Volkswagen Touareg Stanley Returns Home

WOLFSBURG, Germany - The penultimate stop in the Touareg Stanley’s international exhibition tour is The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The prototype will be on display there from 20 June to 18 July 2008. It was here in the Silicon Valley region near San Francisco that the Stanley project was originally born. Read more

BlueTEC Mercedes-Benz SUV GL, M, R-Class Diesels Give Power, Gas Mileage

In October 2006, Mercedes-Benz was the first manufacturer to begin a BlueTEC offensive within the U.S. passenger vehicle segment to coincide with the introduction of ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel. The E320 BlueTEC was a huge success right from the beginning and was voted “2007 World Green Car of the Year”. Mercedes-Benz is now pushing forward with this initiative with the R, ML and

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Chrysler Cuts Back on Production, Employees, Plants

Auburn Hills, Mich., Jun 30, 2008  -  The auto industry is going through a period of unprecedented change. A dramatic U.S. economic slowdown and an auto industry contraction leaves Chrysler LLC – like other automakers – to face difficult issues and decisions. In order to meet those market challenges, the company is announcing that it will make volume-related manufacturing reductions at two of its North American assembly plants.
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