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Volvo to Further Trim Car Output
10/15/2012Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.'s Volvo Car unit plans to idle its main assembly plant in Torslanda, Sweden, for the week beginning Oct. 29 because of sagging vehicle sales in Europe.
Fisker Delays Atlantic EV Launch
10/15/2012Fisker Automotive Inc. tells investors it won't being building its $55,000 Atlantic extended-range hybrid car for at least two years.
Fisker Delays Atlantic Debut by At Least Two Years
10/15/2012Fisker Automotive Inc., which originally planned to begin making its Atlantic extended-range hybrid sedan this summer, tells investors that production is now scheduled to begin in 2015 or late 2014.
Amphibian Goes 45 mph on Land or Water
10/15/2012An amphibian vehicle that converts from all-terrain vehicle to high-speed jet ski in five seconds is being officially unveiled today by Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Gibbs Technologies Ltd.
VW Could Be Biggest Threat to Honda in U.S.
10/15/2012Honda Motor Co. regards Volkswagen AG as potentially its toughest competitor in the American car market, Bloomberg News reports.
Ex-Chairman: Bad Management Almost Killed GM
10/15/2012Former General Motors Co. chairman Ed Whitacre, who took charge of the company when it emerged from bankruptcy in July 2009, says the company nearly failed because of poor management, The Detroit News reports.
Sumitomo to Unveil New Superconducting Motor
10/15/2012Japan's Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. aims to showcase a superconducting motor for electric vehicles in a prototype bus next spring, The Nikkei reports.
GM Appoints New Head for China Venture
10/15/2012General Motors Co. has named Raymond Bierzynski as executive vice president of its SAIC-GM-Wuling minivehicle joint venture in China, effective immediately.
GM Executive to Head Wuling Venture in China
10/15/2012General Motors Co. has appointed Raymond Bierzynski as executive vice president of its SAIC-GM-Wuling minivehicle joint venture in China, effective immediately.
U.S. Army Pursues One-Fuel Strategy for Piston Engines
10/15/2012One long-standing objective of the U.S.