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Articles Written by: ALAN OHNSMAN
Los Angeles / Mumbai: India’s largest maker of sport-utility vehicles,Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M), is betting its diesel pickup trucks can beat the Chinese to the US market.
Early next year, Mumbai-based M&M plans to start selling small two- and ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN AND VIPIN V. NAIR,
livemint.com,
17 Jun 2009
June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., ranked as the
U.S. market’s most fuel-efficient automaker, may have to spend
more than $1 billion to meet California’s requirement for zero-
emission cars, said a person familiar with the matter.
Toyota and ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
EcoEarth News,
4 Jun 2009
General Motors' Volt electric car may be too expensive to buy and operate to displace Toyota's Prius hybrid as the industry benchmark for cutting fuel use and carbon exhaust.
A rechargeable auto with the Volt's target range of 40 miles on electricity ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Denver Post,
28 Feb 2009
are vying for $25 billion in low-cost U.S. Energy Department loans to help build such models.
General Motors' Volt electric car may be too expensive to buy and operate to displace Toyota Motor's Prius hybrid as the industry benchmark for cutting fuel ...
TOYOTAíS Prius, the top-selling hybrid since 1997, gets more fuel economy, speed, sleeker looks and solar panels this year to outrun a surge of new gasoline-electric and plug-in cars from international competitors.
The 2010 model Prius will go 50 ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Shanghai Daily,
31 Jan 2009
WITH the unveiling of the FT-EV 2009 Concept car, Toyota Motor Corp plans to sell the battery-powered car in the United States by 2012, which can be recharged at electrical outlets.
A concept version of the FT-EV "urban commuter" car will be at the ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Shanghai Daily,
11 Jan 2009
General Motors and Chrysler are battling to restructure after they were given $13.4 billion in emergency federal loans to keep them operating through March. Detroit's woes could lead to a "supplier shock," crippling U.S. production at Japanese and ...
From MAKIKO KITAMURA AND ALAN OHNSMAN,
The Washington Post,
2 Jan 2009
THE worst United States auto market since the early 1990s may force Toyota Motor Corp to do something that was once unthinkable: cut its North American payroll.
Asia's largest auto maker, which hasn't shed workers in 24 years of building cars in the ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Shanghai Daily,
23 Dec 2008
The worst U.S. auto market since the early 1990s may force Toyota Motor Corp. to do something that was once unthinkable: cut its North American payroll.
Asia's largest automaker, which hasn't shed workers in 24 years of building cars in the U.S., is ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Canada.com,
23 Dec 2008
Nissan Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. joined other Asian carmakers in additional production cuts as U.S. sales may fall to the lowest rate in 25 years.
Nissan, Japan's third-largest automaker, will cut production at two domestic factories by 65,000 ...
From ALAN OHNSMAN,
Canada.com,
24 Oct 2008