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EDITORIAL: Attention Wall Street Journal - Ford does not use Toyota's hybrid system!
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery in an op-ed piece published in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Reynolds of the Cato Institute starts by making a few decent points about fuel taxation and fuel economy rules. Unfortunately, he undermines himself with some blatant errors and misinformation. In discussing how Detroit automakers will deal with new fuel efficiency requirements, he makes the all-too-common mistake of referring to Ford's hybrid system as licensed from Toyota ("Similarly, Ford has the Toyota-licensed ... Read more →
Fortune ranks GM's PUMA as #1 business blunder of 2009 [w/POLL] Sebastian Blanco
PUMA - Click above for high-res image gallery Someone at Fortune noticed that 2009 is now officially half over, and thought it was a good time to look back and pick out the absolute dumbest ...
GM: Volt to be sportier alternative to Prius and Insight Jeremy Korzeniewski
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high res image gallery Now that the Chevrolet Volt has progressed to the point where vehicles with production-looking bodywork are running around the automaker's ...
REPORT: GM execs to meet with Toyota regarding hybrid sharing Jeremy Korzeniewski
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery Rumors that General Motors may get access to Toyota's proprietary hybrid technology just won't go away. Today, Bloomberg cites two ...
Officially Official: GM to build B-segment cars in Lake Orion, MI Sam Abuelsamid
2010 Chevy Spark - Click above for high-res image gallery Following weeks of speculation, General Motors finally made its decision official this afternoon. Its new small cars will be built in ...
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REPORT: GM chooses Lake Orion plant to build new small car 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Chevy Spark - Click above for high-res image gallery The Detroit News is reporting that sources at General Motors' Lake Orion, MI assembly plant have been told the plant has been selected to build a new small car for the North American market. GM had been considering Lake Orion, near ...
GM will do "heavy lifting" toward plug-in goal [w/POLL] 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res gallery It's going to be awfully tough to hit President Obama's stated goal of one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. After all, that's just over five years away and there aren't actually any affordable plug-in-capable vehicles available ...
Volt chief engineer takes first drive in integration prototype [w/VIDEO] 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Chevrolet Volt Integration prototype - click above for high res image gallery The technicians and engineers at GM's Pre-Production operations center at the Warren, MI tech center have been hard at work for the last several weeks trying to finish up the first of about 75 integration prototypes of ...
GM Veep Beth Lowery: Future Volts will turn a profit 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Chevy Volt powertrain mule - Click above for high-res image gallery Since the automaker's descent into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a number of people have taken to referring to GM as Government Motors. That's clever, but Beth Lowery, GM Vice President, Environment, Energy & Safety Policy, has a ...
REPORT: GM persuing Chrysler for repayment of Two-Mode Hybrid development 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
In a case that's sure to light up our own comments section along with untold numbers of message boards across the web, our friends at PickupTrucks.com are reporting that General Motors has filed documents in court in an attempt to get New Chrysler to honor its full pre-bankruptcy debt of $531,275 ...
STUDY: The way to profits in Detroit? Make fuel efficient cars 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
According to a new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the Detroit three automakers need to make major changes in their current corporate cultures if they truly want to reverse their fortunes, and that will likely require new leadership. Says Walter McManus, ...
GM and Toyota deny reports of hybrid sharing 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery Reports have been flying rampant over the last few days that General Motors and Toyota would be entering a joint agreement to share Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology through the two automaker's NUMMI joint venture. It appears the ...
DOE announces $11 million in battery vehicle awards 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a high-res gallery of the EnerDel Th!nk City The fate of eleven million dollars from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the "development of advanced batteries for electric drive vehicles" was announced today. The companies that will get some of the investment ...
Would it matter if the Chevy Volt is made by an entity other than "GM"? [w/POLL] 18 days ago on AutoblogGreen
One of the many questions arising from the General Motors bankruptcy is whether or not the company will keep the same name once it emerges from Chapter 11. While some people have already taken to calling it Government Motors, it seems somehow unlikely that new CEO Fritz Henderson will officially ...
GM CEO: the Chevy Cruze "will surprise most customers" 21 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Chevy Cruze - Click above for high-res image gallery To compete with Ford Focus, other compact vehicles and for the higher-mpg car market in America in gereral, GM will be bringing out the Chevrolet Cruze next year. Over on the GM Fastlane blog, CEO Fritz Henderson has addressed GM's small-car ...
GM to select factory for building small cars by the end of June 21 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Chevy Spark - Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors has narrowed down its selection process for its new small car assembly plant to three locations. The Lake Orion, MI plant that until recently built the Pontiac G6 is one possibility as is Janesville, WI which had been ...
Rush Limbaugh: cancel that GM boycott [w/caveat] 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
To the 35 percent of AutoblogGreen readers who answered in our poll that Rush's "Boycott GM" idea was a solid one, we have bad news to report: it's not going to happen. In fact, according to the right wing radio host, there never was a boycott to begin with. Limbaugh said yesterday on his radio ...
U.S. government buys 17,205 new cars for $287 million, Ford represents 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Completing the Obama Administration's plan to replace its fleet of government vehicles with newer, more efficient vehicles, the U.S. General Services Administration is reporting that it has purchased roughly $210 million worth of new vehicles from Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. Of the three ...
LG Chem starts construction of new battery plant in South Korea 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
South Korean battery maker LG Chem is getting prepared to supply lithium ion cells General Motors for production of the Chevrolet Volt by building a new cell manufacturing facility. The company broke ground for the new plant in Cheongwon earlier this week and the facility is expected to be running ...
GM to discontinue mild hybrid Malibu, Vue, Aura for 2010 model year 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Chevrolet Malibu hybrid - click above for high res image gallery It's being reported that among the models that General Motors has decided to discontinue going into the 2010 model year are its existing mild hybrids. The Chevy Malibu, and Saturn Aura and Vue have been available with GM's ...
GM, Zap both interested in the same Wuling Sunshine minitruck [w/VIDEO] 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
For all the problems Zap has had bringing vehicles like the Alias to market, they are taking reservations for the Zap Truck XL, an all-electric four-wheeled vehicle that might be the truck that Zap wants to build in Kentucky using DOE money. Zap isn't the only American company that wants to sell ...
Lutz does care about the Volt. Stop saying he doesn't 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
According to Dictionary.com, ambivalence means "uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things." Why does this matter right now? Because ambivilanece is the word used by The Washington Post ...
Autoline Daily provides first look at production Chevrolet Volt in black [w/VIDEO] 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2011 Chevrolet Volt final production design - Click above for image gallery By now, we've all seen plenty of images of the production 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Up until this point, though, all of the shots that General Motors have let out have been of the car in a happy shade of silver. Not any more, ...
Is selling HUMMER the morally correct thing to do? [w/POLL] 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
GM's potential sale of HUMMER to Tengzhong is probably good news for those interested in seeing the company return to independent and profitable status as quickly as possible (and also Rush Limbaugh). GM can shed the negative political association of the land monsters and get some money in return. ...
General Motors opens new Global Battery Test lab in Warren, Michigan 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Bill Wallace showing off the Volt cell and battery pack - Click above for high-res image gallery On Monday, General Motors officially inaugurated the new Global Battery Systems test lab that was announced at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The lab, which GM claims is the largest such facility ...
Saturn Vue two-mode dead, Chevrolet Equinox hybrid unlikely to hit until 2011 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid - click above for high res gallery When word came in the last few days that General Motors had reached a tentative deal to sell the Saturn brand to Roger Penske, the obvious question then became, "What about product?" The Penske deal apparently includes an agreement to ...
Rush Limbaugh calling for boycott of GM products 25 days ago on AutoblogGreen
As if things weren't bad enough. Rush Limbaugh used to love GM, at least the company's gas-guzzlers. Now that the General has become "Government Motors," Limbaugh is rallying his Dittoheads to boycott GM products. Limbaugh is joined in his quest by fellow rightwing pundit Hugh Hewitt and, for now, ...
Patent comparison: Ford Fusion hybrid = 119, EV1 = 23 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for a high-res image gallery When we saw the Ford announcement that the new Fusion Hybrid is "the most patented car in history," we wondered how it stacked up against a truly revolutionary car like the EV1. Turns out, whatever patents were used to get that ...
GM CEO: we goofed, now let's move forward 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Assuming that everyone reading this knows about the GM bankruptcy, let's go straight to the quote highlight reel. During a recent interview with NPR, GM Chief Financial Officer Ray Young said the following: We do believe that gasoline prices will increase in the future; we do believe that consumers ...
Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
It's unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks. At the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver, BC this week, the main message of yesterday's panel discussion on ...
VIDEO: Scott Griffith, Zipcar CEO: We have never had a request for a GM product 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above to watch the video after the break It shouldn't come as a major surprise that car sharing services like Zipcar are reporting increased membership rates and demand for short-term rental vehicles in these tough economic times. It's also to be expected that as more and more people rely ...
Jay Leno takes EcoJet out for a spin (w/VIDEO) 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Jay Leno's EcoJet - Click above for a high-res image gallery Now that Jay Leno's retired from his duties hosting The Tonight Show, he may find himself with a bit more time on his hands to devote to his many automotive passions. Jay often leans towards the green end of the interesting vehicle ...
GM: Volt will survive our bankruptcy 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2011 Chevy Volt - click above for a high res gallery Let me introduce you to the most-called phone number in America right now: 866-405-4005. This is the number that GM is giving out to customers who have questions about this morning's official announcement that GM has filed for bankruptcy ...
New U.S.-built GM small car could be Aveo replacement called Viva 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
During Bob Lutz's speech to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit last week, one of his slides included some current and future product plans. Most of what was on the chart was already well known including cars like the Orlando, Cruze and Spark. Motor Trend's Todd Lassa noticed a new addition ...
Malcolm Bricklin reveals a few more details of his hydrogen plans 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Speaking in an interview with Robert Farago from The Truth About Cars, Malcolm Bricklin offered a few more details on his plans to convert existing vehicles from Chrysler and General Motors to hydrogen hybrids. To put it mildly, we remain unconvinced that the technology will work, but Bricklin once ...
WSJ: Keeping the Chevy Volt alive doesn't make sense for Government Motors 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt With bankruptcy for GM pretty much certain for next week, the Wall Street Journal has taken a look at whether or not the Chevy Volt is a good thing for the government to be spending so much money on. Interestingly, the U.S. government ...
