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When the US TARP fund bailed out Chrysler in the midst of the recession, the future still looked bleak for the iconic brand. Cut loose from its German sibling and left to work with some unknown equity fund, all estimates of loan repayment put the earliest date of un-indebtedness years …

Scion iQ delivers big ideas in a small package at a price of $16,760 that’ll put a big smile on drivers’ faces Big value for money from a generous suite of standard features means you’ll have coin for personalizing the world’s smallest, safest, most urban savvy four-passenger vehicle available in …

Police cars for traffic enforcement among purchase of extended-range electric vehicles The City of New York is adding 50 Chevrolet Volts to its fleet as part of an effort to reduce air pollution, carbon emissions and gasoline consumption. New York Mayor Bloomberg announced the addition of the Volts along with …

American TV star visits AMG. Jay Leno pays a visit to Affalterbach: "AMG delivers unbelievable performance – whether by man or machine!" The comedian and TV presenter Jay Leno has paid a visit to AMG. Ola Källenius, the Chairman of the Mercedes-AMG GmbH management board, gave Jay Leno a comprehensive …

The Dodge Magnum was one awesome idea. Transforming a successful and popular platform into a muscle bound station wagon without incurring the costs that would typically be associated with inventing an entirely new model, it was reasonably popular with those wanting a bit more practicality than the Charger allowed. But …

Spectacular result in the 2011 Nardo High-Speed Test of „auto motor and sport“: The 570-HP G-POWER M3 SK II reaches a top speed of 333.29 km/h (207.10 mph) M3 G-POWER supercharger system with SK II “Sporty Drive” • • 570 hp / 419 kW at 7,800 rpm (150hp / 110 …

For a while now, Android has been the hot commodity on the smartphone market. Outselling Apple’s popular devices and Rim’s less-popular devices, possibly the last hurdle that lays between Android and complete smart-device domination has been the relatively small amount of support it has in other industries. But Harmon International …

If you’ve earned the nickname, “The King of Cool,” it sort of depends where you reside. If you’re in the middle of the Ozark mountains, for example, that nickname might carry with it a little bit less gravity than say, Hollywood’s King of Cool. In other words, if you’re Hollywood’s …

- Conversion of Toyota Auto Body and Kanto Auto Works to wholly-owned subsidiaries, and discussion regarding a possible merger and integration of three group companies in the Tohoku area. Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota” (President: Akio Toyoda)) and subsidiaries Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. (“Toyota Auto Body” (President: Takuji Amioka)) and …

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric) and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today debuted a solar-powered charging station for electric vehicles at the MMNA headquarters in Cypress, California. This charging facility, the first of its kind in Cypress, symbolizes MMNA's commitment to electric vehicle readiness, and will …