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"New energy car" classifications revised by Chinese government 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery In China, the government tries to keep a tight reign on what companies can produce and sell. For example companies aren't allowed to get into the car business without prior approval from Beijing which is why the company trying to buy Hummer ...

REPORT: Suzuki CEO denies talks with VW amidst tie-up rumors 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hear about those reports last week of a potential tie-up between Suzuki and Volkswagen for microcar development? Osamu Suzuki, Chief Executive at the automaker that bear his name, heard those rumors, too, and they apparently came as news to him. Though Suzuki falls short of denying outright ...

Tong Jian S11 hybrid sports car attempts to channel inner Audi and Ferrari 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Somehow, we managed to miss China's first-ever hybrid sports car at the Shanghai Motor Show earlier this year. The car is called the S11 from Tong Jian – which incidentally also seems to be the name of a popular Chinese figure skater – but details on the car's hybrid powertrain are ...

REPORT: Volkswagen considering stake in Suzuki for micro-car alliance 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to reports from Reuters and Manager Magazin in Germany, Volkswagen is keen to purchase a 10 percent stake in Suzuki in order to cooperate on future small cars for emerging markets. In its home market of Japan, Suzuki is the second-largest automaker (behind Toyota) and dominates the ...

$6.5 billion Chinese hybrid-electric car plant for Mississippi up in the air 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Might a $6.5 billion hybrid-electric car factory be coming to Mississippi? Depending on what happens with a lawsuit that has shone light on the previously unknown deal, we think it's a definite maybe. Or maybe not (c'mon, we're bloggers, not soothsayers). Apparently, quiet plans had been afoot to ...

REPORT: Chevy Volt will be built, sold in China 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Chevy Volt is, as has been repeatedly said, the car that could save GM. With the auto market in China poised for expansion (at some point), it's no surprise that The General is thinking of making and selling the extended-range electric vehicle (ER-EV) there. The Detroit Free Press is ...

Shai Agassi: Hope for the electric car rests on China's shoulders 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

"Our goal is not to build a car company," says Better Place CEO Shai Agassi, "Our goal is to end oil." That would be quite an accomplishment, and it's going to take cooperation between the automakers themselves, companies like Better Place that are building and developing an electric vehicle ...

Confirmed: HUMMER buyer plans new green model 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Despite what could be construed as opposition by the Chinese government towards Tengzhong's bid to purchase the HUMMER division from General Motors, the company is still working towards finalizing the sale by October of this year and on future environmentally-friendly models. According to Yang ...

BYD preparing to sell F3DM plug-in hybrid in Hong Kong 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery The BYD F3DM plug-in hybrid, made in China, might be headed south. The Environment Bureau of Hong Kong has purchased two BYD F3DM hybrid cars for testing purposes. The bureau will work together with the equivalent agency in Shenzhen, the ...

Xinhua: Hummer is "an exaggerated and extreme example of a disregard for the environment" 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors' HUMMER division has long been the whipping boy of the environmental movement, and now even the Chinese government seems to be getting in on the act. Quoting Richard Wottrich, International Managing Director at investment banking firm Dresner Partners, the state-run Chinese media ...

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