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Mini unveils electric ‘Mini E’ at L.A. show

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The Mini E electric car is shown at the Los Angeles auto show. The car will be powered by a 150 kW (204 hp) electric motor fed by a high-performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery.Mini unveiled an all-electric car for lease on a limited basis Tuesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, as the small-car company tests the waters in the electric vehicle market.

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Nissan debuts 370Z, Cube at L.A. auto show

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Shiro Nakamura, Nissan’s design director, introduces the 2009 Nissan Cube at the Los Angeles auto show.While U.S. automakers scale back their presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan Motor Co. was determined to make a splash, unveiling three new vehicles Wednesday.

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Nissan debuts 370Z, Cube at L.A. auto show

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Shiro Nakamura, Nissan’s design director, introduces the 2009 Nissan Cube at the Los Angeles auto show.While U.S. automakers scale back their presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan Motor Co. was determined to make a splash, unveiling three new vehicles Wednesday.

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Ghosn sees big automaker push to go electric

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan, foresees a big push by automakers to bring pure-electric vehicles to market.Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Nissan Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., said Wednesday he foresees a big push by automakers to bring pure-electric vehicles to market.

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Why Democrats gave Big Three a reprieve

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Nov. 20: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has strong words for Big Three auto industry executives Thursday after he asked them to present plans detailing how the firms could be viable in the future. (MSNBC)A look at the political reasoning behind the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give the Big Three auto makers another shot at a $25 billion loan.

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Dems demand business plan from Big Three

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Democratic leaders in Congress decided to delay a vote to bail out automakers until December and will first demand the Big Three show how the funds would transform the industry.

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VW Jetta TDI named ‘Green Car of the Year’

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Volkswagen Group of America Chief Executive Stefan Jacoby says the Jetta TDI, which the government estimates gets 41 miles per gallon (5.7 liters per 100 kilometers), offers comfort and fuel efficiency.Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen’s 2009 Jetta TDI as the “Green Car of the Year,” making it the first clean-diesel car to win the award.

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GM stock soars after historic plummet

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Shares of General Motors Corp. soared in afternoon trading, reversing the morning’s historic plummet, on news of a deal that could result in a financial bailout of the automaker industry.

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Bipartisan group agrees to revive auto bailout

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Four senators have reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to assist the struggling automotive industry, the lawmakers announced in a joint statement on Thursday.

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Newsweek: The recession means bargains

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Newsweek: The recession means bargains

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