Apparently not everyone in Stuttgart is thrilled about the deal that Chrysler has struck with Chery to assemble small cars for sale outside of China. Erich Kelmm is chairman of the DaimlerChrysler works council and thinks having DCX branded cars…
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AutoblogGreen reader sets up new EV builder site with forums
AutoblogGreen reader Carl Trimble has let us know that he and some friends have set up a new site called Electric Car Builder. They were inspired by a viewing of Who Killed the Electric Car? The site doesn't have much yet but does include a gallery…
Toyota NA President Inaba: Hopes for profit in 2011, NUMMI could be dissolved
Three weeks into his new assignment as president and chief operating officer of Toyota North America, Yoshimi Inaba came to Detroit to talk about the state of the business. This is Inaba-san's third stint working for Toyota in North America after…
Geneva Preview: Porsche to publicly debut Cayenne diesel
Click the Cayenne diesel for a high res gallery
Porsche started building the new Cayenne diesel SUV several weeks ago but the German sports car maker will publicly show it for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in a couple of weeks. Like its…
General Motors launches ChallengeX followup: EcoCar, the NeXt Challenge
Last spring, General Motors wrapped up the fou- year Challenge X program where 17 university teams from the United States and Canada competed to design and build a hybrid drive Chevrolet Equinox. At the conclusion of Challenge X, GM announced that…
Warren Buffett's company buys stake in China's BYD
Warren Buffett is renowned for making money buy investing in companies that he thinks have a some inherent value and holding the stock. So when he or his flagship company Berkshire Hathaway put money down, it's worth taking note. MidAmerican Energy…
Ford announces Xcel Energy as first customer for Transit Connect Electric
Ford Transit Connect Electric – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford and its conversion partner Azure Dynamics have announced that electric and natural gas utility Xcel Energy will be the first customer for the upcoming Transit Connect…
Bad economy prompts Smith Electric vehicles to curtail expansion
Even though the British Tanfield Group that manufactures Smith electric trucks has a product that should be seeing growing demand in a time of record oil prices, the overall economic malaise is hitting the bottom line. Battery powered Smith trucks…
Families now have fleets of vehicles – with teens in SUVs
One of the many unfortunate side-effects of the ever-increasing suburban sprawl in America, is that fact that it's almost impossible to get anywhere without a vehicle. As more families have busy, conflicting schedules and teenagers grow up, they want…
Study: UK demand for electric vehicles to surpass hybrids by 2020, hit 21% market share
2011 Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery
A new British study by Glass's Information Services Ltd. (GIS) is predicting that battery electric vehicles will overtake hybrids in UK market share and will reach a combined total of 21…