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Porsche plans plug-in hybrid Panamera in '14 - AutoWeek
The plug-in hybrid likely will come to the United States, but the timing is unclear, a source said. Volkswagen AG, which owns 49.9 percent of Porsche's sports car business, will roll out plug-in hybrid versions of the Audi Q7 crossover and ...
A preview of the Nissan Hi-Cross concept for the Geneva motor show. - AutoWeek
A source close to Nissan said the Hi-Cross previews a production car that will be larger than the carmaker's Qashqai and Juke models. Nissan does not sell the X-Trail or Qashqai in the US market. The X-Trail is similar in size to the Nissan Xterra, ...
Some Chevy dealers turn down more Volts - AutoWeek
Last month, GM allocated 104 Volts to 14 dealerships in the area, according to a person familiar with the matter. Dealers took just 31 of them, the lowest take rate for any Chevy model in that market last month. That group of dealers ordered more than ...
Mercedes removed Lieb over compliance issue, report says - AutoWeek
Daimler AG dismissed Mercedes-Benz USA chief Ernst Lieb for violations of human resources and ethics policies relating to household expenses paid by the automaker, The Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing sources close to the company. ...
Ram to sell two Fiat vans - AutoWeek
The Ram brand will get a commercial van based on the Fiat Ducato large paneled van, supplier sources said at the Frankfurt motor show. Chrysler plans to build 30000 a year in Mexico, the sources said. Chrysler already builds Ram heavy-duty pickups in ...
White House pushes for Friday deal on fuel economy - AutoWeek
"We are encouraged by the strong, positive feedback we are receiving from many companies and look forward to wrapping up the discussions in the near future," an administration official said Wednesday. Spokesmen for Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler did not ...
White House pushes automakers toward 54.5 mpg target by 2025 - AutoWeek
The latest White House proposal, the most definitive of any it has put forth, calls for a 5 percent annual mileage increase for cars from 2017-2025, said industry and congressional officials who asked not to be named because their discussions with the ...
Chevy to market diesel-powered Cruze in US, report says - AutoWeek
The sources did not want to be identified because the automaker has not made an announcement. GM sells a diesel-powered Cruze in Australia and in Europe, and is re-engineering the engine to meet US emissions standards. GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson would ...
NASCAR: Report says Red Bull poised to quit Sprint Cup Series - AutoWeek
According to the AP, sources close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity said a representative of the two-car team that fields Toyotas for Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers told NASCAR at last weekend's race at Michigan International ...
Quake hits US output; Japanese scramble to recover; prices could rise - AutoWeek
"We have a Toyota dealership that sells 25 Prius models a month, and we have 13 in stock," said a dealership group executive who asked not to be identified. "What do you think will happen?" Some of the transaction price increases reflect rising ...
Fiat will sell rebadged Dodge Journey in Europe - AutoWeek
The Fiat version of the Journey will be called the Freemont, the sources said. The Freemont is a key part of Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's plan to ...
GM planning to drop Goodwrench brand in the United States, sources say - AutoWeek
The Goodwrench name will remain in Canada, the sources said. GM spokeswoman Pam Flores declined to comment on a potential name change. ...
BMW poised to add X4 to lineup - AutoWeek
“We see this car competing in the same price bracket as premium wagons,” a source said. “We think it will appeal particularly to US car buyers. ...
VW to build engine plant in Mexico to supply Tenn. factory, source says - AutoWeek
The new plant will supply an existing VW plant in Puebla, 75 miles southeast of Mexico City, and one being built in Chattanooga, Tenn., the source said. ...
Mahindra says it has dropped Global Vehicles as US importer - AutoWeek
A Mahindra dealer who asked not to be identified speculated that Mahindra has little choice but to use Global Vehicle's waiting network of retailers. ...
VW wants Alfa Romeo, but Fiat doesn't want to sell - AutoWeek
But a high-placed Fiat executive told ANE on condition of anonymity earlier this month: “We have no intention at all of selling the brand to VW. ...
Nissan Murano lineup will get a convertible - AutoWeek
One Nissan retailer, who asked not to be identified, commented that the design is "kind of unusual." He added: "It actually looks better with the top down ...
Toyota will launch green-car barrage in 2012 - AutoWeek
... in the first half of 2012, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the plans. ...
NASCAR Notebook: Dale Earnhardt on Wheaties box; Johnson back to Grand-Am - AutoWeek
... Speedway to announce its contract extension with driver Kevin Harvick. Neither Childress nor Harvick would confirm the rumors, but sources close to the ...
Daimler, Renault boards approve global car alliance - AutoWeek
... approved plans for a global alliance focusing on sharing small-car technologies and development costs, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Mercedes S-class to go hybrid-only? - AutoWeek
He would not reveal details of the discussions, but the dealer sources said the hybrid technology being proposed is in the development stage and would use ...