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• Jelena Jankovic at Hyundai presentation in Belgrade

  Published: July 29, 2007, 5:39 pm

  Tags: Jelena Jankovic, Presentation, Hyundai, Sponsorship, Motors, Verano, Belgrade, Deal, Elegant

  signed with Verano Motors, the distributor of Peugeot automobiles in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia. Share This

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• The $10 million X Prize - Calling all green automakers

  Published: August 3, 2007, 6:57 am

  Tags: Fuelvapor Al , Zap Motors, Kinetic Vehicles, Tesla Motors, Low Emission Vehicles, Automotive X Prize, Automakers

  contenders are the Tesla Motors, Kinetic vehicles and ZAP motors. You will also see the FuelVapor Technologies’ FuelVapor Al concept car in the competition. The X Prize Foundation will be using the upcoming auto shows to find sponsors for making $10 million in cash. via Blogs.Cars

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• Tesla announces its first dealership; no, you still can't have one.

  Published: August 5, 2007, 5:08 pm

  Tags: Electric Vehicle, Electricvehicle, Tesla, Tesla Motors, Teslamotors

  Filed under: Transportation We knew Tesla had plans to open up dealerships in some of the, how should we say, more affluent markets in the US, and according to the company its first dealership and service center will be opened in one of the richest neighborhoods in the States, Menlo Park (just an electric hop, skip, and jump away from its San

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• Jason Campbell Makes Another Awful Commercial - Eastern Motors

  Published: August 7, 2007, 10:10 am

  Tags: Videos, Football, Pro Sports, Eastern Motors, Jason Campbell, Redskins

  Campbell’s new Eastern Motors TV campaign suggests that DC natives know who he is - but proves that he just can’t act… that said, his acting is far better than Chief Zee’s terrible dancing. Thanks SportsRumblings.

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• Jason Campbell Makes Another Awful Commercial - Eastern Motors

  Published: August 7, 2007, 10:10 am

  Tags: Videos, Football, Pro Sports, Eastern Motors, Jason Campbell, Redskins

  Campbell’s new Eastern Motors TV campaign suggests that DC natives know who he is - but proves that he just can’t act… that said, his acting is far better than Chief Zee’s terrible dancing. Thanks SportsRumblings.

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• Video: Defensive stocks from a bearish guy -- buy MO, MSFT, XOM, F, GM

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:10 pm

  Tags: 24 7 Wall St, 24 7wallst, Altria, Douglas Mcintyre, Douglasmcintyre, Ford, General Motors, Generalmotors, Inthenews, Microsoft, Msft, Slb, Video, Xom

  Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Interviews, Exxon Mobil (XOM), Schlumberger Limited (SLB), New York Times'A' (NYT), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Altria Group (MO), Stocks to Buy, Stocks to Sell, VideosBuy Altria Group (NYSE: MO), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and look for plays on higher oil prices -- such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and

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• GM mulling battery rentals for the Chevy Volt

  Published: August 15, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuel, Alternativeenergy, Alternativefuel, Battery, Chevrolet, Chevy, Electric Car, Electric Motor, Electriccar, Electricmotor, General Motors, Generalmotors, Green, Lease, Rent, Volt

  Filed under: Transportation Tossing out the idea of renting / leasing the battery of an electric car isn't exactly revolutionary, but it sounds like GM may be hitching a ride on the ever-growing bandwagon. Reportedly, the firm is mulling the idea of allowing Chevy Volt buyers to "rent the vehicle's battery as a way of pricing the automobile at a

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• India's Tata Motors developing uber-cheap plastic automobile

  Published: August 20, 2007, 10:42 am

  Tags: 1 Lakh Car, 1lakhcar, Car, Emerging Market, Emerging Markets, Emergingmarket, Emergingmarkets, India, Plastic Car, Plasticcar, Tata, Tata Motors, Tatamotors

  Although Tata Motors has recently been talked about for its air-powered City Cat, the next big small thing to roll off of its assembly lines may only be fit for the fearless. The reason, interestingly enough, is not that the automaker is aiming to release a comparatively small four-door car for under $3,000, but that "much of it

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• AUTOMOTION: General Motors develops diesel-like gasoline engines

  Published: August 25, 2007, 1:33 pm

  Tags: Honda, Diesel, Diesel Engines, General Motors, Tom Stephens

  Motors Corp. says it intends to improve the mileage of its gasoline engines by making them run more like diesel engines.Although many automakers are pursuing the same strategy - notably Honda - GM became the first company Friday to demonstrate the technology in running concept cars."This is not ready for prime time yet," said Tom Stephens,

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• A Short History of Toyota Motor's March to the Top

  Published: September 10, 2007, 10:43 pm

  Tags: Toyota Motors, Corolla, Crown, Factory, Nummi, President, Prius, Production

  will have outsold General Motors Corp. 9.42 million to 9.28 million units. Toyota probably already passed GM last year...but this year it will be a no doubter.1955 - Toyota started producing the Crown. 1957 - Toyota began exporting passenger cars to the United States. Toyota drove a Crown from London to Tokyo - 30,000 miles to

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• Toyota, Honda Predict Increased Sales in Europe

  Published: September 13, 2007, 10:48 pm

  Tags: Toyota Motors, Cars, Europe, Honda, Japanese, Sales Target

  Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co. are increasing their sales targests in Europe despite tougher emissions rules to fuel demand for subcompacts and hybrids.Toyota wants to sell 5% more cars in 2008 - 1.3 million units.Honda wants to boost sales by 40% by 2012 - 500,000 units.Japanese cars have only about a 10% share of the European market.

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• Toyota Plans for New Domestic Factory - First in 18 years

  Published: September 14, 2007, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Toyota Motors, Corolla, Domestic, Factory, Japan, Production, Sendai

  Motors hasn't built a new factory in Japan for nearly 18 years.However, the Toyota Motor Corp group is in the final stages of negotiations for a 50 billion auto plant to be built in Miyagi...a bit north of Tokyo...to replace the Kanagawa prefecture owned by Toyota subsidiary Central Motors Co.The factory will be near Sendai and

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• Daihatsu Fuel Cell Technology Eliminates Need for Platinum

  Published: September 14, 2007, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Toyota Motors, Daihatsu, Fuel Cell, Motor

  Daihatsu Motor Co has come up with a break-through for fuel-cell technology.Instead of using platinum costing 400,000-500,000 a pop, cobalt and nickel can be used for 400-700 yen.Suddenly, fuel-cell cars will cost $4000 less!"The new fuel cell technology was developed with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and

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• New Mileage Ratings More Accurate

  Published: September 17, 2007, 10:54 am

  Tags: Volkswagen, Honda, Ford, Bmw, Epa, Toyota, General Motors, Chrysler

  It's one of those things people talk about at parties: comparing the mileage you get on your new car. But with the old rating system, actual mileage... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• EU Will Require Toyota to Turn Over Tech Data to Repair Shops

  Published: September 17, 2007, 3:33 pm

  Tags: Toyota Motors, Affiliate, Independent, Spa, Technical Info, Toyota

  Unfair!Toyota Motor Corp has been playing unfair by giving technical info to affiliated shops and not toe independent repair shops.General Motors Corp., Germany's DaimlerChrysler AG and Italy's Fiat SpA are on the dirt list as well.The European Commission says there is a price gap between affiliated shops and independent shops.

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