Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily
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Well, today was day zero of the third annual Santa Monica AltCar Expo. The public is invited to check out all of the green rides at the Santa Monica Civic Center starting tomorrow, but anyone who was walking by the center’s parking lot this morning could… »
Filed under: Etc., Tech, Lifestyle
Click above for a gallery of the cars that make the movies about cars
We dig the cars in car flicks — but what about the cars that make the flicks about cars? Looking less like Transformers and more like space junk peddled by the sand people, it’s hard to imagine what… »
Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen, Paris Motor Show
Volkswagen will be debuting a new BlueTDI version of the mid-sized Passat at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The BlueTDI Passat uses the same 2.0L common rail injected turbodiesel as the new U.S.-spec Jetta TDI. However, unlike the smaller Jetta which can meet NOx reduction requirements with a lean… »
Filed under: Government/Legal, Earnings/Financials
Matthias Wissmann, current head of the Verband Deutscher Automobilhersteller (VDA, or Association of the German Automotive Industry for us non-German speaking folks), is none too pleased with the passing of a $25 billion financing package for the Detroit automakers. Under the terms of the legislation, which has been approved by the House… »
Filed under: Motorcycles
Click above for more shots of the Ducati Monster 1100 and 1100 S
Whenever an icon like the original Ducati Monster is restyled, the results are sure to be controversial. That was the case last year when the Italian bike-maker launched the Monster 696, the only naked sportbike from Ducati for the model year…. »
Filed under: MPG, Fiat, Paris Motor Show
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At the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Fiat will join the ranks of automakers with a special designation for its most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 emitters: PUR-O2. Despite the moniker, we are pretty certain that there’s more than just pure oxygen emanating from the exhaust pipes… »
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Spy Photos, Convertibles, MINI
Now that the very last of the first-gen convertible MINI Coopers has officially rolled down the assembly line, all eyes turn their attention towards the new R57 model. There are some undisguised spy shots floating around, though all but the most die-hard fans would be hard-pressed to… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, BMW
BMW has won an ÖkoGlobe award for the second straight year. The award was presented to the Bavarian automaker for its work on a thermoelectric generator. Um, what’s that? Basically, using a process known as the Seebeck effect, electricity can be generated by a difference in temperatures. All right, fine… who… »
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chrysler, LLC.
Chrysler has been struggling with sales declines more than most automakers during this challenging economic environment, and the some of that pain will transfer to its salaried workforce. The Pentastar is laying off 300 workers today and Friday due to the automaker’s inability to reach its goal of 1,000 salary job… »
Spotted on the back of Flavor Flav’s pimped-out Russian UAZ, sources indicate this could be the next big trend in SUV customization at this year’s SEMA show, supplanting carbon fiber which was, as everyone remembers, the old matte black. [via EnglishRussia]
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