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Saturn Flextreme Concept – 2008 Detroit Auto Show
Saturn and Opel have been working together to build the Saturn Flextreme Concept. The Flextreme uses an E-Flex system which will power the car for 55km on electric alone.
General Motors are tight-lipped about how much it will cost, but one spokesman said “You can go green without going broke.”
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Update: Lancia-Chrysler could merge within a year
Yesterday CarAdvice revealed that Lancia cars could be sold in Australia rebadged as Chryslers.
This morning Chrysler and Fiat CEO, Sergio Marchionne, has admitted that the two brands may have merged their product line-ups within 12 months.
“We could see the two converge as early as the end of the year,” he told UK automotive website Autoca...
Lancia back Down Under says CEO, Chrysler Australia tight-lipped
Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne says Lancia cars will be sold in Australia badged as Chryslers, according to automotive industry journal GoAuto.
Mr Marchionne told GoAuto the global plan to expand the Chrysler range with Lancias and other Fiat Group vehicles included Australia.
“Yes, you will [see Lancias as Chryslers in Australia]. F...
Toyota fuel cell vehicles by 2015, battery R&D stepped up
If everything goes according to plan, Toyota will make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles available to private buyers within six years.
Toyota’s executive vice president of product planning and advanced technology, Takeshi Uchiyamada, said that fuel cell vehicles could be less expensive than hybrid and electric vehicles in selected markets that have...
Commodore could be exported to the US as a Chevrolet, Camaro likely for Australia
Just months after Holden’s export program was rocked by the closure of Pontiac, the vice chairman of General Motors has breathed new life into Commodore’s future in the US.
Speaking at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Bob Lutz said there was the possibility of selling high-performance versions of the Commodore in limite...