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Opel planning a new minicar for Europe, looking for development partner 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

According to Alain Visser, Opel's head of sales and marketing, Opel needs a minicar to compete. However, developing a new minicar is a huge expense, and even though Opel has set aside €250 million for this car, the company would like a partner. It's not unusual: Ford and Fiat share the Fiat ...

REPORT: Vauxhall unsure whether Ampera will be built in UK 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Just the other day, reports from the British motoring press indicated that the Vauxhall Ampera wouldn't be built in the UK as initially planned. Instead, the extended-range electric vehicle would reportedly be shipped over from America where the Ampera would presumably be built alongside the ...

REPORT: Tata increases Nano production to keep up with strong demand 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Autocar in the UK, Tata has a success story on its hands in the form of the diminutive Nano microcar, which is currently for sale in India and is the least expensive new automobile in the world. Says Rajiv Dube, head of Tata's ...

Last pre-production Volt comes off the assembly line 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The saga of the Chevrolet Volt's run from concept to production reality has taken yet another step as the 80th and final pre-production car has just rolled down GM's assembly line in Warren, Michigan. Just like all the other Volt engineering mules built up to this point, this car is headed for a ...

GM investing $230M in Flint area facilities to support Chevrolet Cruze, Volt 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors announced today that it will spend $230 million on four facilities in the Flint, Michigan area that will support the production of the new Chevy Cruze compact and the Volt extended-range EV. The biggest chunk of the money ($202 million) is being spent on the Flint South Engine ...

Smith Electric Vehicles starts U.S. production in Kansas City 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Smith Electric Vehicles has just launched low volume assembly of its Newton plug-in delivery truck in Kansas City. However, it's not clear how long Smith will keep building trucks there. Smith currently has 14 people working in a former aircraft maintenance hanger at Kansas City International ...

Porsche goes green with an all-new paintshop 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart will soon have a new paint-shop that, according to the company, is going to be one of the most environment-friendly in the world. The facility will be opened in 2011 and will be in charge of up to 170 Boxter and 911 models per day. How does a paint-shop become ...

REPORT: V-Vehicles waiting for DOE response, looking for future workers 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

V-Vehicle Co., the ambitious start-up that's received backing from T. Boone Pickens (among others), is moving forward with its plan to build a "fuel-efficient car for the U.S. market." The company has put in a request to the DOE for $250 million in low-interest Advanced Technology Vehicle ...

Renault plant in Valladolid to build Spain's first mass-produced EV 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Renault's plant in Valladolid, Spain, will some day be one of the factories where Renault will manufacture electric cars. To make sure everything goes as planned, the Spanish government has awarded the French-based manufacturer a €70 million subvention to produce the EVs in country. Which ...

Opel will offer two factory-installed LPG models, Meriva and Corsa, in France 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The least alternative of the alternative fuels – LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) – has received some good news in the expanding market in France: Opel has decided to sell two factory-converted models there. The chosen models are the Corsa and the Meriva, even though the latter will be ...

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