October 11, 2016 Toyota Looks to Cut Dependence on Rare Earth Minerals in Electric Cars Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.
October 11, 2016 VW Reaping the Benefits of Toyota's Labor in Tenn Says Sen. Corker As Volkswagen takes the wraps off its new American-built Passat sedan at the 2011 Detroit auto show, prominent Tennessee politician Bob Corker is giving credit to the company and its vision for new U.S. production--while he also gives a nod to Volkswagen's competitor in the mainstream sedan market, Toyota.
October 11, 2016 Chrysler Revs Engines of Latest Models at Detroit Auto Show Chrysler Group LLC pulled the wraps off its new Chrysler 300 on Monday at the Detroit auto show, the last of 16 models Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne promised to revamp by the end of 2010 as part of his plan to jump-start sales at the auto maker.
October 11, 2016 Mercedes-Benz Creates Car With Power of Invisibility Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its upcoming 2012 SLK roadster, which will offer a partially transparent roof. It is the first of its kind and opens up the possibility that Wonder Woman could one day buy an invisible car to go with her jet.
October 11, 2016 Smart Move? Toyota Delays Introduction of iQ Microcar New economy car from brand's Scion division pushed off until summer.
October 11, 2016 GM Accelerates Rollout of Chevrolet Volt Plug-in hybrid should be on sale in every state by the end of 2011.
October 11, 2016 Fiat Not Planning to Merge With Chrysler...Yet Fiat and Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said he had no immediate plans to merge the two automakers as shares in a new stripped-down Fiat began trading Monday.
October 11, 2016 Volvo Develops an Automated 'Road Train' SARTRE -- Safe Road Trains for the Environment -- is a project funded by the European Union to develop autonomous vehicles that can travel down the road in “platoons,” one electronically tied to the next like the cars of a train.
October 11, 2016 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Forget the hype about the Volt, this is Chevrolet's most important new car.
October 11, 2016 Volkswagen Unveils a 260 MPG Car Volkswagen used the backdrop of an auto show in oil-rich Qatar to introduce its most fuel-efficient car ever.
