AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, December 23, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, December 23, 2009                  Ford expects to sell Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group by the first quarter of 2010. Shown is the ... Ford and Geely agree on Volvo sale, could finalize deal in early 2010 Ford expects to sign a deal to sell its Volvo car unit to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group by the first quarter of 2010 and close the deal in the second quarter, the U.S. automaker announced today. Ford said that all of the deal's key commercial terms have been settled. Ford added that work still needs to be done before the deal is completed, such as Geely securing its financing and...   Michael Schumacher will make F1 comeback with Mercedes Grand Prix Michael Schumacher will make a remarkable comeback next season with the Mercedes Grand Prix team, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The seven-time Formula One world champion quit Grand Prix racing at the end of the 2006 season after winning an all-time record 91 races (among 154 podium finishes)...   The 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: The watershed moment in the Mercury Milan Hybrid came for me as I was dashing across town for a lunch meeting. Merging onto an expressway in close quarters where lanes begin and end rapidly, I was able to punch the throttle, bring the car up to speed to...   E85 makes inroads on cost and availability Three years ago, we embarked on a Midwest road trip in search of what was then the Holy Grail of fuel: E85. Our findings weren't too positive--there were far more E85-compatible vehicles on the road in 2006 (5 million) than there were E85 pumps to fuel them (about 700 out of some 200,000 fuel... You May Have Missed...   2009 Dodge Challenger R/T, an AW Drivers Log EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: Let's get the obvious out of the way. The Challenger is not something you would take to rip around a road course or to a local autocross (unless you want to mow over a bunch of cones). It's the modern interpretation of the old-school muscle car, and because of...   Detroit auto show: Chrysler will show electric Fiat 500, sources say Chrysler will show off two vehicles at next month's Detroit auto show hinting at future collaborations under Italy's Fiat S.p.A, according to two sources familiar with the plans.Appearing on the Chrysler stand will be: -- An electric version of the Fiat 500 minicar.-- A Lancia Delta mid-size... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.