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Main > Car Makers News > Other > As fuel prices rise, hybrids pay off sooner The price penalty for the added complexity of a hybrid drivetrain has always been a bit of a concern for those looking to not just save fuel, but to save money. In some calculations from a decade ago, popular hybrids would have taken as much as eight or ten years to repay in fuel savings the cost of the car over an equivalent non-hybrid model. But today’s fuel prices are closing that gap - in some cases down to just 18 months. In the United States, $4 per gallon gasoline is a nightmare soon to be... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:25 Article Views Rating: 136 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Bidding war over Bertone heats up Just a few weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra expressed their interest in purchasing the legendary coachbuilder and design house Bertone, China’s FAW is throwing its hat in the ring. Both companies see the purchase as their ticket into European markets. A failed deal with Fiat for production of several Lancia models fell through in April 2007 led Bertone to seek bankruptcy protection in December. Now under administration, the firm is being shopped to new owners who it is hoped can turn the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:08 Article Views Rating: 131 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW tops quality survey, Hummer comes second Luxury brands have once again dominated an annual U.S. vehicle quality survey conducted by Californian research company Strategic Vision Inc. However, in a surprise result Hummer came second. The results also showed that overall quality in the industry had actually dropped for the first time in four years. Volkswagen Group, which includes the likes of Audi and Bentley, topped the results for a corporation with a total quality index score of 892 out of 1,000 possible points. GM finished second as a... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-29 04:22:51 Article Views Rating: 171 Main > Car Makers News > Other > CAFE to cost Japan half what it will cost Detroit The cost of the United States’ new CAFE regulations has been widely speculated - and the figures are generally expected to be high - but the first real calculations of what impact the legislation will have on the industry are beginning to be developed. One analyst firm things the American Big Three will end up paying at least twice what Japan’s three largest auto makers will have to pay to comply with the standards. The cost of meeting the goals, which require makers to average 31.6mpg... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:49:02 Article Views Rating: 112 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carmakers need common solution for future mobility Carmakers are faced with a number of options for alternative fuel motoring but at this stage it’s still anyone’s guess as to what will be the dominant fuel source of the future. That’s why most of them are hedging their bets, developing a number of different technologies in the hope that one of them will be the right one. But if any technology is to be successful in the short term carmakers will need to form a single solution and convince buyers of its viability. That’s the consensus of a group... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 14:32:32 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Carmakers to promote fuel-efficient driving Driving in a fuel-efficient manner is often a matter of common sense, but it’s still not a common practice. To increase awareness of things motorists can do to improve their car’s fuel efficiency a coalition of auto manufacturers and private businesses are launching a campaign centered around a website that challenges people to drive smarter. The campaign will be officially launched tomorrow, May 20 in Washington, DC. The website, called Drive Smarter Challenge, features an interactive... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-20 06:35:38 Article Views Rating: 106 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > Chevrolet Volt prototypes reach 40 miles in electric-only mode GM has reached another milestone with the development of its upcoming Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz revealed earlier this week that prototype versions, which started real-world testing only last month, have already reached the target electric-only driving range of 40 miles. The latest announcement comes only a month after GM confirmed that it had finalized the design of the production Volt and makes us confident engineers will be able to meet the 2010 deadline. Engineers are... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:19:26 Article Views Rating: 210 Main > Car Makers News > Other > China’s BYD to sell hybrids in Europe by 2010 With constant coverage of the race between Toyota and GM to be the first on the market with a plug-in hybrid vehicle, it’s easy to forget that China’s auto industry is also hard at work developing advanced powertrains and is toe-to-toe with the big boys in the technology stakes. We’ve previously reported about the Chinese Academy of Sciences CAS taskforce set up by the government to develop new electric drive systems, and now we have news about a Chinese battery producer prepping a range of new... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-05 08:50:28 Article Views Rating: 125 Main > Car Makers News > Other > China’s BYD to sell hybrids in Europe by 2010 With constant coverage of the race between Toyota and GM to be the first on the market with a plug-in hybrid vehicle, it’s easy to forget that China’s auto industry is also hard at work developing advanced powertrains and is toe-to-toe with the big boys in the technology stakes. We’ve previously reported about the Chinese Academy of Sciences CAS taskforce set up by the government to develop new electric drive systems, and now we have news about a Chinese battery producer prepping a range of new... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-07 07:14:23 Article Views Rating: 158 Main > Car Makers News > Chrysler > Chrysler announces 2% price rise Due to take effect as of Monday, June 16, Chrysler has told its dealers most new production of the current 2008 models and next year’s 2009 models will face a 2% price rise in the U.S. Increased prices on the raw materials used to build its cars are the driving force behind the rise. Chrysler isn’t alone in its response to the rising commodities prices. Toyota has already announced a similar price rise, and Honda and GM are considering doing the same. It’s a simple business measure to... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:24 Article Views Rating: 190 |
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