Volvo pulls out of 2009 Tokyo Motor Show

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (JAMA) is still deciding whether or not to cancel this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, currently scheduled for October, but with a string of carmakers confirming their non-attendance the show’s current status is looking grim. America’s Detroit 3 carmakers have already announced plans to forgo the event and now Volvo has [...]

Mercedes-Benz hit with second-largest fuel efficiency fine ever by NHTSA

Mercedes-Benz has been fined $28.9 million for failure to meet federal fuel efficiency standards by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week. The amount is the second-largest in the history of agency.
Part of the U.S. CAFE standards, enforced by the NHTSA includes a provision for fines when the requisite levels of efficiency aren’t [...]

Ford unveils 2010 Shelby GT500 Coupe and Convertible

Carroll Shelby’s name is legendary among Ford fans, and for good reason. Since the 1960s, cars bearing the Shelby logo have been feared by foes and cherished by owners. The latest in the Shelby line, the 2010 GT500, is primed to carry on the tradition, taking the title of Ford’s most powerful SVT-tuned Mustang ever.
“We’re [...]

Ford unveils 2010 Shelby GT500 Coupe and Convertible

Carroll Shelby’s name is legendary among Ford fans, and for good reason. Since the 1960s, cars bearing the Shelby logo have been feared by foes and cherished by owners. The latest in the Shelby line, the 2010 GT500, is primed to carry on the tradition, taking the title of Ford’s most powerful SVT-tuned Mustang ever.
“We’re [...]

Mercedes’ SL65 AMG Black Series takes its first dyno runs

Buyers of the 2010 Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series coupe will be happy to know they are getting what they paid for, as Automobile has proved with its hands-on dynamometer testing of the car. Generating 573hp and 682lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels, the car’s big V12 will still have its work cut out [...]

Volvo reinstates free maintenance on new cars

Free maintenance programs were once de rigeur for the upper ranks of the automobile industry, but the service has been dying a slow death with brands like Mercedes-Benz and Audi abandoning their programs. BMW and Saab kept theirs however, and Volkswagen recently announced the start of free maintenance for 2009 models sold in the U.S. [...]

Bentley Developing Ethanol-Powered Versions of Its Large-Engined Sedans

Bentley Motors is developing ethanol-powered versions of its large-engined models and plans to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from its range by 40 percent within three years, according to an English newspaper.
The Telegraph reported that Bentley will unveil its first ethanol-powered model at the Geneva Auto Show next spring and that [...]

Honda Says It Will Offer a Battery-Powered Electric Motorcycle in Two Years

Honda boss Takeo Fukui announced this week that the Japanese company will bring a battery-powered motorcycle to market in "about two years."
———-Honda's fuel-cell scooter was never available.———-
The announcement was made as part of his annual December state-of-Honda speech and comes only a couple of months after reports circulated that Yamaha [...]

European Parliament agrees to looser CO2 rules

In September, a committee in the European Parliament proposed easing the carbon dioxide emissions rules previously set to phase in over the next several years, and today the proposal was approved. The modifications require only 65% of manufacturer fleets to meet the strict 130g/km targets in 2012, raising that figure to 100% by 2015.
When the [...]

Daimler, Evonik Industries Team to Produce Lithium-Ion Batteries for EVs, Hybrids

By Scott Doggett, Contributor
German automotive giant Daimler of Stuttgart and chemical, energy and real estate company Evonik Industries of Essen have partnered to develop advanced lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and hybrids, with the first publicized target for the new batteries being the Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid due out next year.
The German [...]

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