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One year after Ford Motor Co. sold most of its controlling stake in Mazda Motor Corp., top executives from both companies have reaffirmed their commitment to a "long-term partnership" -- quashing speculation that the longest alliance in automotive history was breaking apart.
Toyota, the world's biggest seller of gasoline-electric hybrid cars, intends to begin retail sales of a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid by 2011 as environmental concerns increase demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.
Volkswagen is likely to make a full takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN SE , in which it already has nearly 30 percent, a German paper quoted an unidentified MAN executive as saying.
Toyota plans to introduce a new hybrid concept vehicle during the 2010 North American International Auto Show next month in Detroit.
The 2010 Acura MDX starts at $43,040. That's $1,240 more than the outgoing MDX. | December 14, 2009 | American Honda Motor Company, Inc. TORRANCE, California — Acura has raised prices on the 2010 MDX , which is mildly redesigned for the new model year.
SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Volkswagen AG (OTC:VLKAY) (Wolfsburg, Germany) has taken advantage of the recession affecting most of the world and is positioning itself to be a major player in the automotive sector worldwide. During the economic downturn, and in spite of it, Volkswagen moved forward with plans to ...
BAIC said on Monday that it has acquired some assets of General Motors' Saab unit as part of a push to develop its own brand-name cars.
Toyota will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan in the field of rechargeable cars.
• What is it? The replacement for the aging CLK Cabriolet • The basics: Top-down fun in all seasons • On sale: May next year, with a public showing at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show • Price: $55,000-plus (est.) Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its all-new 2011 E-Class Cabriolet, which is set to go on display next month ..
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- MAN SE is likely to receive a takeover offer from Volkswagen AG, which already owns 29.9 percent of the truckmaker’s stock, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported today, citing an unidentified executive.
The momentum behind a possible return to Formula One by Michael Schumacher gathered pace on Monday when Ferrari announced they would not stand in the seven-time champion's way.
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said it would be ready for a large scale release of a plug-in Prius vehicle by 2011.
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , the world’s biggest seller of gasoline-electric hybrid cars, plans to unveil another hybrid vehicle next month at Detroit’s auto show.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG , the world’s second- largest maker of luxury vehicles, may choose a partner early next year to help expand the Smart city-car brand and build engines for the Mercedes-Benz B-Class and other compact models.
Ferrari will not stand in Michael Schumacher's way if the seven-times Formula One world champion decides to come out of retirement and race for Mercedes, president Luca di Montezemolo told Reuters on Monday.
LOS ANGELES — Derek Jenkins, the new design director at Mazda North American Operations, will find the job has a lot in common with his previous styling job at Volkswagen. The two brands are among the youngest in terms of customer demographics. Both are positioned as smart, stylish and savvy. They rely heavily on front-wheel-drive platforms.
At long last, Toyota gives the world's most popular hybrid an extension cord. And triple-digit fuel economy.
Bob King, a United Auto Workers vice president who is expected to become the union's next president, visited Ford Motor Co.'s Buffalo Stamping Plant in Hamburg on Monday.
2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet. | December 14, 2009 | Mercedes-Benz STUTTGART, Germany — Mercedes-Benz officially launched its new 2011 E-Class cabriolet today, an all-new drop top that was first spotted in full production form earlier this fall on the set of the upcoming Sex and the City movie sequel.
Toyota showed its new plug-in hybrid Monday, available for leasing this month in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, and promised the green vehicle for sale to regular consumers in 2011 at an "affordable" price.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , the world’s biggest seller of gasoline-electric hybrid cars, intends to begin retail sales of a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid in two years’ time as environmental concerns spur demand for fuel- efficient vehicles.
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