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We've already brought pictures of prototypes, the concept version and more importantly, the official design patents of the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V, but our persistent spy photographers just caught up with another test model of the compact SUV in Europe. While it's only a matter of weeks before we see the final production model in North America as it is due to be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show before hitting showroom floors by the end of the year, European consumers will have to wait anot…
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Mitsubishi plans to sell a rebadged version of the Infiniti M luxury car in Japan starting next summer. A new report from Automotive News reveals the Infiniti Fuga (as it is called in Japan) will serve as Mitsubishi’s flagship sedan, replacing the Diamante that went out of production in 2004.
We had heard as far back as February of this year that Mitsubishi was considering selling a version of the Infiniti M. The company won’t sell the new car outside of Japan, and has not yet disclosed its name. Un…
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Klaus Doerrzapf, who has solar panels on his home, has no plans for an emissions-free car in his garage. He’s one of the reasons why automakers like Nissan Motor Co. won’t recoup investments in electric vehicles anytime soon.
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The BMW X6 is very much a niche vehicle and to try and expand the options, BMW attempted at making an “ActiveHybrid” version that veatured a small electric powertrain, only to make the X6 slightly more efficient. With a hefty and commanding price of nearly $90,000 large, it didn’t exactly quite sell well. As a result, BMW reportedly announced that the X6 will be dropped from the US lineup in 2012.
Word about the loss of the X6 ActiveHybrid has been floating around for a little bit on the news desk…
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German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is relaunching the Smart car in the United States, where the two-seater has ardent fans but too few buyers.
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Toyota’s executive vice president of R&D and engineering, Takeshi Uchiyamada, is anticipating that 20 percent of global vehicle sales will be extended-range plug-in hybrids by 2020.
Hybrid sales in Japan are already at 20 percent, however most other developing areas are below 10 percent, or just hitting that mark.
The market share for Toyota’s hybrids has been up to 80 percent in the U.S, however, emerging competition has lowered that figure, recently. Toyota plans on maintaining or exce…
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Now that we’ve posted updates on the three winning Automotive X Prize teams (Edison2, Li-ion, and Peraves), tracking their production status, we thought it would be a good time to revisit some of the other promising competitors. Next up, Aptera.
The Aptera e1 was an early favorite to win the X Prize, because the car was already well along in development when the contest was announced, and it had become the darling of many California green car devotees, who lined up to put down deposits. During th…
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The Toyota Camry has been the best-selling car in the US for nine straight years. Yet, in its home market, it is virtually non-existent: even though it sold 82,000 cars in 1990, last year Toyota couldn’t shift more than 1,100 units! That’s because Japanese buyers prefer either the more sporty Mark X or the more luxurious Crown. Therefore, for its seventh generation, which was only recently unveiled, Toyota decided to phase out imported Camrys from Japan and instead manufacture all cars earmarked for …
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Ocoyoacac, Mexico — When Mexico’s first two-seat production sports car rolls out of the plant this month, at stake will be not just automotive bragging rights, but also national pride.
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