GM's NEW HYBRID Provides Additional Options for Consumers   30 Aug 2005 13:29 GMT
General Motors is gearing up to launch a new affordable hybrid system that will deliver a good fuel economy savings and a real payback for consumers. Saturn will be the first to debut the belt alternator starter hybrid system in mid-2006, when it introduces the 2007 Vue Green ...
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Toyota V6 Engine Production Begins in Alabama   30 Aug 2005 13:28 GMT
Alabama and Huntsville area leaders joined Toyota officials and team members today for a celebration marking the production of the first V6 engine at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL). TMMAL now employs more than 500 team members and has the capacity to produce 120,000 V8 ...
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G.M. Sold Lots of Cars and Lost $1,227 Each   30 Aug 2005 04:00 GMT
DETROIT, Aug. 29 (Reuters) - General Motors lost an average of $1,227 for each vehicle in the first half of the year in North America, while its crosstown rival, the Ford Motor Company, lost $139, according to new research from Harbour Consulting.
Source: NY Times

Hyundai Announced Plans For Two All-New Vehicles With 6- and 7-Passenger Seating   29 Aug 2005 14:18 GMT
Hyundai Motor America announced last week plans for two all-new vehicles with six- and seven-passenger seating. These vehicles -- an innovative six-passenger cross-over similar to the Portico concept vehicle shown at the Chicago Auto Show this February, and a seven-passenger ...
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Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - August 26, 2005   29 Aug 2005 14:15 GMT
Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 334,887 units, down 2.4 percent from the 343,219 cars and trucks built last week. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,614,494 vehicles, down 0 ...
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2007 Jaguar XK Sports Car Unveiled   29 Aug 2005 14:14 GMT
Jaguar North America last week revealed details of its eagerly anticipated new sports car -- the all-new 2007 Jaguar XK. Photo: http://www.jaguar.com/nl/nl/vehicles/xk/gallery/photos_26948690-9340-4E3B-8010-E4C594C6658F_214x452.jpg Making its world premiere next month at the ...
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Mazda Japan Recalls 81,000 Vehicles   29 Aug 2005 14:08 GMT
Mazda Motor Corp last week said that it will recall about 81,000 vehicles in seven models, including the Friendee van, manufactured between May 1999 and January 2003 due to defects in transmission systems. The automaker said the defects were found in the oil pressure control ...
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What Makes You Safer in a Crash May Pose Risks in the Rescue   29 Aug 2005 04:00 GMT
Firefighters, paramedics and others who are among the first to respond to accidents are asking automakers for help in coping with the unexpected consequences of new safety equipment.
Source: NY Times

Honda Civic GX: Clean, Green and Seen in the Car-Pool Lanes   28 Aug 2005 00:43 GMT
It looks as bland as mashed bananas and it won't run circles around a Prius. Yet the Civic GX may be the most provocative car to ply California's polluted, congested freeways this year.
Source: NY Times

Driving Green, Explosion-Free   26 Aug 2005 10:00 GMT
Lithium ion batteries from Valence Technologies could change the hybrid and electric-car business with a hard-to-beat proposition: The durn things won't blow up. By Matthew Shechmeister.
Source: wired.com