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• 2011 Nissan LEAF: Smartphone Integration, Coming At Launch
• Spyker Poised To Be Favored Bidder For Saab
• Toyota To Unveil Economy Car Concept In India This January
• 50 mpg MX-5, Tesla Road Trip And Renault Return: Today At High Gear Media
• Preview Drive: 2011 Nissan LEAF EV Prototype
• China To Subsidize Green Rides For Consumers, Public Transit
• Detroit Cries Foul On Japan's Cash-For-Clunkers Program

2011 Nissan LEAF: Smartphone Integration, Coming At Launch Posted: 11 Dec 2009 11:58 AM PST Just a few weeks ago, we reported that smartphone vehicle control isn't as far away as you might think. Five to seven years ago, more than a quarter of all new vehicles are anticipated to have some remote capabilities. Now it's looking like Nissan might be one of the first automakers to offer it in the U.S.--albeit on a very limited basis at ..

Spyker Poised To Be Favored Bidder For Saab Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:44 AM PST A small development in the ongoing saga of Saab could mean big things for hopeful bidder Spyker. GM has apparently stipulated that bidders for Saab should be interested in keeping production in Sweden. BAIC -- previously thought to have dibs on the brand -- hasn't been especially forthcoming on its production plans (though it's secured a $2.93 ..

Toyota To Unveil Economy Car Concept In India This January Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:10 AM PST While most of our attention this January will be focused on the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, we'll also be keeping an eye on India and the near-simultaneous New Delhi Auto Show. Our interest has been piqued by Toyota's announcement that it'll be unveiling a new vehicle in New Delhi -- a concept version of an economy car ..

50 mpg MX-5, Tesla Road Trip And Renault Return: Today At High Gear Media Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST You say a 50-70 mpg sports car can't be done? Well, if the latest rumors are true, Mazda begs to differ. By dropping a high-efficiency SKY-G direct-injection gasoline engine into the next-gen Mazda MX-5, they plan to put a rear-driven sports car on the road with 50+ mpg. Read up on the full story at Motor Authority. Going from green to just ..

Preview Drive: 2011 Nissan LEAF EV Prototype Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:55 AM PST High Gear Media has at last driven the 2011 Nissan LEAF electric car. Okay, admittedly it's a stretch to say that we actually drove the LEAF, but we did take a quick spin in a vehicle that demonstrates, according to Nissan, how the LEAF will perform and feel behind the wheel. In an unusual--and brave--move, Nissan is taking an engineering ..

China To Subsidize Green Rides For Consumers, Public Transit Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:22 AM PST China is in a curious position. Its auto market is very big, and it's positioned to get much, much bigger, but the Chinese government doesn't want the country's automakers to move down the traditional path of combustion-engine vehicles. Rather, it wants to grow an indigenous green vehicle industry. Some of China's desire might be attributed to ..

Detroit Cries Foul On Japan's Cash-For-Clunkers Program Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:37 AM PST As congress planned the controversial Cash-for-Clunkers program over the spring and summer of this year, there was some discussion of limiting new car subsidies to American brands; that provision was dropped, however, following outcries from other countries and from thousands of employees who work at foreign-brand factories and dealerships ..

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