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Chrysler finally gets its Chery – the Hornet lives!

Chrysler will finally be getting a small B-Class car to sell in the next couple of years. As expected for several months now, DaimlerChrysler has finally signed an agreement with Chinese car-maker Chery Automotive. A production model based on the…

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DCX opens new Sprinter van plant in South Carolina

One of the few definite successes of the DaimlerChrysler marriage is also one of the most low-key. In the early part of this decade, DCX decided to retire the long-in-the-tooth Dodge B-Vans and replace them with a Dodge-branded variant of the…

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British biodiesel firm close to collapse

British company Biofuels Corporation has been hit hard by the rising price of vegetable oil that they use to produce biodiesel. They recently had a £100million loss because of the cost of rapeseed, palm and soy oil prices that are climbing due to…