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At Witz' End - Best of the Rest from the Center for Automotive Research automotive future forum

I reported last month on Nissan's LEAF EV plans, as presented by Nissan Product Planning VP Larry Dominique at the August Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars (CAR MBS) in Traverse City, MI. Dominique's presentation was one highlight. Others included three speakers from Toyota and two each from Ford and GM that I wanted to share with AutoblogGreen readers. Can't cover everything, but here are interesting excerpts: New Toyota President Akio Toyoda (oldest son of 1982-1992 president Shoichiro Toyoda and grandson of ... Read more →

General Motors 4.5L Duramax V8 could be revived when the conditions are right Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year, as General Motors was slashing spending on programs in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stave off bankruptcy, one of the victims was the new new 4.5-liter Duramax ...

Song remains the same: GM loses billions, Volt still on track Sebastian Blanco

GM's announced yesterday that it lost $6 billion in the first quarter of 2009. That's par for the course for the General these days. What's also pretty standard was the immediate confirmation ...

Component shortage may threaten GM hybrid plan Xavier Navarro

In its viability plan submitted to the U.S. Treasury, General Motors promised to boost the number of hybrids in the company's lineup to 26 models by 2014, up from eight today. Although there are no ...

Columnist says Texas oilman may have killed Caddy V16 engine Mike Magda

When the Cadillac Sixteen concept vehicle was introduced at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, I was completely in awe. Gorgeous color, intriguing dimensions and a stunning 16-cylinder engine that pumped ...


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