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Chery To MASS Produce Hybrid Vehicles

Chery To MASS Produce Hybrid Vehicles

Shanghai. November 15 (Gasgoo.com) - By 2010 half of Chery-made vehicles will be hybrid and 20 percent of Chery-made vehicles will be powered by new energy, an official from Chery said at an international forum on renewable energy held in Beijing, China's Securities Journal reported today. "New energy is a driving forc ... Continue reading

New 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI(R) Hybrid and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid

New 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI(R) Hybrid and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid

Chrysler LLC's First Production Hybrid Vehicles -- Hybrid fuel efficiency combined with full-size SUV performance, capability and utility -- HEMI(R) Hybrid delivers more than 23-percent overall fuel economy improvement -- Full-size SUVs boast nearly 40-percent fuel economy improvement in the city -- HEMI Hybrid feature ... Continue reading

2007 LA Auto Show: Volkswagen Unviels 2009 VW Tiguan and Space UP! Blue - COMPLETE VIDEO

2007 LA Auto Show: Volkswagen Unviels 2009 VW Tiguan and Space UP! Blue - COMPLETE VIDEO

Watch the entire unedited VW press conference LOS ANGELES - Volkswagen of America, Inc. introduced the production ready Tiguan compact sport utility vehicle today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Tiguan represents a new entry in a new segment for Volkswagen. “Tiguan is a new reflection on the three ... Continue reading

2007 LA Auto Show: General Motors Brings It All, Ready For Business - COMPLETE VIDEO

2007 LA Auto Show: General Motors Brings It All, Ready For Business - COMPLETE VIDEO

See the complete LA press conference right here LOS ANGELES - November 14, 2007: General Motors announced that Chevrolet will lead the corporation’s effort to reinvent the industry with a global portfolio of cars and trucks ranging from gas-friendly to gas-free. The press event featured the world premiere of the 2 ... Continue reading

2007 LA Auto Show: Honda Shows Off its Exciting New FCX Clarity - COMPLETE VIDEO

2007 LA Auto Show: Honda Shows Off its Exciting New FCX Clarity - COMPLETE VIDEO

Watch the complete unedited press introduction LOS ANGELES - November 19, 2007: Honda unveiled the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show, announcing plans to begin limited retail marketing of the vehicle in summer 2008. The FCX Clarity is a next-generation, zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered fuel cel ... Continue reading

2007 LA Auto Show: Ford CEO Alan Mulally Opens Media Days - COMPLETE VIDEO

2007 LA Auto Show: Ford CEO Alan Mulally Opens Media Days - COMPLETE VIDEO

LOS ANGELES - November 14, 2007: Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer for Ford Motor Company, will kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show by delivering the Motor Press Guild (MPG) keynote address on Nov. 14, 2007. The MPG breakfast and Mulally’s address is open to all credentialed news media attending t ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice.com's Best Deals for November Highlight Resurgence of Hybrids; Fuel Efficient Vehicles

IntelliChoice.com's Best Deals for November Highlight Resurgence of Hybrids; Fuel Efficient Vehicles

CAMPBELL, Calif.--IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its “Best Deals of the Month” for cars, trucks, and SUVs for November 2007. The lesson: constantly changing market conditions, including fuel costs and rebates, mak ... Continue reading

CSM: Rapidly Rising Prices and Demand for Oil will Fuel the Drive Toward Better Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels

CSM: Rapidly Rising Prices and Demand for Oil will Fuel the Drive Toward Better Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Alternative Fuels

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Nov. 13 -- Skyrocketing oil prices spurred by rapidly rising energy demand in developing countries are pushing automakers to step up advances in fuel efficiency, according to an analysis by automotive market forecasting firm CSM Worldwide. During its first annual Executive Series Briefing for automot ... Continue reading

Environmentalists Turn on Automakers at LA Auto Show

Environmentalists Turn on Automakers at LA Auto Show

For Immediate Release November 12, 2007 Contacts: Nell Greenberg (Global Exchange), 510.847.9777 Sam Haswell (RAN), 415.659.0519 Freedom From Oil Campaign to Expose Auto Industry¹s Eco-Hypocrisy at Los Angeles Auto Show Automakers touting eco-friendly concepts while fighting pollution regulations in California and els ... Continue reading

Quantum's Fisker Automotive Joint Venture Releases First Images of Plug-In Hybrid Four-Door Premium Sports Sedan

Quantum's Fisker Automotive Joint Venture Releases First Images of Plug-In Hybrid Four-Door Premium Sports Sedan

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 13 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC have released a preview of the first production vehicle to be launched from Fisker Automotive, Inc. -- the green American premium car company. Fisker Automotive, Inc. is a joint venture between Quantum and Fisker, an ... Continue reading

TACH's PRESS PASS COVERAGE Puts You IN The Los Angeles Auto Show

TACH's PRESS PASS COVERAGE Puts You IN The Los Angeles Auto Show

Imagine being at the Los Angeles Auto Show, smack dab in the middle of all the action, in the automotive center of the universe. Now imagine being nose deep in all the LA excitement while sitting naked at home on a beanbag chair eating Cheetos. You can do both at the same time without having to go through the hassles o ... Continue reading

North American International Auto Show Announces Plans and Attractions for 2008 - VIDEO ENHANCED

North American International Auto Show Announces Plans and Attractions for 2008 - VIDEO ENHANCED

DETROIT, Nov. 12 -- In less than 70 days, the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will open its doors to more than 6,000 media from across the globe on Sun., Jan. 13, 2008 at Cobo Center. Recognized as a premier automotive showcase, the NAIAS will celebrate its 20th year as an international event and wi ... Continue reading

Road Trip: 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Toyota's Mobile Hybrid Experience - Exclusive VIDEO Interview

Road Trip: 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Toyota's Mobile Hybrid Experience - Exclusive VIDEO Interview

Take a Road Trip with The Auto Channel to the 2007 Sacramento Auto Show for the Toyota Mobile Hybrid Experience Tour. Produced and edited by Marc J. Rauch In this episode of ROAD TRIP Mark Fulmer talks with Mark Ulbrich, Road Team Spokesman, about Toyota's Mobile Hybrid Experience tour. The tour began last January at t ... Continue reading

Honda Soltec Commemorates Opening of Solar Cell Production Plant; Accelerating Honda's Energy Creation Business

Honda Soltec Commemorates Opening of Solar Cell Production Plant; Accelerating Honda's Energy Creation Business

Honda Soltec Commemorates Opening of Solar Cell Production Plant; Accelerating Honda's Energy Creation Business Tokyo, Japan, Nov 12, 2007 - Honda Soltec Co., Ltd., Honda's wholly-owned solar cell subsidiary, today commemorated the opening of its solar cell production plant with a ceremony attended by approximately 80 ... Continue reading

Toyota Evaluating Plug-in Model Comitment

Toyota Evaluating Plug-in Model Comitment

By TORRANCE, California Hovember 9, 2007; Bernie Woodall writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp on Friday detailed plans to study U.S. consumer demand for a version of its hot-selling Prius hybrid that could be recharged at a standard outlet and run on electric power only. A senior Toyota executive decline ... Continue reading

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