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Economist | Germany agrees CO2 car deal with EU partners-sources guardian.co.uk, UK - The target will be 65 percent of all cars from 2012, 75 percent from 2013 and 80 percent from 2014. The sources said the agreement was reached ahead of a ... UPDATE 2-EU carmaking nations in CO2 deal as Italy signs up |
![]() Straits Times | Germany's 'Sun King' makes bid for Opel cars guardian.co.uk, UK - Asbeck's penchant for fast sports cars is well-documented. "How can you trust a man who pushes for energy change yet drives around in a gas-guzzling ... Germany’s SolarWorld Wants To Buy…A Car Company? SolarWorld CEO says Opel must be freed from GM SolarWorld Bidding for…Opel? |
Luxury second hand cars and petrol fall in value Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - The value of second-hand luxury cars is plunging, as the economic crisis forces executives to trade down to cheaper models, figures have shown. ... Luxury cars now available without the matching price tag |
Volkswagen pledges to build more efficient cars The Associated Press - BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen AG said Thursday it will focus on keeping competitive amid the financial crisis and pledged to build more efficient cars. ... |
Spiegel Online | Member states balk at parts of EU growth proposal guardian.co.uk, UK - ... partnership for the auto sector to boost green technologies and supply-side measures such as lower taxes on environmentally friendly cars, it said. ... EU prepares massive growth plan worth €130 billion FACTBOX - European Commission's economic stimulus proposals |
New York Times | Yugo production grinds to a halt BBC News, UK - The cars, which were named after Yugoslavia, are put together by hand as the factory couldn't afford an automated system. "When the production started it ... For Yugo, a Place of Eternal Rust, er, Rest End Of An Era As Last Yugo Car Rolls Off Production Line Serbia Bids Farewell to Beloved Yugo |
![]() TopNews | Maruti to Make Fewer Cars Than Target as Demand Slows (Update1) Bloomberg - 19 (Bloomberg) -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the nation's biggest carmaker, expects to produce fewer cars than it had targeted as higher loan rates and a ... Maruti to produce fewer cars as demand slows Maruti Suzuki eyeing production of one million cars by 2010 Maruti beats slump by focusing on rural, govt sector |
Car and Driver Announces '10Best' Cars for 2009 MarketWatch - 1 automotive enthusiast publication, today announced its 27th annual list of "10Best" cars sold in America. The industry may be in a state of upheaval but, ... |
Ministers spent more than £7m on chauffeur-driven cars last year Mirror.co.uk, UK - Ministers spent more than £7million on chauffeur-driven cars last year, figures published yesterday show. Each minister's car cost an average £73000 a year ... |
CNET News | Better Place plans $1 billion for electric cars in Bay Area CNET News, CA - Better Place aims to spend $1 billion by 2012 to bring its electric-car infrastructure system to the California Bay Area, whose leaders unveiled policies ... Bay Area's big city mayors to announce electric car vision today California to set up a $1B electric car network 21st Century Initiative in California Defines Roadmap for ... |