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EPA: Our Fuel Economy Test Is Accurate for Hybrids
8/27/2013The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its test procedure for determining fuel economy is accurate for hybrid powertrains.
Land Rover Plans Diesel-Hybrid Powertrain
8/26/2013Tata Motors Ltd.'s Land Rover brand will introduce a new diesel hybrid powertrain for its Range Rover SUVs at the Frankfurt auto show next month, Automotive News reports.
Millennials Want Cars, Even If They Can’t Afford Them
8/26/2013Millennials consumers between 16 and 32 years old are more interested in car ownership than many people think, says AutoTrader.com.
MMC Eyes Building Second Plant in Philippines
8/26/2013Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to open a new 20 billion-yen ($153 million) car factory in the Philippines by 2015, The Nikkei reports without citing its sources.
Weak Yen Allows Japan to Keep Excess Car Capacity, Ford Says
8/26/2013Ford Motor Co. contends that the yen's decline against the dollar is allowing Japanese automakers to continue to operate their plants at home at excess capacity by shipping more vehicles to the U.S., Bloomberg News reports.
Euro-Bred Fiesta ST Joins Ford’s U.S. Lineup
8/26/2013Ford Motor Co. high-performance 2014 Fiesta ST five-door hatchback will arrive in the U.S. later this year with the same powertrain that drives the European version: a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission.
End of the Road for VW Microbus
8/26/2013Volkswagen AG will end production of its venerable Microbus this year when the last factory that makes the iconic minivan VW's plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil finishes building the final 600 units.
GM To Resume Super Bowl Advertising
8/25/2013General Motors Co., which skipped the annual advertising extravaganza during the Super Bowl this year, says it will return for next year's National Football League's championship on Feb. 2.
Toyota Returns to Use of Banned Refrigerant in Europe
8/25/2013Toyota Motor Corp.'s German unit says it has temporarily dropped the "greener" automotive refrigerant required in Europe and switched back to the previous fluid because of debate over the safety of the new material.
VW May Build Car Factory in Indonesia
8/25/2013Volkswagen AG and its Indonesian joint venture partner, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional tbk., plan to erect a new assembly plant in Cikampek, West Java, to produce low-emission MPVs, according to Indonesian Industry Minister Mohamad Hidayat.