Class Aims to Put Students Under the Hood, and Into Stable Jobs   16 Mar 2007 18:29 GMT
Automotive High School in Brooklyn is trying to help replenish the shrinking ranks of qualified mechanics in New York City.
Source: NY Times

Nissan Chief Gives Up North American Duties   16 Mar 2007 16:59 GMT
Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn will focus on leading Nissan and Renault, which he also runs, Nissan said today.
Source: NY Times

Euro Carmakers Build Microhybrids   16 Mar 2007 16:00 GMT
Software calibrations to gasoline engines could help European automakers meet looming emissions standards. By Mark Durham.
Source: wired.com

Alt-Fuel Vehicles Pass 10 Million   16 Mar 2007 11:30 GMT
Automakers brag there are more than 10.5 million alt-fuel vehicles on the road (diesels, hybrids and flex fuel). But how many are actually refueling with biodiesel or ethanol? In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Pfaffenhausen Journal: Call for Speed Limit Has German Blood at 178 m.p.h. Boil   16 Mar 2007 10:33 GMT
Germany’s love of speed on the autobahn is colliding with fears about global warming, as its drivers spew tons of carbon dioxide into the air.
Source: NY Times

G.M. Says It Has Found Serious Flaws in Accounting   16 Mar 2007 03:23 GMT
General Motors warned investors that its performance was threatened by “ineffective” controls over financial reporting.
Source: NY Times

Auto Execs: Rebooting Detroit   15 Mar 2007 21:00 GMT
GM's Larry Burns and Tesla's Daryl Siry hold forth on Detroit's fuel-free future. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Solid Hydrogen Seen as Safer   15 Mar 2007 11:00 GMT
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick develop a method for converting hydrogen gas into a solid that can easily be converted back into a fuel on demand -- and it's safer to store. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

U.K. Mandates CO2 Cuts   14 Mar 2007 11:00 GMT
Britain becomes the first country to set binding carbon dioxide emissions targets: 60 percent cuts by 2050. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Mercedes Shifts, Diesel to Hybrid   13 Mar 2007 18:45 GMT
Bowing to customer demand, Mercedes is going with the hybrid flow, vowing no future Mercedes without a hybrid option, according to DaimlerChrysler's chairman. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com