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2009 LA Auto Show: Volkswagen Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

2009 LA Auto Show: Volkswagen Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

The Auto Channel presents the entire Volkswagen Press Conference from Media Days at the 2009 LA Auto Show. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Hosts Sustainability Summit in Berlin

BMW Group Hosts Sustainability Summit in Berlin

BERLIN December 2, 2009; Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the UN IPCC optimistic about chances of an agreement in Copenhagen; ahead of the climate conference, the BMW Group sets own CO2 reduction targets Speaking at today's BMW Group sustainability summit in Berlin, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel laureate and Chairman of th ... Continue reading

Audi's Q7 TDI Clean Diesel Wins Earth, Wind & Power Environmental Award

Audi's Q7 TDI Clean Diesel Wins Earth, Wind & Power Environmental Award

Los Angeles December 2, 2009; Audi's Q7 TDI, its first clean diesel vehicle to hit U.S. streets this year is turning heads, most recently with a nod from the Earth, Wind & Power Awards, which selected it as "Most Environmentally Progressive Truck of the Year." The Earth, Wind & Power Awards recognize vehicles that cont ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Cars and SUVs Compete for Green Mantle at 2009 LA Auto Show

Clean Diesel Cars and SUVs Compete for Green Mantle at 2009 LA Auto Show

LOS ANGELES, December 2, 2009; In the midst of one of the greenest LA Auto Shows in recent years, clean diesel vehicle technology is putting up stiff competition for the leadership mantle in vehicle fuel economy and environmental performance. Volkswagen today unveiled a 70-mpg concept vehicle called the "Up! Lite," pow ... Continue reading

2009 LA Auto Show: BMW-MINI Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

2009 LA Auto Show: BMW-MINI Press Conference - COMPLETE VIDEO

The Auto Channel presents the entire combined BMW-MINI Press Conference from Media Days at the 2009 LA Auto Show. Click PLAY to watch the complete video LOS ANGELES - December 2, 2009: The BMW Group used the days longest time slot to present a combined BMW-MINI Press Conference featuring news about the hybrid X6 and 7 ... Continue reading

BMW Improves Efficiency of 330d and 335i Sedan

BMW Improves Efficiency of 330d and 335i Sedan

Tuesday, December 01, 2009 MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA November 30, 2009; More frugal versions of BMW�s range-topping petrol and diesel 3 Series Sedans will join the company�s line-up in Australia next month. The updated models improve fuel consumption by as much as 8.8 per cent, without sacrificing performance & ... Continue reading

Encore Energy Systems Introduces Bio-Diesel Processors to Its Product Range

Encore Energy Systems Introduces Bio-Diesel Processors to Its Product Range

RENO, NV November 23, 2009 Encore Energy Systems; announced today the introduction of the BioPro(TM) bio-diesel processors to further enhance the Company's range of energy efficient technologies. The small-scale, fully automated BioPro(TM) bio-diesel processors line is offered in three sizes (40, 50 and 100 gallons) an ... Continue reading

Volvo and Mack Engines First to Be Certified for Near-Zero Emissions of EPA 2010

Volvo and Mack Engines First to Be Certified for Near-Zero Emissions of EPA 2010

STOCKHOLM--Regulatory News: Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) and Mack are the first truck manufacturers to have their engines certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world. Volvo and Mack are ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 HYBRID and Fuel Cell to Debut at L.A. Auto Show

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, ML450 HYBRID and Fuel Cell to Debut at L.A. Auto Show

All-New SLS AMG Supercar, Fuel-Cell-Powered F-Cell, and New Hybrids Share the Spotlight LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 -- The 563-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar, the fuel-sipping E350 BlueTEC and the fuel-cell-powered F-Cell will be making their North American debuts at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, open to the publ ... Continue reading

Automobiles Can Be Environmentally Compatible With Cities of the Future Says Mercedes-Benz USA Executive

Automobiles Can Be Environmentally Compatible With Cities of the Future Says Mercedes-Benz USA Executive

'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach to Alternative Propulsion Won't Work MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 12 -- As the debate on climate change and transportation continues to widen, encompassing suggestions ranging from the increased use of mini commuter cars to vehicle-free cities, a Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) executive stated that ther ... Continue reading

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

Top Designers Debate the Future of the Automobile at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show

Design LA Panel - Tomorrow's Cars: Practical Transportation or Revolutionary Design? LOS ANGELES - November 11, 2009: Are cars becoming mundane transportation or does the future hold an exciting and innovative new era in auto design? This is one of many questions being addressed by a panel of prominent auto designers d ... Continue reading

VW Jetta TDI Cup 'Street' Edition Racing Into Dealer Showrooms Soon

VW Jetta TDI Cup 'Street' Edition Racing Into Dealer Showrooms Soon

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 4 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the Jetta TDI Cup "Street" Edition will be available in dealer showrooms January 2010. The concept debuted in Las Vegas during the 2008 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show. Following the SEMA show the concept was displayed at TDI Cup rac ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul's Breakthrough Diesel Piston Design Removes Barrier to Downsized Engines with Higher Output

Federal-Mogul's Breakthrough Diesel Piston Design Removes Barrier to Downsized Engines with Higher Output

DuraBowl® substantially improves piston durability in severe conditions SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 3 -- To reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy, vehicle manufacturers are demanding higher and higher power output from smaller and smaller engines. Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an innovative aluminum pist ... Continue reading

Outback Diesel Arrives on New Platform

Outback Diesel Arrives on New Platform

Subaru's first diesel-powered vehicle is on sale today with the arrival of the turbocharged Outback 2.0D on the new generation platform that has already won accolades for the recently launched petrol versions. ... Continue reading

Funding a Diverse Portfolio of Clean Vehicle and Energy Technologies is Right Choice for America

Funding a Diverse Portfolio of Clean Vehicle and Energy Technologies is Right Choice for America

Washington, DC—October 30, 2009— The comprehensive approach to advancing transportation and clean energy technologies embodied in the energy spending bill signed by President Obama this week is the best way to assure that the nation ends its dependence on imported fuels and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, t ... Continue reading

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