Diesel
GM: More U.S. vehicles to get diesels 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 11, 2014
General Motors will launch more cars and light trucks with diesel engines in the United States in the coming years....Read More »
RICHARD TRUETT
How GM missed the truck fuel economy race, and how it will return 11:17 am U.S. ET | Aug. 5, 2014
The pickup truck fuel economy race is between Chrysler’s Ram 1500 and the upcoming aluminum-bodied F-150 coming late this year. But the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra should’ve been contenders....Read More »
2014 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
GM plans to launch more diesel vehicles in U.S. 10:15 am U.S. ET | Aug. 5, 2014
General Motors will launch more cars and light trucks with diesel engines in the United States in the coming years. Steve Kiefer, GM's vice president of global powertrain, today said diesels in cars and light trucks could grow to 10 percent of the market in the United States by 2020....Read More »
Chrysler seeks more diesels 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 7, 2014
Fiat Group executives are looking at ways to produce more light-duty diesel engines for Chrysler Group vehicles. So far, Chrysler's diesel experiment, which it launched last year, is working....Read More »
A diesel Cherokee? Depends on Grand Cherokee 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 30, 2014
Jeep won't consider offering a diesel-powered version of the Cherokee in the United States unless diesel-powered Grand Cherokee sales take off....Read More »
No diesel Cherokee without Grand Cherokee sales boost, Jeep brand chief says 2:07 pm U.S. ET | June 26, 2014
Jeep brand head Mike Manley says sales of diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokees in the United States would have to nearly double before the brand would consider offering a domestic diesel-powered version of the smaller Jeep Cherokee....Read More »
Nissan wants e-NV200 to win sales from dieselsJune 20, 2014 09:57 CET
Nissan wants fleet managers in Europe to turn away from diesel-powered delivery vans in favor of its new battery-powered e-NV200....Read More »
Diesels blamed for London's big increase in harmful nitrogen dioxideMay 28, 2014 11:33 CET
Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide in London are the highest in Europe as more motorists choose to drive diesels in the UK....Read More »
Chrysler plans new I-4 family, plug-ins, diesels 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 12, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, playing catch-up in the U.S. fuel-economy race, will debut a family of advanced four-cylinder gasoline engines in the next five years....Read More »
Sales of green cars down, but great strides in fuel economy 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 5, 2014
Some green-vehicle technologies that looked like sure bets for the second half of this decade are lagging. And some technologies that seemed like long shots seven model years ago have become viable....Read More »
Mini diesels may be on way to U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 5, 2014
Mini is considering offering diesels in the United States....Read More »
2014 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
Hopes dim for VW’s diesel hot hatch in U.S. 3:56 pm U.S. ET | April 16, 2014
VW has pulled back on plans to sell a souped-up diesel Golf called the GTD in the United States because importing the GTI sibling’s engine would add too much cost. The high-powered 2-liter TDI engine used in the GTD cannot be produced at VW’s engine plant in Silao, Mexico, so it would be imported from Germany, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Michael Horn told reporters today....Read More »
Daimler will receive 2.43 billion euros for stake in engine JV from Rolls-RoyceApril 16, 2014 12:40 CET
Daimler will receive 2.43 billion euros ($3.36 billion) for its 50 percent stake in an engine joint venture from partner Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc....Read More »
2014 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
Audi to revive A3 hatch in U.S., sans gasoline 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 16, 2014
Audi has decided to bring back the five-door version of its A3 compact to the United States -- but without an ordinary gasoline engine. The five-door body style will be available with a 2-liter TDI engine next summer, Audi said today. Audi already announced plans to sell a plug-in hybrid version of the hatchback called the A3 e-tron....Read More »
Marchionne: No money in diesel-powered small cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 7, 2014
Chrysler Group's plans for new smaller engines -- due to be revealed May 6 -- are unlikely to include a four-cylinder diesel for the company's compact and mid-sized cars....Read More »
RICHARD TRUETT
GM's new head of powertrain 'loves' diesels 4:23 pm U.S. ET | March 20, 2014
"I love diesels.” There's one clue to how General Motors' new head of global powertrain, Steve Kiefer, might steer future engine development....Read More »
VW preps reworked diesel engine for '15 6:06 pm U.S. ET | March 18, 2014
Volkswagen, the biggest seller of diesel cars in America, said it will have the newest iteration of its TDI engine ready for U.S. sales at the start of the 2015 model year, marking a continued effort to popularize diesel with Americans....Read More »
Daimler to sell 50% stake in engines JV to partner Rolls-Royce holdingsMarch 10, 2014 13:07 CET
Daimler will sell its 50 percent stake in an engines joint venture to partner Rolls-Royce Holdings to invest in its automotive and truck businesses....Read More »
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