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Videos of VW road trips get clicks, win customers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 24, 2012
Matthew Welch, owner of Auburn Volkswagen in Auburn, Wash., was sick of hearing all the talk about hybrids in his green-minded suburb of Seattle. So he hired a video production crew and drove from the dealership to San Francisco with a 2008 Toyota Prius gasoline-electric hybrid and a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Refueling was forbidden. The video went viral.... Read More »

 

Ford van's diesel could migrate to pickups

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 17, 2012
When the Ford Transit commercial van debuts in early 2014, it will get the same two V-6 engines Ford offers in the F-150 pickup. But it's the Transit's third engine offering that could have the biggest long-term implications for Ford: a 3.2-liter, five-cylinder Power Stroke turbodiesel that eventually could find its way into the F-150, Ford's biggest seller in North America.... Read More »

 

Mazda leads diesel comeback as dirty-clunker stigma fades

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 15, 2012
2014 Mazda6Thirteen years after Tokyo's governor killed Japanese interest in diesel cars by barring many of them from his city, the technology is making a comeback as manufacturers adopt innovations that improve its sooty image. Mazda is betting big on cleaner diesels, creating a challenge to imports and hybrids as government incentives spur demand for fuel-efficient vehicles.... Read More »

 

2014 Grand Cherokee leads Chrysler's diesel push

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
Chrysler Group will use the diesel-powered 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee to gauge whether to offer diesels in other vehicles. The 2014 Grand Cherokee is scheduled to debut at the Detroit auto show in January and go on sale in the first quarter of 2013.... Read More »

 

L.A. AUTO SHOW

Audi expects diesel surge; equips more models, boosts ads

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
Audi expects to significantly boost diesel sales in North America within four years as it broadens its lineup of diesel-powered vehicles. Diesels now account for less than 10 percent of the brand's sales on the continent.... Read More »

 

Navistar's green-diesel gamble

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012
Navistar International Corp. believed it had the next big idea for the trucking industry: pollution-reducing diesel engine technology that would be cheaper and more customer-friendly than the method adopted by its competitors. Instead, Navistar almost became the next big bankruptcy, after its engines repeatedly failed to meet federal emissions standards.... Read More »

 

FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE

Gasoline engines poised to gain share in Europe

Nov. 22, 2012 06:01 CET
Despite all the hoopla over electric cars and fuel cells, gasoline-powered vehicles will be the key powertrain for automakers that must meet the European Union's tough emission standards. That's because a lack of government support for crucial infrastructure – such as roadside charging stations – is hampering automakers' efforts to market electric cars.... Read More »

 

L.A. AUTO SHOW

Audi to expand diesel option to A8, A7, A6 and Q5

4:17 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2012
Audi will begin offering 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines in the A8, A7 and A6 cars and the Q5 crossover beginning next year. The four TDI diesel-equipped models will make their debuts next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Audi already offers a diesel powerplant in the Q7 crossover, but the 2013 model features an updated engine. The A3 TDI has been dropped but will return with the launch of the redesigned A3 in early 2014.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Will Jeep lovers blaze a new trail for diesel?

4:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9, 2012
Even though fuel prices have generally fallen in recent weeks -- outside of areas ravaged by superstorm Sandy -- there are more than a few consumers out there who would line up to gladly pay $1 more per gallon or more to get what they want.... Read More »

 

FIXED OPERATIONS

High demand for diesel techs

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5, 2012
If Steve Harris could find three diesel mechanics to work in the service department of Sioux Falls Ford in Sioux Falls, S.D., he would hire them now. The shortage of diesel mechanics is acute for dealerships where the oil and gas industry is booming or, as in the case of Sioux Falls Ford, where big agriculture dominates.... Read More »

 

Hyundai, Kia to add more turbos, diesels

3:06 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 23, 2012
Hyundai and Kia plan to add more turbocharged gasoline engines and new transmissions to their powertrain lineups in the United States and elsewhere, Hyundai Motor Group said today. The company also said it planned to expand its lineup of diesel-powered vehicles, but it did not indicate in which markets.... Read More »

 

Former GM exec Troy Clarke promoted in Navistar shake-up

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 3, 2012
Navistar International Corp. replaced CEO Daniel Ustian with Lewis Campbell, former CEO of Textron Inc., on an interim basis, after the truckmaker's bet on a new generation of diesel engines fell short of its promise. Navistar, which was hit so hard by the failed strategy that it has withdrawn its 2012 earnings forecast, also promoted Troy Clarke, the head of its truck and engine operations, to president and COO.... Read More »

 

Maruti Suzuki mulls options to remain India's No. 1

July 30, 2012 13:34 CET
Maruti Suzuki is weighing options to restore output of its most popular models as recurring labor disputes at one of its plants threaten the company's lead in Asia's third-largest car market.... Read More »

 

BMW to showcase fleet at Olympics

July 26, 2012 06:01 CET
BMW has completed an 800-square-meter pavilion within the Olympic Park that will showcase its cars during the Olympics in London. BMW, which is the official automotive sponsor of the Summer Games, provided 4,000 hybrid, diesel and electric-powered vehicles to transport officials, media, volunteers and athletes during the Games, which start Friday.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Chrysler trademarks 'EcoDiesel 3.0L'

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
Chrysler Group has trademarked a name and badge for the 3.0-liter diesel engine it will offer next year in the Jeep Grand Cherokee and other vehicles.... Read More »

 

Runkle's diesel company finds development cash

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
EcoMotors International, a maker of lightweight diesel engines backed in part by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will use a new round of funding to continue development of a new type of diesel.... Read More »

 

Bill Gates-backed EcoMotors to use funding to build more-efficient diesel engine

3:22 pm U.S. ET | July 11, 2012
EcoMotors International, a lightweight diesel engine company partially backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will use a new round of funding to continue the development of a new type of green engine.... Read More »

 

Suzuki confident of dissolving partnership with VW

July 4, 2012 06:15 CET
Suzuki says it is confident it will succeed in its bid to sever relations with Volkswagen as legal arbitration gets underway between the two automakers. Suzuki wants VW to return the 19.9 percent stake in the Japanese automaker that it acquired as part of a partnership agreement. The partnership fell apart after Suzuki claimed VW had not provided technology that it had promised as part of the deal.... Read More »

 

BMW and Toyota will jointly develop a sports car, extend technology ties

June 29, 2012 06:01 CET
BMW and Toyota today said they will develop a sports car together and cooperate in fuel-cell technology, powertrain electrification and lightweight technologies.... Read More »

 

Navistar fined by EPA over engine technology the agency developed

6:19 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency is fining diesel-engine maker Navistar International for shortcomings in pollution-control technology the agency helped it develop.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Sources: Grand Cherokee's 2013 model year will be short

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
The Jeep Grand Cherokee will have a shortened 2013 model year so that in January Chrysler Group can introduce a diesel engine and eight-speed automatic transmission for the 2014 model, internal Chrysler sources say.... Read More »

 

M-B to launch GLK diesel in '13

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Mercedes-Benz will be the first automaker to offer a diesel engine in a small crossover in the United States when the GLK250 BlueTEC goes on sale next spring.... Read More »

 

Jeep counts on 3 new SUVs to spark huge sales surge in Europe

June 15, 2012 06:01 CET
With three new SUVs, a key soccer sponsorship plus an expanded dealership network, Chrysler Group's Jeep brand aims for sales of 125,000 units by 2015. That would be a big increase from Jeep's European sales of 23,745 units last year, but the brand has generated momentum.... Read More »

 

Diesel engine exhaust fumes cause lung cancer, WHO review finds

June 15, 2012 06:01 CET
Exhaust fumes from diesel engines causes lung cancer, a World Health Organization agency said for the first time, citing a review of studies.... Read More »

 

Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016

June 12, 2012 06:01 CET
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlo Ghosn has set a bold target for Infiniti in Europe: boost sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2016 from 12,500 last year. The car Infiniti is counting on to drive the sales increase will be a Europe-built compact-premium model due in 2014.... Read More »