22 Sep 2008 at 7:54pm A top auto official told Congress today that high fuel prices may delay the broad acceptance of new clean diesel vehicles. Dave McCurdy, president and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers -- the trade group representing Detroit's Big Three ...
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17 Sep 2008 at 7:53pm New steels coupled with new designs significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Future Steel Vehicle Program (FSV). "We're not just looking at the vehicle design and its impact on greenhouse gases at the tailpipe," says Jody Shaw, manager ...
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14 Sep 2008 at 7:57pm Chrysler vice chairman Jim Press predicted Chrysler?s situation would stabilize in 2010, when it will introduce seven vehicles. Gone, he said, will be the overlapping nameplates Chrysler now develops for its three brands. Press cited the example of ...
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10 Sep 2008 at 7:54pm A new sales tax exemption that encourages Washington car shoppers to choose hybrids and alternative-fuel vehicles will save them an estimated $18.6 million over the next two years. The savings provide an extra incentive for consumers to trade in gas ...
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9 Sep 2008 at 7:56pm NEW YORK ? In this time of high gas prices and low auto sales, many carmakers have cut ad spending and focused on fuel-efficient small vehicles. But that hasn't stopped Volkswagen and Ford from putting the pedal to the metal this fall on rollouts ...
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9 Sep 2008 at 7:56pm Chrysler executives are talking about a "product renaissance" in 2010 when the company plans to launch seven, eight, or, perhaps nine new vehicles. Jim Press, a Chrysler president and vice chairman, will mark his first anniversary with the Auburn ...
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3 Sep 2008 at 7:56pm Chrysler LLC is so confident in the quality of its new vehicles that it has set aside less money to pay for future warranty repairs, a top executive tells the Free Press. Internal numbers at the Auburn Hills automaker show a 29% decrease in the rate ...
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