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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Filed under: Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Ford 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery After GM's announcement this week that it would invest $336 million in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the Volt, there are noises from Ford about a similar investment. Automotive News is reporting that the Blue Oval is weighing putting $300 to $500 million...
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hybrid cars sales were up over 20% for the month of November, even though car sales in general were flat in comparison to last year. Hybrid car sales are still down 11% for the year, but recent months have been showing a big upwards trend. Monthly Sales November 2008 November 2009 % Change Make Model N % N % Chrysler Aspen/Durango 35 0.2 0 0 -100 Ford Escape/Mariner 1,361 8.5 960 4.9...
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eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
FoMoCo is planning an investment of $300 million to $500 million in Michigan assembly plants to produce hybrid, electric-vehicles and batteries. However, Ford is facing obstacles due to Michigan’s willingness to grand the Dearborn automaker millions in tax credits, spokeswoman Jennifer Moore told Automotive News. Ford plans on building lithium-ion batteries for feature hybrid and...
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
US News Autos announced their Best Car for the Money Awards and there are two hybrids on the list. The Toyota Prius won for best hybrid and the Lexus RX Hybrid won Best Hybrid SUV. But the choices are a little vague (at least the criteria is) and if you follow the links even a little bit, you're bound to be confused. For instance, the Toyota Camry won for best midsize,...
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Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
In what Audi and its parent, Volkswagen AG, hope will provide a much-needed pubic image boost for their favorite fuel efficiency technology, the Audi 3 TDI hatchback was named 2010 Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show this morning. It marked the second consecutive win for a diesel as the VW Jetta TDI won the title last year. The diesel-burner triumphed over a trio of hybrid nominees...
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Audi 3 TDI hatchback was named Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal at the LA Auto Show. That's the second year in a row a diesel has taken home top honors. The nominees for 2010 included 3 hybrids and two diesels. Last year, the Jetta TDI won and the year before it was the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid . So, obviously, green car of the year is not 'Greenest Car' for that year....
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Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Green Automobile Biography has declared a Audi A3 TDI the 2010 Immature Automobile of a Year. A repository as well as web site gave a A3 TDI a endowment over a Honda Discernment, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota Prius, and Volkswagen Golf TDI. "This compress oppulance car ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Range Rover (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Green Car Journal Announces Clean Diesel Winner at the Los Angeles Auto Show LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 -- The 2010 Audi A3 TDI has been named Green Car Journal's 2010 Green Car of the Year®. The clean diesel from Audi rose to the top in a stellar field of hybrids and advanced diesel models that all offer exceptional fuel economy and low emissions. This marks the second year in a row that a clean...
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MATTER Features (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... green cars including the venerable Toyota Prius, the universally panned Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, and another diesel, the VW Golf TDI. Photo Credit: Nick Chambers
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Filed under: LA Auto Show , Hatchback , Audi , Diesel Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery At the LA Auto Show this morning, the Audi A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year's winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI . Even though three hybrids made this year's list of finalists, the A3's win marks the second year in a row that a TDI...
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Filed under: Diesel , Hybrid , MPG , Audi , LA Auto Show , Green Daily Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery At the LA Auto Show this morning, Audi's A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year's winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI . Even thought three hybrids made this year's list of finalists, the A3's win marks the second...
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ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The Green Car Journal has named the Audi A3 TDI as the Green Car of the Year for 2010. The finalists for Green Car Journal's 2010 Green Car of the Year award also included the Honda Insight, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota Prius, and Volkswagen Golf TDI. This year's winner was unveiled at a press conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The Green Car Journal says the 2010 Audi...
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Gearlog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Make it two in a row for clean diesels: The Audi A3 TDI was honored Thursday as Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal. Last year's winner was the Volkswagen Jetti TDI, also a clean diesel. The Audi won in no small part because the diesel version gets 42 mpg highway, 50% better than the gas edition. The Audi A3 TDI won over the Honda Insight hybrid, the Mercury Milan hybrid...
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Autopia (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
LOS ANGELES — For the second year in a row, Green Car Journal has named a German diesel Green Car of the Year. The 42-mpg Audi A3 TDI topped a field that included three hybrids and two diesels to take the award presented today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The judges praised the cars “exceptional [...]
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Money & Company (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... gasoline-powered A3. The other finalists for the award were the 2010 models of the Honda Insight hybrid, Toyota Prius hybrid, Volkswagen Golf TDI and Mercury Milan hybrid, the only nominee from an American automaker. The A3 TDI is powered by the same engine as last year's Green Car of the Year, the VW Jetta TDI. Audi is owned by Volkswagen. Consecutive victories by clean-diesel...
