier Shares Vision on Technologies That Are Shaping the Future

Automotive Supplier Shares Vision on Technologies That Are Shaping the Future

PARIS September 9, 2009; In advance of the 2009 edition of the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt (Germany), Delphi Corporation (Pinksheets:DPHIQ - News), a leading global automotive supplier highlights 'green' technologies that will equip the car of the future. To help address global fuel conservation efforts a ... Continue reading

New MAZDA CX-9 Range to Hit Australian Shores

New MAZDA CX-9 Range to Hit Australian Shores

Mazda Australia has confirmed it will add an all-new range-topping model to its upgraded CX-9 line-up due to hit Australian shores in September. ... Continue reading

The New Peugeot Electric Car: iOn "Zero Emissions"

The New Peugeot Electric Car: iOn "Zero Emissions"

Peugeot, the pioneer and 1st worldwide manufacturer of electric vehicles will be launching the ion at the end of 2010. Its performance and 130 km operating range is obtained in particular due to the use of lithium-ion batteries, which will provide an efficient response to the challenges of urban mobility and respect fo ... Continue reading

Toyota Releases 2009 Sustainability Report

Toyota Releases 2009 Sustainability Report

Toyota in Europe is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and continues to step up its use of green energy, according to data released in its 2009 Sustainability Report. The report details the company's environmental, social and economic activities for fiscal year 2008 (April 2008 - March 2009). ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Eco-Initiatives Move Into High Gear at 2009 IAA - VIDEO ENHANCED

Hyundai's Eco-Initiatives Move Into High Gear at 2009 IAA - VIDEO ENHANCED

Blue Drive, Hyundai's eco-initiative, will move into high gear at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt. The company has created a special Blue Drive Zone where it will exhibit a wide array of its new eco-friendly technologies and products demonstrating its commitment to lowering emissions and improving the fuel economy of its veh ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Eco-Initiatives Move into High Gear at 2009 IAA

Hyundai's Eco-Initiatives Move into High Gear at 2009 IAA

Blue Drive, Hyundai Motor Company's eco-initiative, will move into high gear at the 2009 IAA in Frankfurt. The company has created a special Blue Drive Zone where it will exhibit a wide array of its new eco-friendly technologies and products demonstrating its commitment to lowering emissions and improving the fuel econ ... Continue reading

Bluemotion at Frankurt: 87 G/Km Polo, 99 G/Km Golf, 114 G/Km Passat

Bluemotion at Frankurt: 87 G/Km Polo, 99 G/Km Golf, 114 G/Km Passat

Production versions of three new highly-efficient additions to the BlueMotion range have been unveiled ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show. ... Continue reading

More Grande Punto Vans On Way To E.On

More Grande Punto Vans On Way To E.On

Leading power company E.ON, which earlier this year took delivery of more than 100 new Fiat Grande Punto vans, has ordered a further 77 of the popular commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

World Premiere of Toyota Auris Hybrid Concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show

World Premiere of Toyota Auris Hybrid Concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show

The Toyota Auris HSD Full Hybrid Concept will take centre stage for Toyota at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor show ... Continue reading

Jaguar XK / XKR

Jaguar XK / XKR

The Jaguar sports car experience moves on to a new level with the introduction of a new generation of the XK coupe and convertible. ... Continue reading

Make Your Own Ethanol At Home: the Efuel 100 MicroFueler - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Make Your Own Ethanol At Home: the Efuel 100 MicroFueler - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher About two weeks ago, while Bob Gordon and I were in Las Vegas covering the Alternate Fuels and Vehicles Conference, we coincidentally carried a short TV news story on The Auto Channel about a new home-based ethanol production unit, the E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler. It sou ... Continue reading

Green & Lean Engine Line-Up Announced For New British-built Opel/Vauxhall Astra

Green & Lean Engine Line-Up Announced For New British-built Opel/Vauxhall Astra

Vauxhall's all new Astra will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15 with a highly competitive line-up of petrol and diesel engines boasting reductions in CO2 over almost all equivalent models in the current Astra range. ... Continue reading

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