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Chevrolet Cruze the most important car in GM history(04/11/2008)
GM executives are calling the Chevrolet Cruze, its new C-segment saloon, “the most important car in our history.” While the car has nothing like the hi-tech content of the Volt, GM believes their new four-door sedan is the car that can help steer the company through the Credit Crunch. It’s a truly global car – designed and engineered by GM-Daewoo in Korea. It’s effectively the replacement for the Lacetti, but it’s a lot more than that, both in... [more]
The GM Volt small petrol engine acts as a generator for the extended range electric vehicle(03/11/2008)
The GM Volt is an extended-range electric vehicle. It has an electric motor and a conventional engine, so it can’t be classified as a zero-emissions vehicle. “It’s an electric vehicle,” states Johan Willens, GM’s global director of advanced propulsion and environmental communications. “The electric motor drives the wheels at all times.” It has a 16KwH Lithium Ion battery pack that gives the Volt a range of around 40 miles – sufficient for mos... [more]
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Holden drives national car sales
IMPROVING car sales figures have ended a week of woes for the automotive industry.
Research and Markets: China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011" report to
NADA: Economic Conditions Jell for Higher New Car Sales in 2012
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of small cars, SUVs and other light trucks will lead the way toward what Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, predicts ...
China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011
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New car prices rising along with sales
From the Wall Street Journal: Emboldened by stronger sales, U.S. auto dealers are now selling vehicles at historically high prices, sending the industry's recovery into the fast lane.
New car sales up 1.5% on first month of last year
NEW CAR sales in January reached 21,313, up 1.5 per cent on the first month of last year.
Private buyers prefer small cars
AUSTRALIANS who pay for a car with their own money are only interested in small cars, according to confidential sales figures obtained by Drive.
Car, truck sales up 11 percent in January
DETROIT — U.S. auto sales are off to a strong start this year, continuing their brisk pace from late 2011. Sales of cars and trucks rose 11 percent to 913,287 in January, kicking off what is expected to be the strongest year for the industry since before the recession ...
Oil industry sees no threat from electric car
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest oil companies in the world have calculated that few, if any, of today's drivers will see electric cars outnumber gasoline and diesel models in their lifetimes. ...
Research and Markets: China Car Electric Window Regulator Industry Report, 2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Car Electric Window Regulator Industry Report,
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