Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2009
The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.
EV Central
DECEMBER 30, 2023
Mitsubishi i-MiEV – from $12,000 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. Official electric range of 320km is wildly optimistic and it’s a pretty joyless steer, but here’s a small SUV with warranty to tempt you into EV life. A piece of history?
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2013
Chennai is home to the largest dedicated Renault–Nissan Alliance plant, which opened in 2010. The company will launch 10 new vehicles in India through 2016 including new premium SUV Terrano later this year and the first Datsun car. In 2012, more than 30% of total group sales came from these four countries alone. Earlier post.)
Baua Electric
MARCH 13, 2024
This is evident in the dominance of SUVs and higher cc bikes, reflecting evolving consumer preferences. A noticeable shift in consumer demand towards SUVs, electric vehicles (EVs), and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) is expected to significantly impact the industry landscape.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2012
The company also unveiled three new production vehicles at the Auto Expo 2012: the Tata Safari Storme, the new generation Safari SUV; the Tata Ultra, the company’s new LCV & ICV range; and the Tata LPT 3723, India’s first 5-axle rigid truck as well. CNG kit components have been applied to the bi-fuel CNG Tata Nano.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
"The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News. If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. GM doesnt have a chance.
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