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Mahindra bets its diesel pickup trucks can help India beat China to US auto market

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
Related Topics: General Motors,  Hyundai

Toyota said to face $1 billion in costs for California rules

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
Related Topics: General Motors,  Ford Motor Company,  Nissan,  John Hanson

GM's Volt to be too pricey for dominance, study says

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
Related Topics: General Motors,  Carnegie Mellon University

GM Volt may be less-effective green car than Prius, study finds

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 ...

From ALAN OHNSMAN BLOOMBERG NEWS, The San Jose Mercury News,  26 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Carnegie Mellon University,  Robert Peterson,  U.S. Energy Corp.,  General Motors,  Barack Obama

Solar power endears hybrid Prius to buyers

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
Related Topics: IHS Inc.,  Lexus

Toyota's concept car at show

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
Related Topics: Nissan,  Bloomberg News

Carmakers Plan For Disruptions In Parts Supply

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
Related Topics: General Motors,  Honda,  Ford Motor Company

Toyota may be forced to cut North American head count

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
Related Topics: IHS Inc.,  Bloomberg News

Toyota may cut U.S., Canada workforce

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
Related Topics: IHS Inc.,  Nissan

Hyundai, Nissan cut production

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
Related Topics: Nissan,  Hyundai,  Deutsche Bank,  Ben Bernanke

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