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A report on the seven worst product flops in the U.S. from 24/7 Wall Street two vehicle introductions, the Chevrolet Volt and the Fiat 500. Chevrolet’s extended range electric vehicle made it on the list because it underperformed in sales while the fact that it is under investigation by the NHTSA for fires related to [...]

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Toyota unveiled its new Prius, called “C”. The new five-door hatchback model will be based model in the Prius family. At 3,995mm long, 1,695mm wide, and 1,445mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,550mm, the Prius C is bigger than the latest Yaris (153.5″ long, 66.7″ wide, and 59.4″ tall with a 98.8″ wheelbase).

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Great news for green Audi’s fans in U.S. Officially, Audi still refuses to confirm that the A6 hybrid will be offered in the U.S., but we have confirmation from several reliable sources within Audi that the new A6 Hybrid will be sold in the USA starting from next year with a price starts from $55,000. [...]

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Today, Volvo released a full set of photos and additional specs on its Plug-in Hybrid, which will be launched in 2012. The new model is a world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, the result of close co-operation between Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid’s powertrain consists of a five-cylinder 2.4-litre D5 [...]

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Toyota has presented today its all-new Prius V minivan that will join the current, third-generation Prius, starting from late summer 2011. The Prius V Hybrid shares the same platform and drivetrain as the regular, five-door model.

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Audi released the first videos of the 2012 Audi A6 sedan. The new 2012 A6 model is definitely an evolution and not a revolution, sharing many design cues with the Audi A4, A7 Sportback and the flagship A8.

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GM announced today that the Euro version of its Chevrolet Volt electric car, the Ampera, will go on sale in the last quarter of 2011 as an Opel in Europe and as a Vauxhall in the UK. The prices starting from €42,900 (US$59,100), which is significantly higher than the base price of the Volt in [...]

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GM has unveiled the first photos of its pre-production 2012 Opel Ampera. Its a European version of the American Chevrolet Volt, which will be assembled at the plant in Warren, Michigan. As General Motors said, the pre-production cars will not be sold at dealerships, but will be used for testing and validating the production intent [...]

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Good news for lexus fans: luxury automaker has announced that it will unveil the production version of the first full hybrid vehicle that bears the name CT 200h at the Geneva Auto Show in the beginning of March. The five-door model is designed to go against the Audi A3 and the BMW 1-Series hatches with [...]

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Take a look at the new photos of the 2009 Honda Insight. The new Honda’s hybrid will make its debut at the Detroit auto show on January 11. The new five passenger, five door Insight hybrid will go on sale on both sides of the Atlantic ocean in the spring of 2009. The production model’s [...]

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