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Toyota to be named sponsor of “Holiday Cheer”

Following in the fine tradition set by the likes of Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) and the DTE Energy Music Theater (formerly Pine Knob), Holiday Cheer now has an official name sponsor. For this season of merriment, Toyota…

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Alberta Commits C$239 Million to Bioenergy Sector

Canada is the number one supplier of both crude oil and total petroleum products to the United States. Most of that oil originates in the western province of Alberta, which in several ways is sort of the Texas of Canada. Besides, the oil Alberta is…

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General Motors Continues to Spread the Ethanol Love

Last week in Florida it was announced that General Motors will continue to expand their promotion of E85. This time they are teaming up with the state of Florida and operators of Inland Food Stores to expand the availability of E85. Inland will be…

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South Koreans choosing SUVs over hybrids

In recent months, it seems that South Korean buyers have been increasingly less enamored with hybrid vehicles… at least when it comes to buying them. In February, nationwide sales of hybrids dipped to only 591 units, a mere 0.5 percent market…

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GM delays introduction of next generation large trucks

With sales of full size pickup trucks and SUVs shrinking far faster than even the most pessimistic industry projections one year ago, GM has decided to delay the successor to the current GMT900 models. The current generation of large trucks debuted…

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Honda develops new self contained diesel catalyst

In the mid 1970s as the first round of emissions regulations really started to bite hard in the US market, most car-makers struggled desperately to try and get the initial round of catalytic converters to work reliably. In those days – before…

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New Ford Falcon won't be exported to the States

So here's how the story goes. Back in early 2006, Ford and the Australian government announced that the automaker would invest $100 million (Australian) to develop a left-hand-drive version of the next generation Falcon. The LHD Falcon was intended…