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Honda to show new hybrid car at Paris motor show
Offenbach, Germany - Honda issued more details in Germany on Tuesday of its hybrid car, the Insight Concept, which it plans to unveil at the October 4-19 Paris motor show. The Japanese company said in Offenbach near Frankfurt that the Insight Concept...

[Posted on : 2008-09-09 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Sweden to phase out tax break for ecologically friendly cars
Stockholm - Sweden was set to phase out the current tax break offered for ecologically friendly cars some six months earlier than planned, citing the aims of the tax had been achieved, a cabinet member said Monday. The rebate scheme was introduced...

[Posted on : 2008-09-08 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Raging prices or not, Croats go for petrol
Zagreb - Despite soaring fuel prices, Croats still prefer petrol-driven cars to the more economical diesel models, according to a survey released Friday. More than two-thirds of all new cars registered this year run on petrol, and just 32 per cent us...

[Posted on : 2008-09-05 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Pininfarina reveal Hyperion Rolls Royce based on 1930s design
Pebble Beach, California - Pininfarina has given the Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe a one-off makeover for a wealthy U.S. collector, taking design cues from the 1930s and calling it the Hyperion, a Titan of Greek mythology. First presented at the recent ...

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Peugeot RC hybrid concept at Paris Show
Paris - Peugeot plans to present a four-door coupe concept study, the RC 508, with green hybrid drive at the Paris Motor Show in October. Teaser images released by the car maker show a design with headlights integrated into the fenders and the Peugeo...

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Opel to unveil Insignia station wagon in Paris
Ruesselsheim, Germany - Opel will unveil a station wagon version of its new Insignia at the Paris Motor Show in October called the Sports Tourer. It is to go on sale in early 2009 and features a long sloping roofline and wraparound tailgate with full...

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Honda Jazz with more powerful and frugal engines
Paris - Honda has announced details of the new Jazz that will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September and is set for sale on European markets in November. A key styling feature is the cab forward body style with the A-pillar width reduced ...

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Fuel cell technology just ticking over despite energy price hikes
Cologne, Germany - Rising petrol prices and environmental ills are a fine argument in favour of fuel cell cars driven by electric power generated from hydrogen. Yet strangely enough, carmakers are not currently singing the praises of this technology....

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Return of the Ford Capri
Hamburg - The legendary Ford Capri is to return in a new guise with a concept study set to be unveiled at next year's Frankfurt Motor Show, Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine reports. While the last original Capri in 1986 featured rear-wheel drive w...

[Posted on : 2008-09-03 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

Hino Motors to market buses, trucks in India
Tokyo - Japanese automaker Hino Motors Ltd and major trading company Marubeni Corp announced a joint venture Tuesday to sell vehicles in India. The two companies established Hino Motors Sales India Private Ltd with capital of 490 million yen (4.53 mi...

[Posted on : 2008-09-02 ] Category : [ Cars (General) ]

 

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